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Medical Society of the State of New York records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2695

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes minutes of meetings and agenda of the Executive Council, 1934-1973; records of annual meetings of the House of Delegates, 1931-1971; minutes of meetings of Trustees, 1941-1965; President's files, mostly correspondence of Norman S. Moore, 1960-1961; membership records, 1945-1959; publications, including New York Journal of Medicine, 1910-1972, Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York, 1807-1903, The Reflex, 1966-1967, newsletters, journals, and other printed records; subject files; committee files; records of conventions; tape recordings; biographical sketches; photographs; records of the medical societies of Erie County (1801-1951) and Kings County (1822-1972); a "Safeguard Your Health" series of 8 reels of movie film and three phonograph records; and newspaper clippings collected by the society's Public Relations Department.

Dates

  • 1801-1973.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Medical Society of the State of New York was created by Chapter 138 of the Laws of 1806.

Extent

165 cubic feet. (165 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Includes minutes of meetings and agenda of several councils, in addition to membership records and publications.

Physical Description

Minute meetings, correspondence, records, newsletters, journals, photographs.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Jane Gustafson
Date completed:
April 1980
EAD encoding:
Ann Hubert, April 2004
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Jane Gustafson
Date
April 2004
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)