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Cholera Epidemics in the 19th Century The Great Plague of London, 1665 The Boston Smallpox Epidemic, 1721 “Pestilence” and the Printed Books of the Late 15th Century Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918–1919 Tropical Diseases and the Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904–1914 Tuberculosis in Europe and North America, 1800–1922 The Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia, 1793
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Massachusetts Medical Society RecordsThe Massachusetts Medical Society was founded in 1781. Early members of the society published its transactions and presented papers at meetings. In 1812, the society began to publish New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery. In the early 19th century, Harvard College and the society agreed that both organizations could examine candidates and award degrees or certificates of approval. The full collection at the Countway Library contains records of the Board of Censors of the Massachusetts Medical Society, which licensed members to practice in the state. The collection also includes records of meetings of district medical societies; correspondence, minutes, and other records of such committees as the Committee on Ethics and Discipline; secretaries’ files with correspondence, reports, and minutes of meetings; and treasurers’ and other records. Among these materials is a detailed account of diphtheria in Groton, Massachusetts, that explores 50 reported cases and a suggested investigation.
Materials Digitized for the Contagion CollectionAccount of a case of diptheria in Groton, [Mass.], Feb. 9, 1876. B MS c75.2. Letters from Norman Smith, Mar. 1876. B MS c75.2. Letter from Miles Spaulding to Dr. Reginald Heber Fitz, Feb. 28, 1876. B MS c75.2. Additional Contagion ResourcesGeneral Materials: Concepts of Contagion and Epidemics Full Collection CitationRecords of the Massachusetts Medical Society, 1851–1971. B MS c75. Boston Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Mass. Electronic Finding AidNo extended electronic finding aid is available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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