Medical Society of Maine records
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Scope and Content
The records include correspondence (1821-1837) primarily concerning Medical Society of Maine membership and meeting attendance; minutes (1821-1845), financial materials (1821-1837), and Society documents including the constitution and bylaws, officers' and committee reports (1824-1836), and an 1824 licensing certificate.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1845
Creator
- Medical Society of Maine (Organization)
Biographical/Historical Note
Incorporated by the State of Maine in 1821, the Medical Society of Maine regulated medical education and practice in the state through the administration of exams and issuance of medical licenses to physicians and surgeons.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Medical Society of Maine records include correspondence (1821-1837) primarily concerning society membership and meeting attendance, and minutes, financial materials, and documents.
Subject
- Medical Society of Maine -- Archives. (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Medical Society of Maine Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository