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466 History of Medical Practice in IllinoisLibrary. The Chicago Medical Library Association came to an end. Therecords and papers of the Association were placed in the Chicago HistoricalSociety's Collection, and the reports of Dr. Ephraim Ingals, the treasurer,were published in the 'North American Practitioner'a receipt from the Newberry Library trustees."together with3. Quincy Medical and Library Association.—Dr. Edmund B. Montgomeryof Quincy, 21 is the chief source of information about this Association,which was incorporated under the laws of Illinois on December 23,1896 and finally dissolved in December 1908. There were 15 original members,of which only Dr. Montgomery and Dr. W. W. Williams are stillliving and Dr. Williams, "in the lapse of 43 years" had "forgotten all aboutthe Society." Dr. Montgomery's letter stated that the books and journalsacquired during the period of existence of the associationamounted to1830 bound volumes. This material, at the time of dissolution of this "readingclub" was divided between the Quincy Public Library, Quincy Collegeand Blessing Hospital. The proceedings of the association "were quitevoluminous and are preserved in a volume of minutes kept in the QuincyPublic Library, along with the catalog of books and date and source ofacquisition." 22Action of the Illinois State Medical Society In Regard to LibrariesThe first direct reference to a medical library by the Illinois State MedicalSociety was made in 1877 5 in Dr. James Nevins Hyde's speech of welcomein which he speaks of the Library of the Medical Press Association, which"is the nucleus of what we trust will one day become a flourishing institution."In 1885, at the 35th session of the Society, the following resolutionwas adopted: "a committee of three be appointed by the chair to report tothe society at its next annual meeting on the wisdom and propriety as wellas the best method of aiding any public medical libraries in the state." But21At the time of this writing (1952), Dr. Montgomery was 94 years old and was stillactive. In 1951, he had been honored by the American Medical Association at its annualmeeting as the oldest practicing physician in the United States. His gracious communicationto the author was written in long hand.22In a sense, a memento of the Quincy Medical and Library Association is deposited inthe library of the American College of Surgeons in the form of a beautifully boundvolume entitled Surgery One Hundred Years Ago: an historical study, written by theGerman surgeon, George Fischer. The original work, dedicated to the German SurgicalAssociation and published, it seems, in 1878, was translated by Carl H. von Klein forthe Journal of the American Medical Association, in which it appeared in excerpts during1897 and 1898. Dr. Montgomery, appreciating highly its value, had a typewrittencopy prepared and bound, with the names of the author, the translator and his ownas compiler and bookmaker inscribed, and presented it to the American College ofSurgeons some time between 1943 and 1945. Dr. Montgomery says that this work "isunique in that no such volume can possibly be published and its contents are worthyof preservation by the College."
Medical Libraries in Illinois Preceding ipoo 467it was not until the end of the 19th century that the leaven of incentive forthe creation of public medical libraries began to ferment vigorously inmen's minds. In 1890, Dr. Norman Bridge stressed the fact that Chicago,as a metropolis and a great center, must also be a center of learning andthat the four factors which constitute a complete medical center are hospitals,medical schools, medical libraries and laboratories for the investigationof the medical sciences. He reviewed the recent action of the trusteesof Newberry Library to create a medical department and predicted "thatinside of a dozen years there will be in Chicago the largest and best medicallibrary in the world, with the single exception of that at the NationalCapital."In 1893, at the 43rd meeting of the State Society, Dr. E. Fletcher Ingalsdelivered his presidential address on "Aid to Medical Libraries," statingthat "a good deal had already been done ... by securing a number ofsmall public collections of medical literature, when Newberry Libraryestablished a medical department."In 1895, at the 45th meeting of the State Society, a brief report commendsthe Morgan County Medical Society for the achievements of its library.Private Medical Book Collections After 1850The record of private medical book collections is bound to be incompleteexcept in the instance of the medical men who possessed large librarieswhich commanded wide public attention.The records show that Calvin Goudy practiced medicine for a shorttime in Taylorville, and in1848 was appointed professor of chemistry inthe short-lived Rock Island Medical College. He later served for 16 yearson the State Board of Education. He is described as a scholarly man towhom the people of Christian County "are indebted for preserving inthe form of notes and manuscripts the names and other biographicalsketches of the earlier settlers together with the incidents" 23 connected withthem.John L. Hallam began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Turney inFairfield, Wayne County, and attended his first course of lectures atMissouri Medical College, from which he graduated in 1848. He practicedin Centralia, Marion County. Dr. Hallam had a fondness for literatureand he spent much money "in the purchase of standard works." It was saidthat "with perhaps one exception" he owned "the largest private libraryand the best collection of medical books in the city." - 4"McBride, J.C: Past and Present of Christian County, Illinois. S. J. Clarke Publ. Co.,Chicago, 1904."History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois. Brink, McDonough and Co.,Philadelphia, 1881.
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