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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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504 <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oisDr. Nicholas Se?<strong>in</strong>. For a biographic history <strong>of</strong> Dr. Senn, master surgeon,pathologist and teacher, the reader is referred to the monograph "NicholasSenn, 1844-1908" by Ella M. Salmonsen published <strong>in</strong> the Bullet<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago, 4:268, 1933.Collections <strong>of</strong> Portraits <strong>of</strong> Physicians <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois1. Dr. Carl E. Black Collection—Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Library and Museum,Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield, Ill<strong>in</strong>ois.2. Collection <strong>of</strong> the Institute <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Chicago—John Crerar LibraryBuild<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g photos <strong>in</strong> the Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> the Institute.3. Collection <strong>in</strong> the Chicago <strong>Historical</strong> Museum, L<strong>in</strong>coln Park, Chicago,orig<strong>in</strong>ally <strong>in</strong> the possession <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago.4. Photographs <strong>of</strong> the Presidents <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong>published <strong>in</strong> the May 1940 issue <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Medical Journal.5. Photographs <strong>of</strong> many em<strong>in</strong>ent physicians who at some time were associatedwith the State Department <strong>of</strong> Public Health.—"The Rise andFall <strong>of</strong> Disease <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois" by Dr. I. D. Rawl<strong>in</strong>gs, 1927.6. A comprehensive collection <strong>of</strong> portraits <strong>of</strong> physicians and photographs<strong>of</strong> colleges <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, cover<strong>in</strong>g especially the latter half <strong>of</strong> the 19thcentury appears <strong>in</strong> "Medical and Dental Colleges <strong>of</strong> the West: <strong>Historical</strong>and Biographical," edited by H. G. Cutler (formerly <strong>of</strong> the NewberryLibrary), The Oxford Publish<strong>in</strong>g Co., Chicago, 1896. This is an <strong>in</strong>dispensablehistorical contribution for the period <strong>of</strong> approximately 1850 to1900 (Volume II).7. Collections <strong>of</strong> photographs and plaques <strong>of</strong> physicians, faculty membersand others em<strong>in</strong>ent <strong>in</strong> the <strong>medical</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession are to be found <strong>in</strong> thelibraries and class rooms <strong>of</strong> the several <strong>medical</strong> colleges <strong>in</strong> Chicago.All are catalogued and accessible for <strong>in</strong>spection.8. Collection <strong>of</strong> portraits and plaques <strong>of</strong> physicians and scientists <strong>in</strong> theJohn Crerar Library, Chicago.9. A compact history <strong>of</strong> Rush Medical College, together with a large number<strong>of</strong> portraits <strong>of</strong> the faculty members for the past century may befound <strong>in</strong> "The Story <strong>of</strong> Rush Medical College" by Dr. E. E. Irons,published by Rush Medical College, 1953, p. 80.Important Early Medical Discoveries <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oisAnastomosis <strong>of</strong> Blood Vessels. In 1896-97, Dr. John B. Murphy <strong>of</strong> Chicagoaccomplished the first successful circular anastomosis <strong>of</strong> blood vessels.This is the only item from Ill<strong>in</strong>ois mentioned by Garrison <strong>in</strong> his list <strong>of</strong>global <strong>medical</strong> discoveries before igoo.*Stomach Diagnosis with X-ray and Bismuth Emulsions. Just at the close* Garrison, Field<strong>in</strong>g H.: <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1914,p. 706.

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