TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Collection Summary
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Restrictions
Series Descriptions
Annual Meetings, 1891-1969
Constitution and By Laws, 1929-1992
Transactions, 1899-1989
Proceedings
Membership Information
Books and Bound Volumes
Photos, 1985-1995
Miscellaneous
Accession #804
Accession 1997-016
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Finding Aid to the Western Surgical Association Archives, 1891-1995
Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
Processed by HMD Staff; Encoded by Dan Jenkins
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| Collection Number: | MS C 404 |
| Creator: | Western Surgical Association |
| Title: | Western Surgical Association Archives
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| Dates: | 1891-1995 |
| Quantity: | 11.3 linear feet, 5 MS boxes + loose volumes. |
| Abstract: | Minutes of meetings, bylaws, registers, programs, transactions proceedings, scientific programs, and related materials. |
The Western Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was formed in 1891 during a meeting at the Copeland Hotel in Topeka, KS. The meeting was called by Dr. Milo B. Ward, extending an invitation to specialists from "Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Indian Territory." Twenty-three surgeons attended this initial meeting, and a permanent association was formed, with 42 charter members. Dr. Ward became the first Association president. In 1895, the name was changed to the Western Surgical and Gynecological Association, and again in 1909 to its current designation.
The organization has a limited membership of 300 active members, and attracts leaders in surgical practice, medical investigation, and education. The membership has historically been a group of general surgeons representing the surgical sub-specialties. It is currently represented on the American Board of Surgery, the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons and the Advisory Council for Surgery of the American Colege of Surgeons.
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Minutes of meetings, bylaws, registers, programs, transactions, proceedings, scientific programs, and related materials. No meetings were held for 1942-1943.
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Restrictions
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.
Copyright
NLM does possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.
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| These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's online catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog using these terms. |
| MeSH Subjects |
| | Societies, Medical |
| | Surgery -- Societies, etc. |
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Gift, Western Surgical Association, in various accessions 1983-1997. Acc. #355, 470, 621, 804, 1997-1, 1997-16.
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Annual Meetings, 1891-1969
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| Minutes for 1892-1896 are copies of selected materials collected by Dr. N.M. Mills in preparation for his 1947 presidential address. Copied in 1947 from materials held at the Stormont-Vail Hospital medical library, Topeka, KS. Missing are minutes from 1897-1926 and 1928-1929. All minutes are separate items. |
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 2 | Western Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, copies of minutes (inclusive), 1892-1896 |
| 1 | 3 | Minutes, 1931-1938 |
| 1 | 4 | Minutes, 1939-1942 |
| 1 | 5 | Minutes, 1943-1946 |
| 1 | 6 | Minutes, 1947-1949 |
| 1 | 7 | Minutes, 1950-1951 |
| 1 | 8 | Minutes, 1952-1954 |
| 1 | 9 | Minutes, 1955-1956 |
| 1 | 10 | Minutes, 1957-1958 |
| 1 | 11 | Minutes, 1959 |
| 1 | 12 | Minutes, 1960 |
| 1 | 13 | Minutes, 1961 |
| 2 | 1 | Minutes, 1962 |
| 2 | 2 | Minutes, 1963 |
| 2 | 3 | Minutes, 1964 |
| 2 | 4 | Minutes, 1964 |
| 2 | 5 | Minutes, 1965 |
| 2 | 6 | Minutes, 1965 |
| 2 | 7 | Minutes, 1966 |
| 2 | 8 | Minutes, 1967 |
| 2 | 9 | Minutes, 1968 |
| 2 | 10 | Minutes, 1969 |
| 2 | 11 | Minutes of meeting, 1984, 1986 |
| 2 | 12 | Annual meeting, 1989 |
| 3 | | Attendence Register, 1941-1953 |
| 3 | | Attendence Register, 1954-1970 |
| 3 | | Attendence Register, Guests, 1954 |
| 3 | | Attendence Register, Guests, 1955-1970 |
| 5 | | Annual meeting programs, 1923-1933 |
| 5 | | Annual meeting programs, 1934-1950 |
| 5 | | Registration forms, 1989 |
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Constitution and By Laws, 1929-1992
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | Constitution and By Laws 1929, 1953, 1966, 1974 |
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Transactions, 1899-1989
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| Box | Folder |
| vol. | | Index to the Western Surgical Association Transactions, 1891-1927 |
