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Finding Aid to the Frank S. Churchill Papers, 1892-1946
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Biographical NoteFrank Spooner Churchill, M.D., was born in Milton, Massachusetts on 26 August 1864, and died in Boston on 27 February 1946. He was educated at Harvard University, receiving his A.B. degree in 1886, and his M.D. in 1890. The most active years of his medical career were spent in Chicago, where he carried on an extensive private practice, but he also worked actively on the improvement of health conditions for all children, and in particular on the relationship between pediatrics and education. In addition to his private practice, Churchill served as medical inspector for the Chicago Board of Health, director of the Chicago Milk Commission, member of the Board of Directors of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago and of the Juvenile Psychopathic Institute. He was attending pediatrician at Cook County Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital for many years, and attending pediatrician at Children's Memorial Hospital for ten years. He was also associate professor of Pediatrics at Rush Medical College. From 1911 to 1919 he was chief editor of the American Journal of Diseases of Children, and in 1917 served as the president of the American Pediatric Society. Return to the Table of Contents Collection SummaryThe collection can be thought of as two separate series. The first consists of scattered material from Churchill's early (pre-1919) career, and includes a few items relating to his medical practice, two apparently unpublished addresses, and some correspondence from his service in the First World War. The second series centers on his efforts during the Second World War. At some point Churchill began to worry about what form the re-education of the German population would take after the war. Much of the remainder of his life was spent urging responsible officials to think about the question of German re-education. His efforts were well documented in the collection. The collection should be of interest to those interested in the history of pediatrics, the social role pediatricians played in the child development movement, health in Chicago, medical practice in World War I, and the cultural regeneration of the German people after World War II. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictionsCollection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov. CopyrightCopyright was transferred to the public domain. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationChurchill, Frank Spooner. Frank Spooner Churchill Papers. 1892-1946. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 401. ProvenanceGift, Barbara J. Grinberg, in 1983 and 1987. Return to the Table of Contents Series Descriptions
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Last updated: 01 November 2006
First published: 01 November 2001
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