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Park Jerauld White Papers, 1911-1982 (S0461)
1 cubic foot, 64 folders
The Park Jerauld White Papers contain correspondence, articles, poems, and reports documenting Dr. Park Jerauld White, a pediatric physician, poet, and civic reformer. An early advocate of integration to improve public health, Dr. White opened one of St. Louis’ first integrated pediatric practices in 1924 and championed efforts to stop lead paint poisoning and nuclear bomb tests.
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T.E. White Notebooks, 1892-1897 (C0988)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Notebooks kept by a state veterinarian listing calls and symptoms of cattle examined.
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H.J. Whittier Record Book, 1921-1929 (C3416)
0.1 cubic feet (1 oversize volume)
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Clarence Williams Photograph Collection, 1928-1946 (P0063)
6 photographs
3 original photos of log cabin that was the birthplace of Andrew Taylor Still, one of which shows a nearby amphitheater. 2 photos of American School of Osteopathy, established in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still. One photo of the Churchill-Truman visit to Westminster College.
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William B. Williams Ledger, 1837-1878 (R0103)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The William B. Williams Records contains a microfilm copy of an account ledger for Dr. William B. Williams, a physician in Farmington, Missouri. The entries include the names of patients, the nature of services rendered, and payments received in cash and kind.
William B. Williams Records, 1837-1888 (R0113)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The William B. Williams Records contains a microfilm copy of daybooks and a ledger with records for a physician in Farmington, Saint Francois County, Missouri.
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R.P.C. Wilson II Papers, 1910-1939 (C1040)
1.9 cubic feet (210 folders)
Correspondence and papers of a doctor who specialized in the treatment of the "feebleminded" and epileptic who was superintendent of the Missouri State Colony for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic in Marshall, Missouri, from 1912-1920, 1933-1940, and 1949-1953. The institution is now called the Marshall Habilitation Center.
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Women's Cancer Control Program Auxiliary Records, 1979-1995 (C3933)
1.5 cubic feet
The records of the Women's Cancer Control Program Auxiliary consist of organizational and legal papers, publicity and informational materials, financial records, correspondence, membership lists, and scrapbooks. Information pertaining to the local chapters of the auxiliary is provided as well.
D.P. Wright Account Books, 1914-1949 (C0659)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Records of a medical practice.
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Paul Christian Yates Papers, 1880-1905 (R0648)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Paul Christian Yates Papers contain a microfilm copy of a journal kept by Dr. Paul C. Yates, a physician in Newton County, Missouri. Included are narratives of individual cases, particularly maternity calls, notes for addresses to meetings of medical associations, and a few personal items.