Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Biographical Sketch Collection
Abstract
Contains personal biographical forms of Association members, created c.1901-c.1909, often with an accompanying personal photograph; also some administrative correspondence, membership lists and a history of the Association.
Dates
- c.1901-1941
Extent
2.94 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Creator
- Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (Organization)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
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Historical Note
The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States grew out of the Association of Military Surgeons of the National Guard of the United States. Conceived by U.S. military surgeon Nicholas Senn (1844-1908), it was formed at a meeting of 50 U.S. National Guard surgeons in Chicago on September 17, 1891. The association's stated purpose was "for the advancement of military and accidental surgery and all things pertaining to the health and welfare of the civilian soldier." To this end the Association initiated a journal entitled The Military Surgeon. During its first decade the Association broadened its membership to include members of the Army and Navy medical corps as well as the Public Health Service's and the Veterans Administration's officers. Upon incorporation on January 30, 1903, the association adopted the title of Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. The Association continues to this day.
Collection Summary
The collection consists almost exclusively of personal biographical forms filled out by members of the Association, with fields for general history of the individual; professional, military and non-professional positions held; medical education, teaching and hospital positions; and contributions to medical and military medical literature. Forms date from c.1901 to c.1909, though some are annotated with information dating to the 1910s. Theres is also a small amount of Association correspondence (1913-1915) and membership lists (1915; undated). Over half of the forms contain portaits of the individual.
Collection also includes a copy of Edgar Erskine Hume's History of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 1891-1941.
Abstract
Contains personal biographical forms of Association members, created c.1901-c.1909, often with an accompanying personal photograph; also some administrative correspondence, membership lists and a history of the Association.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Gift, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (James M. Phalen), 11/29/1951.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
- Processing completed
- 2005
Creator
- Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Biographical Sketch Collection, c.1901-1941
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latn
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area
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