Tillson, Oliver E., Dr., 1842-1903
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Messenger Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: FSC-26
Scope and Contents
The collection contains diplomas, articles, obituaries, lecture tickets, and licenses relating to the Messenger family and early medical history of the Miami Valley. The Messengers (Asa, Harold Sr., and Harold Jr.) practiced medicine in the Dayton-Xenia area since the 19th century. The collection also includes information relating to John Hole, M.D., said to be the first physician to come to the Dayton area in the late 1700s.The collection contains diplomas, news articles and...
Dates:
1755-1938
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Oliver E. Tillson, M.D., Collection
Collection
Identifier: FSC-27
Scope and Contents
Dr. Tillson was born in Darke County. He graduated in 1862 from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute. He practiced in West Alexandria, Ohio. The ledger lists visits and accounts of patients.
The collection contains a single ledger used by Dr. Tillson to record information transferred from other ledgers concerning his patients, visits, and accounts therein. The ledger was also used by his wife after his death to record grocery lists of different people.
Dates:
1896-1903
Found in:
Special Collections
