| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio) |
| Title: | Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio) Minutes |
| Dates: | 1824-1830 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Medical Society of the 16th Medical District was composed of approximately 30 members from Harrison, Jefferson, and Belmont Counties, Ohio. The society was organized to license, certify and issue permits to practice medicine and surgery within the district. The collection consists of minutes of meetings held in Mount Pleasant, Smithfield, and Steubenville, Ohio. |
| MS Number | MS 0492 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio) Minutes consist of minutes of meetings held in Mount Pleasant, Smithfield, and Steubenville, Ohio.
This collection will be useful for researchers studying the history of medicine and medical licenses/credentialing in the counties of Pleasant, Smithfield, and Steubenville, Ohio during the first half of the nineteenth century. Those studying the professionalization of the medical field in Ohio, and the practice of medicine in the 1820s and 1830s will find this collection useful. Those studying the lives of physicians in Ohio during this time period will also find this collection useful.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 492 Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio) Minutes, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio