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Miss Halsey's French Wounded Emergency Fund Volunteer Diary
by Halsey, Miss (1917)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The author of this diary, Miss Halsey, was an American woman who spent time in Biarritz and Paris, France, during the First World War in 1917. She wrote about her social activities, America’s growing involvement in the war, and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. On April 5, she took a position with the French Wounded Emergency Fund, a British relief organization. Her job was to chauffeur one of its leaders, Edith May, and deliver supplies to non-Red Cross hospitals in the Mayenne, Ernée, Loire, Sarthe, and Orne departments.
Myers and Doris Calcott Letters
by Calcott, Doris; Calcott, Myers (1917 – 1951)
9 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
These letters were written between 1917 and 1951 by Myers "Jack" Calcott and Doris Gay and chronicle their relationship as it progressed from friends to spouses. Myers and Doris, who were married on June 18, 1929, began writing each other in 1927 and sent many several page letters until Myers' death on July 10, 1951; letters prior to 1927 are primarily from Myers' mother while he was attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as some of Doris' personal letters and school certificates when she lived in Charles Town, West Virginia. Myers' worked for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Corporation after graduating, which meant he moved frequently and was often at sea while Doris and their three daughters remained in Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Newport Beach. Myers served on the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Magoffin as a naval reservist. In 1946 they moved into their first permanent home in Salisbury, Maryland but Myers, who had struggled with drinking problems, became a patient at Perry Point Veterans Hospital.
Photograph of Dr. D. Allen Fields
by Unknown (circa 1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Black and white photographic print of Wicomico County physician, Dr. D. Allen Fields, circa 1945.
Physician's Day Journal
by Dickinson, Granville (1882 – 1926)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
This collection contains most notably a photocopied Physician's Day Journal and Ledger. The day journal spans the years from 1882 to 1887 listing patients seen, payment and ailments. The last pages contain birth records, noting medical specifics of the pregnancy/birth from 1882 until 1926. The original of this journal is housed at the Fairmount Academy in Fairmount, Maryland.
Randolph M. Nock papers
by Unknown (1915 – 1932)
1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
Medical certificates and awards of Randolph M. Nock, a Salisbury, Maryland surgeon, document his primary and secondary education at Stockton High School in Worcester County, as well as his medical education at the University of Maryland and subsequent certifications for his residency and certification from the Board of Medical Examiners, 1915-1932.
Sarah B. Culling Peninsula General Hospital Nursing Diploma
by Peninsula General Hospital (1920)
1 folder (2.5 linear feet)
This is Sarah Butterfield Culling's diploma from the Peninsula General Hospital Training School for Nurses at Salisbury, MD in 1920.
The Primitive Physic
by Julia A. Purnell Museum (circa 1950)
1 oversize folder (1.25 linear feet)
This broadside, entitled "The Primitive Physic," was compiled by the W.Z. Purnell at the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, Maryland, circa 1950. Listed are remedies recommended in Reverend John Wesley's 1747 book, "Primitive Physic." Also included is a copy of an Eastern Shore doctor's bill from 1689.
Vermont Tavern Ledger
by Unknown (1826 – 1839)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This ledger documents the transactions of a Vermont tavern, which was likely located in Chittenden County, from 1826 to 1839. While most transactions record the date, name, purchased item, and price, the last few pages list tasks that patrons likely performed to pay their debts.
Vincent and Riley family papers
by Riley, Beulah Vincent; Riley, John L.; Vincent, Virginia (1905 – 1953)
1 carton, 5 boxes (3.5 linear feet)
The Vincent and Riley family papers are the reflection of a prosperous Worcester County, Maryland family. The diaries from Virginia Lee Vincent and Beulah Vincent Riley provide a detailed account of their day-to-day lives in Snow Hill, Maryland from 1907 until 1953. Entries include the daily weather, church activities, Eastern Shore travel, and family goings-on and illnesses. Virginia and Beulah did have occasional entries on national elections and medical society meetings. Dr. John L. Riley’s physicians’ visiting lists are also included in the collection. These weekly lists contain Dr. Riley’s patients, type of contact (e.g., visit, prescription, dressing wound), and charges (total weekly and cumulative for year). His ledgers record the responsibilities of a rural physician ranging from daily visits, surgeries, vaccinations, and dentistry work.
Virginia Riley Crocker papers
by Crocker, Virginia Riley (1920 – 1945)
16 boxes (16 linear feet)
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, postcards, and pamphlets pertaining to the Crocker and Riley families. Included are over 200 personal letters from Edwin G. Crocker to his wife, Viriginia Riley Crocker, spanning 1942-1945 while he was stationed in India during WWII. Virginia Crocker’s Education Materials, Music Books and Church Group information is also included in this collection.