A Guide to the Association of Medical Officers of the Confederate Army and Navy Records, 1873-1875 Acc. 122
A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Collection Number Acc. 122
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Jodi Koste, Nancy Summers
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
No photocopying.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Association of Medical Officers of the Confederate Army and Navy Records, 1873-1875, Acc. 122, Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Acquisition Information
Donor unknown; found in TML basement collection in 1979.
Processing Information
Accessioned August 3, 1979.
Historical Information
The Association was organized in Atlanta, Georgia on 20 May 1874 as a result of a call published in 1873 from former Confederate Surgeon-General Samuel Preston Moore and a number of prominent physicians (former Confederates), including Hunter Holmes McGuire.
The object of the Assoication was "to cultivate friendly feelings among the members of the profession who served in the Medical Department of the Confederacy; and also to collect any material or information pertaining to the medical service of that army and navy." Virginia Medical Semi-monthly v.7 no.1, April 1902
Scope and Content Information
The records include one minute book with the 1873 call for an organizational meeting and minutes from the meetings in 1874 and 1875.
Arrangement
Chronological order.