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Society of Physiological Neurology Papers

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 39

Scope and Contents

The collection appears to be the archives of the Society and contains correspondence with members and others by the successive chairmen of the annual committees, Frederick A. Gibbs, Margaret A. Kennard, Charles D. Aring, Clinton A. Woolsey, and Howard J. Curtis; membership lists; drafts of programs; and attendence records. Abstracts of presentations are included for 1942.

Dates

  • 1937-1943

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Yale does not own copyright.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Possibly archived at Yale through Margaret A. Kennard, an active member.

Arrangement

Arranged by year.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/med.ms.0039

Abstract

The Society of Physiological Neurology was was founded in 1937 as an outgrowth of the American Neurological Association. It held annual meetings from 1938 to 1942. The collection appears to be the archives of the Society and contains correspondence with members and others by the successive chairmen of the annual meeting committees; membership lists; drafts of programs; and attendance records.

Biographical / Historical

The Society of Physiological Neurology was organized in 1937 by a group of individuals who felt that the American Neurological Association was too oriented to practicing clinicians. Run by an annual committee, the Society was small and highly selective in its membership. It held meetings the day before and in the same location as the ANA from 1938 through 1942. In 1943, the war prevented organizing a meeting. The Society does not appear to have been re-established under this name after the war.

Processing Information

Very large folders were artificially broken up.

Title
Guide to the Society of Physiological Neurology Papers
Author
Finding aid by Toby A. Appel
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Repository

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