Ohio History Journal

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OHIO MEDICAL HISTORY, 1835-1858

OHIO MEDICAL HISTORY, 1835-1858

STILL FURTHER ASPECTS

 

FIVE YEAR REVIEW OF THE

WORK OF THE OHIO COMMITTEE

ON MEDICAL HISTORY AND ARCHIVES

 

BY ROBERT G. PATERSON, PH. D.

 

Material presented in this issue of the Ohio State Archaeo-

logical and Historical Quarterly by the Ohio Committee on Medical

History and Archives represents another chapter of five continuous

years of effort on the part of a small group of men throughout

the State in an attempt to mirror the significant contributions of

men and events connected with the development of medicine in

Ohio. The title of the present series is, "Ohio Medical History

1835-1858, Still Further Aspects."

The origin of the Committee is explained by Dr. Jonathan

Forman, chairman, as follows:

On September 27, 1937, a memorandum proposing such a Committee

was submitted by Dr. Paterson, executive secretary of the Ohio Public

Health Association. The matter was then taken up with Secretary Harlow

Lindley of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. On October

26, the Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

Society approved the plan and authorized the appointment of Dr. Forman

as chairman and Dr. Lindley as Secretary1 with power to enlarge the

Committee as events dictated.

Approval by the Council of the Ohio State Medical Associa-

tion and the Executive Committee of the Ohio Public Health As-

sociation was received in December, 1937. On May 12, 1938, the

first formal meeting of the Committee was held at Columbus in

connection with the annual meeting of the Ohio State Medical

Association. Annual meetings have been held since in conjunc-

tion with those of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

Society. These have taken place on April 7, 1939; April 5, 1940;

 

1 Dr. Paterson  was appointed  Secretary  of the Committee in 1939.

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