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United States, and took part as a physician in several notable events, particularly the Great Railway
Strike of 1877 and Gen. George Crook’s famous investigation of the Apache country while
commanding the Department of Arizona in 1882. In addition, Dr. Skinner was for a brief time
custodian of the Native Americans of Geronimo’s group while they were imprisoned at Fort Marion,
Florida in 1875. After retiring from the Army in 1893, Dr. Skinner moved to Washington, D.C.,
where he served as superintendent of the Columbia Hospital for Women. With the outbreak of World
War I, Dr. Skinner was recalled to active service, and served as head of the U.S. Army Dispensary in
Washington. In 1930, he retired from the Army for the second time with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. He died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 87 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery
alongside his wife Kathleen Bayly Skinner, who was herself the daughter of another prominent 19 th
Century physician, Dr. Alexander Hamilton Bayly.
The John O. Skinner, M.D. Collection consists of a photocopy of Dr. Skinner’s complete military
service records from the National Archives in Washington from 1866 to 1893, and includes an
Appointments, Promotions and Commissions (APC) file; Application for Employment as a Contract
Surgeon, U.S. Army; and Personnel Reports, Orders and Receipts. The collection also contains
photocopied material giving background information on the Modoc War, Indian Wars, Dr. Skinner’s
Medal of Honor, and other subjects relating to his military career, as well as genealogy and education
records, correspondence, publications, and extracts relating to his memberships in various medical,
military and other organizations.
Stelmach, W(alter) Jack, M.D. (1926- )
1938-2005
6 boxes – See also: Audio-Visual Collection and Photograph Collection
Walter Jack Stelmach, M.D. was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1926. A 1953 graduate of the
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Dr. Stelmach practiced Family Medicine in Kansas City,
Missouri, for 20 years. From 1974 to 1993, he also led the Goppert Family Care Center as director
of the Family Practice Residency Program based at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Kansas City.
Within the Academy, Dr. Stelmach has served in a variety of leadership positions, including stints as
president of the Kansas City Academy of Family Physicians (1973-1974), chairman of the AAFP
Commission on Education (1974-1976), member and later chairman of the AAFP Board of Directors
(1974-1977), and president of the AAFP (1978-1979). He also served as president of the Family
Health Foundation of America (now the AAFP Foundation) from 1980 to 1986, and as president of
the American Board of Family Practice (now the ABFM) from 1983 to 1984.
The W. Jack Stelmach, M.D. Collection consists of 6 boxes of scrapbook materials compiled by Dr.
Stelmach (in archival sleeves) which relate to his early life and career and service in Family
Medicine, and includes photographs, letters, speeches, publications and other materials arranged
chronologically, from 1938 to 2005.
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