Womens Medical Society of New York State records

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Identifier: 2609

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Scope and content

Correspondence for the United Board for Christian Colleges in China; officials in medical schools in China, Korea, and India; student recipients of medical scholarships; and medical missionaries concerning their activities and the financial support which the Society gave to Christian women medical students in these countries; letters of women doctors concerning the business of the Society; and newsletters and circular letters of the Society, its Medical Education Committee, and various organizations and persons mentioned above. Among the correspondents are Drs. Emily Dunning Barringer, Mary Theresa Greene, Rosetta Sherwood Hall, Jennie H. Harris, Harriet Hosmer, M. Pauline Jeffrey, and Sherwood Hall. Also, minutes, reports, and financial accounts (1937-1966), membership lists, a register (1907-1956) including signatures of those attending various Society meetings, a scrapbook (1911-1953), a record book (1918-1952) consisting mainly of accounts of the Medical Education Committee, clippings, photographs, and manuscript and printed miscellany.

Scope and content

Also, records concerning the Medical Women's International Association (1962-1967) and the American Medical Women's Alliance (1960-1971).

Dates

1907-1972.

Creator

Women\'s Medical Society of New York State (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

2 cubic feet. (2 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence for the United Board for Christian Colleges in China; officials in medical schools in China, Korea, and India; student recipients of medical scholarships; and medical missionaries concerning their activities and the financial support which the Society gave to Christian women medical students in these countries; letters of women doctors concerning the business of the Society; and newsletters and circular letters of the Society, its Medical Education Committee, and various organizations and persons mentioned above. Also, minutes, reports, and financial accounts (1937-1966), membership lists, a register (1907-1956) including signatures of those attending various Society meetings, a scrapbook (1911-1953), a record book (1918-1952) consisting mainly of accounts of the Medical Education Committee, clippings, photographs, and manuscript and printed miscellany.

Physical Description

Correspondence, newsletters, circular letters, minutes, reports, financial accounts, membership lists, a register, a scrapbook, a record book, clippings, photographs, and manuscript and printed miscellany.

General

This collection was reboxed at some point, combining 5 boxes of material into 3. Some of the items were mixed around and may not reflect their placement as described in this guide.