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Index Medicus publication correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 156

Collection Summary

Correspondence and memoranda on the preparation and publication of Index Medicus. Correspondents include Percy M. Ashburn, James F. Ballard, Lawrason Brown, Simon Flexner, Fielding H. Garrison, L.W. Hackett, Ludvig Hektoen, Archibald Malloch, John C. Merriam, Charles W. Richardson, and Olin West.

Dates

  • Creation: 1825-1933

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite.

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Copyright Information

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Historical Note

Index Medicus was initiated by the Surgeon General's Library in 1879. In 1916 Dr. George H. Simmons inaugurated the Quarterly Cumulative Index, which was published by the American Medical Association and which was oriented along the lines of Index Medicus but was published more frequently. In 1926 the Index Medicus merged its publication with the Quarterly Cumulative Index to form the Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus. Morris Fishbein, who was editor... of the Journal of the American Medical Association, edited the new publication.

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Collection Summary

Correspondence and memoranda on the preparation and publication of Index Medicus. Correspondents include Percy M. Ashburn, James F. Ballard, Lawrason Brown, Simon Flexner, Fielding H. Garrison, L.W. Hackett, Ludvig Hektoen, Archibald Malloch, John C. Merriam, Charles W. Richardson, and Olin West.
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