| vols. | | 1899-1968 |
| | | Missing: 1891-1898; No meetings were held for 1942-43. |
| 4 | | 1969-1976 |
| 4 | | 1981, 1983, 1984 |
| 5 | | 1988 |
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Proceedings
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| Box | Folder |
| 5 | | 1966-1968 |
| 5 | | 1972-1978 |
| 5 | | 1981, 1983, 1988-1989 |
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Membership Information
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| Box | Folder |
| 5 | | Family Register, 1968-1970, 1974 |
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Books and Bound Volumes
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| 2 | | Names of Surgical Operations - "Standard Nomenclature" report |
| | | Copyright 1935: Committee on Nomenclature: E. Starr Judd, Kellogg Speed, Harry P. Ritchie, Carl E. Black. |
| 2 | | "The Western Surgical Association", 1891-1900 |
| | | Copyright 1976; Jacob K. Berman; summary of 1st decade in 7 chapters |
| 3 | | Transactions W.S.A. with Commentaries: The First Decade, 1891-1900 |
| | | Bound notebook draft of Berman book (not an exact copy) |
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Photos, 1985-1995
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| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 15 | Jim Clagett retirement, Jan. 1, 1976 |
| 3 | | Annual Meeting, 1985 |
| 5 | | Annual Meeting, 1991 |
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Miscellaneous
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | | Old diplomas |
| 1 | | Badges, 1934, 1935 |
| 1 | | Private notes of thanks |
| 2 | | Correspondence, 1984, 1986 |
| 2 | | Dr. Wilkinson's Introduction of President, 1989 |
| | | Dr. Aust, incoming President |
| 2 | 15 | Archivist Correspondence |
| 2 | 13 | Newsletters, 1988-1989 |
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Accession #804
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | | Western Surgical Transactions (annual meetings), 1957-1968, 1992-1993 |
| | | 14 vols. |
| 1 | | Annual Scientific Session, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Tx., 1992 |
| 1 | | Proceedings of the Annual Business Meeting, Omaha, Ne., 1965 |
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Accession 1997-016
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| 1 | 1 | Transactions of the 93rd Annual Meeting, Rochester, MN, 1985 |
| 1 | 2 | Transactions of the 94th Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI, 1986 |
| 1 | 3 | Transaction of the 95th Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 1987 |
| 1 | 4 | Transactions of the 97th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 1989 |
| 1 | 5 | Transactions of the 98th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 1990 |
| 1 | 6 | 100th Centennial Transactions, Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991 |
| 1 | 7 | 101st Annual Meeting Transactions, San Antonio, TX, 1991 |
| 1 | 8 | 103rd Annual Meeting Transactions, Palm Desert, CA, 1994 |
| 1 | 9 | Transactions of the Western Association of Abstetricians and Gynecologists, Kansas City, MO, 1892 |
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| 1 | 10 | Presidential address, Martin Adson, in Transactions, 1985 |
| 1 | 11 | 96th Annual Session, Scientific Programs, Coronado, CA, 1988 |
| 1 | 12 | Annual Scientific Session, Scottsdale, AZ, 1990 |
| 1 | 13 | Annual Scientific Session, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991 |
| 1 | 14 | Annual Scientific Session, San Antonio, TX, 1992 |
| 1 | 15 | Annual Scientific Session, Seattle, WA, 1993 |
| 1 | 16 | Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL, 1995 |
| 1 | 17 | Annual Scientific Session, Portland, OR |
| 1 | 18 | Photographs, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 1990 |
| 1 | 19 | Photographs, Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991 |
| 1 | 20 | Photograph, Dr. Loyal Davis and daughter with Nancy Reagan and correspondence, |
| 1 | 21 | 22 individual photographs |
| | | Gordon Telford, J. Harold Cheek, Wayne Swenson, William Fink, George Jordan (2), Samuel Wilson, Charles Yale, Henry Peters, Jr., Robert Hickey, Nicholas Lang, John Higginson, Arthur Nelson, Paul Knepper, George Markle IV, Joseph Kovarik, Donald McIlrath, John Somerindike, Marvin Corman, Kenneth Waxman |
| 1 | 22 | 3 photos of James Berens |
| 1 | 23 | Photograph, Fredercik M. Owens, Jr. |
| 1 | 24 | 10 photographs, Annual Meeting, Dallas, Tx., 1987 |
| 1 | 25 | 17 photographs, Annual Meeeting, San Diego, Ca., 5 of President Marvin Block, 1988 |
| 1 | 26 | 25 photographs, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Mo., 1989 |
| 1 | 27 | 33 photographs, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Tx., 1992 |
| 1 | 28 | 28 photographs, Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wa., 1993 |
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