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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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506 <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oisfound <strong>in</strong> My Second Life by Dr. Thomas H. Shastid, Ann Arbor, Mich.,George Wahr, 1944.Rock Island County. The story <strong>of</strong> 130 years <strong>of</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> a westerncounty <strong>of</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, The Doctors Story, was written by Dr. Paul P. Youngbergand members <strong>of</strong> his committee. This book, pr<strong>in</strong>ted by the Augustana BookConcern <strong>of</strong> Rock Island, was sponsored by the Rock Island Medical <strong>Society</strong>and conta<strong>in</strong>s photographs <strong>of</strong> the past Presidents <strong>of</strong> that society.Warren County. Dr. Charles P. Blair <strong>of</strong> Monmouth, Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, for severalyears has had <strong>in</strong> preparation a <strong>medical</strong> history <strong>of</strong> Warren County. Itscompletion has been delayed by various eventualities, one <strong>of</strong> which wasthe partial destruction <strong>of</strong> his home by fire. Fortunately, his manuscripts andpapers were saved. For years Dr. Blair has been a member <strong>of</strong> the Council<strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong> and a resourceful member <strong>of</strong> the Committeeon Medical <strong>History</strong>.ADDITIONAL REFERENCESGeneralThe student <strong>of</strong> <strong>medical</strong> history will f<strong>in</strong>d much valuable material <strong>in</strong> thefollow<strong>in</strong>g references which were used frequently <strong>in</strong> the preparation <strong>of</strong>Volume II <strong>of</strong> this series but which conta<strong>in</strong> a wealth <strong>of</strong> data not here<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>cluded:The Transactions <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong>,1850-1899 andthe Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Medical Journal, 1899 to date. The May 1940 issue <strong>of</strong> the latterpublication conta<strong>in</strong>s a complete summary <strong>of</strong> the early organization <strong>of</strong> thesociety and a brief summary <strong>of</strong> the Transactions, together with a list<strong>of</strong>ficers and meet<strong>in</strong>g places s<strong>in</strong>ce its <strong>in</strong>ception; also the photographs <strong>of</strong> thePresidents, with few exceptions, s<strong>in</strong>ce 1840. It is an <strong>in</strong>valuable source <strong>of</strong><strong>medical</strong> historical data for the Midwest.Bullet<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago, 1912 to date: Aperiodical replete with Ill<strong>in</strong>ois and Chicago <strong>medical</strong> historical data whichis thoroughly <strong>in</strong>dexed. In 1933, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 324 is a detailed accountby Dr. George H. Weaver <strong>of</strong> the collection <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical<strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago together with a copy <strong>of</strong> the agreement entered <strong>in</strong>tobetween the Chicago <strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Society</strong> and this society. By this agreement,the rather extensive collection <strong>of</strong> books, pictures, photographs, <strong>in</strong>strumentsand miscellaneous objects and papers <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical <strong>History</strong>were placed for permanent preservation with the Chicago <strong>Historical</strong><strong>Society</strong>.<strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Surgery <strong>in</strong> Chicago: Cook County MedicalRecords, published <strong>in</strong> 1922, is filled with <strong>medical</strong> historical data concern<strong>in</strong>gChicago particularly dur<strong>in</strong>g the past century.<strong>of</strong>

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