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Collection Summary
- Title
- Minutes of the Hunterian Society (New York, N.Y.)
- Date Span
- 1912-1920
- Call Number
- Mss.arc
- Creator
- Hunterian Society (New York, N.Y.)
- Collection Size
- .2 linear feet; , 1 volume
Historical Note
The Hunterian Society of New York held regular meetings in the homes and offices of members and occasionally at local clubhouses. Meetings featured presentation of cases, patients, and papers by Society members, as well as organizational business. The Society had no known relationship with the Hunterian Society established in the United Kingdom.
Collection Description
Scope and Content
Includes minutes, meeting announcements, and attendance sheets (1919-1920).
Arrangement of Collection
A single series of minutes, compiled chronologically.
Administrative Info
Collection processed and described by Rebecca PouRequests for permission to quote from or publish any materials should be directed to the reference librarian or curator in writing.
Preferred Citation
Minutes of the Hunterian Society (New York, N.Y.). The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, New York Academy of Medicine Library.
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Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The New York Academy of Medicine Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
| Medicine -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hunterian Society (New York, N.Y.) | Search ArchiveGrid |