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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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PREFACEVARIOUS members <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong> made contributionsto <strong>medical</strong> history almost from the time <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong>'sreorganization (see p. 1 10, 127 and 129). The first <strong>of</strong>ficial effort <strong>in</strong> this fieldprobably occurred about 1882 (see p. 73 and 74). Dr. J.H. Hollister <strong>in</strong> 1889announced that such a history might be published near the end <strong>of</strong> thecentury, but he died <strong>in</strong> 1911 and the history was never published.In 1893, the House <strong>of</strong> Delegates directed Dr. W. O. Ensign <strong>of</strong> Rutlandto prepare a history <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> for presentation at its annual meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>1894. Dr. Ensign became ill and did not attend that meet<strong>in</strong>g. However, <strong>in</strong>1895 he was Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Committee on Medical Societies which madea special report on the history <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong>. Thehistory was never published.In 1913, on order <strong>of</strong> the Council, Dr. Carl E. Black <strong>of</strong> Jacksonville issueda general <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> transactions and reports for the purpose <strong>of</strong>mak<strong>in</strong>g the early <strong>Society</strong> proceed<strong>in</strong>gs generally available. Before the Ill<strong>in</strong>oisMedical Journal was founded <strong>in</strong> 1900, the transactions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong>were issued annually <strong>in</strong> bound volumes conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g varied collections <strong>of</strong>data: titles <strong>of</strong> papers, discussants, registration lists, proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> theHouse <strong>of</strong> Delegates, etc. Dr. Black's <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>of</strong> this material has been serviceable<strong>in</strong> many ways. It was <strong>in</strong>tended, he said, to stimulate other men to writemore detailed histories.At the annual meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1924, <strong>in</strong> which year Dr. E. H.Ochsner <strong>of</strong> Chicago was President and Dr. C. J.Whalen <strong>of</strong> Chicago wasEditor <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Medical Journal, the House <strong>of</strong> Delegates authorizedthe appo<strong>in</strong>tment <strong>of</strong> a committee to proceed at once with the preparation <strong>of</strong>the "<strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois." The <strong>History</strong> Committee asf<strong>in</strong>ally constituted and pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> Volume I was as follows: 1Dr. Charles J.Whalen, Chicago, Dr. C. B. Johnson, ChampaignChairmanDr. George H. Weaver, ChicagoDr. C. E. Black, JacksonvilleDr. O. B. Will, PeoriaDr. George A. Dicus, StreatorDr. Lucius H. Zeuch, ChicagoDr. James H. Hutton, ChicagoIn 1927 there was published the <strong>in</strong>itial volume (Volume I) <strong>of</strong> the seriesauthorized by the House. Dr. Zeuch had been appo<strong>in</strong>ted Editor and waslargely responsible for the collection <strong>of</strong> data and for the writ<strong>in</strong>g and arxAt the present time (1954), Dr. James H. Hutton and Dr. George A. Dicus are theonly liv<strong>in</strong>g members <strong>of</strong> this orig<strong>in</strong>al committee; recently Dr. Dicus was named the state'smost dist<strong>in</strong>guished general practitioner. Dr. Harold Camp was <strong>in</strong> 1924 Secretary <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Society</strong> and still cont<strong>in</strong>ues <strong>in</strong> that <strong>of</strong>fice; <strong>in</strong> an ex <strong>of</strong>ficio capacity he has served the committeesmost effectively through the years.vii

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