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Med. Medical History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: Med
This classification groups collections on the topic of Medical History.

Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:

Lest We Forget Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-396
Abstract Lest We Forget was a film and audio project that captured personal and historical reflections and remembrances of people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities, their families, their advocates, and their communities during the decades of statewide institutionalization and subsequent de-institutionalization in Ohio. The goals of the project were to collect oral, video, and written histories of the personal stories of people with mental retardation who lived in a state...
Dates: 1953 - 2008; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2007

Joseph Wilder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-3
Abstract

Joseph Wilder graduated from medical school in Vienna, Austria and later became a practicing psychiatrist. The collection contains handwritten notes of “The Law of Initial Value” that he authored, a list of reprints that were moved to the general collection, miscellaneous papers, and correspondence.

Dates: 1946-1971

Dr. Joshua Martin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-4
Abstract

Dr. Joshua Martin was a well-known physician in Xenia, Ohio, from 1813 to 1857. The collection consists of two diplomas, written in Latin, that Martin earned from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1826.

Dates: 1826

Dr. Samuel Martin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-5
Abstract Dr. Samuel Martin was a well-known physician in Xenia, Ohio. During the course of his career he trained many physicians and was an active member of the Ohio State Medical Society. His papers document his training as a physician at the University of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland. Included in his papers are admission tickets for training he attended in Ireland and his diploma, his Naturalization certificate, and various certificates documenting his membership in...
Dates: 1816-1879

Dr. Benjamin R. McClellan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-6
Abstract Dr. Benjamin R. McClellan was a physician in Xenia, Ohio, from 1884 to 1943 and President of McClellan Hospital from 1898 to 1934. His collection of material includes a booklet outlining the principles of medical ethics of the American Medical Association and a chart for the “Diagnosis and Treatment of Nervous and Mental Disorders.” The bulk of the collection contains non-medical material including mortgage deeds and deeds of sale for land in Greene County, Ohio, a letter concerning John...
Dates: 1807-1934; Majority of material found within 1843-1854

Dayton Women's Health Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-479
Abstract Established in Kettering, Ohio, in September 1973, the Dayton Women's Health Center provided a variety of women's reproductive health services, including pregnancy tests, contraceptives, and abortions. This collection consists of the DWHC's administrative records, legal records, newspaper clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia. Also included are materials on the abortion debate, such as pro-choice and pro-life brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, and other literature;...
Dates: 1972-1997

St. Elizabeth Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-497
Abstract The St. Elizabeth Hospital Records document the growth and expansion of the Franciscan Health Network in Dayton. The hospital was established in 1878 and founded as Dayton's first community hospital by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. Expansion and construction began in 1882 and continued throughout the hospital's existence. The collection includes photographs and negatives documenting this development overtime. The Nursing School was established at St. Elizabeth Hospital in 1929 and...
Dates: 1878-2000; Majority of material found within 1940-2000

Lovetta R. Blanke Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-472
Abstract Lovetta R. (Dixon) Blanke (1919-2012), RN, B.S., M.A., was a school nurse, public health nurse, nurse educator, Dayton philanthropist, patron of the arts, and advocate for the profession of nursing. She advocated for children's health, health education, and other issues relevant to school nurses, such as school nurse certification. In 2008, she was named Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Dayton Region Chapter. This collection documents Mrs....
Dates: 1934 - 2012

International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine (IAASM) Records

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-40
Abstract The International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine was founded as an elected honorary society for aerospace medicine professionals in 1955. In general, the records consist of correspondence, minutes, a small quantity of financial records, a few portrait photographs of members or laureates, and a series of publications. Besides, the sometimes extensive correspondence with members, the most important series is the continuous record of semi-annual meetings held between 1955 and the early...
Dates: 1952-1996

Miami Valley Association of Health Sciences Library Records

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-15
Abstract The purpose of the Miami Valley Association of Health Sciences Libraries was "to promote better service to users of those libraries through professional interchange, educational programs, reciprocity of services, and to promote wider...understanding of the role of the health sciences libraries in the provision of health care in the Miami Valley." The records range in date from 1972 to its dissolution in 2001; they consist of by-laws, minutes of meetings, treasurer's reports, committee...
Dates: 1972-2001