Cyrus O. Weller physician's ledger, 1880-1886
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Summary
- Creator:
- Weller, Cyrus O.
- Abstract:
- Cyrus O. Weller was a physician in Columbus, Texas. Collection comprises a medical ledger (209 pages, plus 14 pages index), dated 1880-1886, of Texas physician Cyrus O. Weller, whose patients included African Americans. The ledger includes entries for various African-American groups, such as the Union Guiding Star Association, The United Brothers of Friendship, and the Knights of Wise Men. Includes names, dates, prices for treatment, type of visit, and any treatment details, including pulling teeth, excising tumors, treating fractures, vaccinations, and amputations.
- Extent:
- 0.6 Linear Feet (1 volume)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11420
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises a medical ledger (209 pages, plus 14 pages index), dated 1880-1886, of Texas physician Cyrus O. Weller, whose patients included African Americans. The ledger includes entries for various African-American groups, such as the Union Guiding Star Association, The United Brothers of Friendship, and the Knights of Wise Men. Includes names, dates, prices for treatment, type of visit, and any treatment details, including pulling teeth, excising tumors, treating fractures, vaccinations, and amputations. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections and the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
- Biographical / historical:
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Cyrus O. Weller was a physician in Columbus, Texas.
- Acquisition information:
- The Cyrus O. Weller Physician's Ledger was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2017.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, March, 2017
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2017-0043
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Medicine -- Practice -- Accounting
Physicians -- Records and correspondence.
Physicians -- Texas - Format:
- Ledgers (account books)
- Names:
- United Brothers of Friendship.
History of Medicine Collections (Duke University)
John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture
Weller, Cyrus O. - Places:
- African Americans -- Medicine -- History -- 19th century
Medicine -- Practice -- Texas
Columbus (Tex.) -- History
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[Identification of item], Cyrus O. Weller Physician's Ledger, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.