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Society of University Surgeons Archives

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 381

Abstract

Correspondence, data on meetings, and printed matter. The collection also includes some photographs, information on finances, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the Society.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-1989

Extent

9.2 Linear Feet (13 boxes)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

Copyright and Re-use Information

NLM does not possess copyright to the collection. No portions of the collection may be published or reproduced without prior written permission of the President, President-elect or Secretary of the Society. Archival collections often contain mixed copyrights; while NLM is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching,... and private study. It is the user's responsibility to research and understand any applicable copyright and re-publication rights not allowed by fair use. NLM does not grant permissions to publish.

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Privacy Information

Archives and manuscript collections may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in any collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications for which the National Library of Medicine assumes no responsibility....

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Historical Note

The Society of University Surgeons was organized in 1938 in Baltimore, MD. by George G. Finney, I. Ridgeway Trimble, and Warfield M. Firor to bring together young men trained in surgery as residents in university hospitals. It was incorporated in 1941. The original trustees were Samuel J. Stabins, Louis M. Rousselot, Frank Glenn, L.C. Foster, Robert Zollinger, and Frank B. Walton.

Since a surgeon needed to complete their residency before membership... in the National Surgical Society could be obtained, the founders felt much of the productive period of a surgeon's career was lost. Therefore, the Society's object became 1) the encouragement of its members to pursue original investigations both in the clinic and laboratory; 2) the development of methods of graduate teaching of surgery with particular reference to the resident system; 3) free and informal interchange of ideas pertaining to the above subjects as a limited membership and commons aims make possible. Active membership is limited to surgeons under the age of 45.

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Collection Summary

Correspondence, data on meetings, and printed matter. The collection also includes some photographs, information on finances, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the Society.
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