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MUSC History Collections
Marguerite Andell Collection, 1919-1946
Marguerite Andell was born on November 6, 1884 on John’s Island. Ms. Andell was a graduate of Roper Hospital’s School of Nursing in 1914, and was elected Superintendent of Nurses in 1924, a position in which she proposed ideas that were ahead of her time. She retired in 1948 after working for 24 years at Roper Hospital and the Medical College School of Nursing. The Marguerite Andell Collection, 1919-1945, includes a photograph album, many postcards and personal letters from France, with dates ranging from 1919 to 1945. Miss Andell appears in many photos throughout the album. These photographs were presumably taken in Europe during World War I, and include scenes of a funeral and various cemeteries, troops’ bunks, damaged buildings, hospital scenes, wounded soldiers, nurses, and tanks. There are photos with the Red Cross, with medical doctors, and scenic photos of various areas.
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James W. Colbert, Jr., MD, Oral History Project, 2009
James W. Colbert, Jr., MD, joined the Medical University of South Carolina as its first Vice President for Academic Affairs on February 1, 1969. He served as Vice President until his death on September 11, 1974. This series of interviews documents the memories of Dr. Colbert’s family and colleagues about his life and his tenure at MUSC. The interviews were conducted by Brooke Fox, MUSC University Archivist, in preparation for a physical and online exhibit, "With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., MD.," celebrating Dr. Colbert’s life. The collection consists of five individual interviews recorded on a digital audio recorder in May and July 2009. Topics include Dr. Colbert’s family life, his accomplishments while at MUSC, his death and the impact it had on MUSC.
Gordon R. Hennigar Pathology Museum Collection
The Gordon R. Hennigar Pathology Museum Collection features photographs of gross pathology specimens from the Museum's holdings. The photograph collection is the result of a collaboration between the Waring Historical Library and MUSC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) to preserve, document, and make the wet specimen collection more accessible. Dr. Erin Presnell of DPLM says, "This is a wonderful solution to the preservation of the vast collection of gross pathology specimens collected and maintained in the DPLM Gordon Hennigar Museum over the past several decades. This effort will allow images of these valuable specimens to be readily and indefinitely available to educators and students everywhere.
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Gordon Ross Hennigar, Jr. Papers Finding Aid
Hurricane Hugo Oral History Project, 2009
Hurricane Hugo, a Category IV storm, struck Charleston, South Carolina on September 21 and 22, 1989. Over 2000 people rode out the storm in the Medical University of South Carolina’s University Hospital. This series of interviews documents the memories of administrators, hospital personnel, and maintenance staff that worked through the storm. The interviews were conducted by Brooke Fox, MUSC University Archivist in preparation for a physical and online exhibit, "MUSC Remembers Hurricane Hugo," commemorating the twentieth anniversary of landfall. The collection consists of eleven individual interviews recorded on a digital audio recorder between June and August 2009. Topics include storm preparations, patient safety, and personal recollections of each participant’s experiences including the days leading up to, and the weeks following, landfall.
Frederick E. Kredel, M.D. Papers, 1925-1980
The collection showcases materials about the life and work of Frederick Evert Kredel, M.D., the first full-time professor of surgery at the Medical College, 1937. The collection includes his biography, bibliography, citations, certificates, reprints of articles, research reports and manuscripts, correspondence, and a scrapbook with notes and photographs of his trip to Kartabo, British Guiana, where he studied the three-toed sloth. The collection is a gift of Mrs. Frederick E. Kredel, Charleston, S.C., 1976.
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Medical College Expansion Program Lantern Slides, 1954-1974
The Medical College Expansion Program Lantern Slides, 1954-1974, digital collection consists of portions of two separate archival collections of the MUSC University Archives, capturing the architectural development and construction on the growing campus of the Medical College of South Carolina. The slides of ARC 101 comprise a series of the Kenneth M. Lynch, Sr., M.D., Presidential Papers, 1913-1983, and depict construction as part of the expansion plans for the Medical College, developed by President Kenneth Lynch, 1950-1960. These lantern slides feature images of campus buildings dating back to 1914, newly constructed facilities, architectural models and plans, and images of various medical and college campuses. The lantern slides of ARC 900, part of the larger images collection of the MUSC University Archives, contain images which display the construction of the Basic Sciences, Dental and Library buildings, in particular, from 1968 to 1970.
Medical College of the State of South Carolina Pathology Records
The Medical College of the State of South Carolina Pathology Records collection consists of surgical and autopsy records produced from 1913 to 1953.
Medical University of South Carolina Board of Trustees Collection, 1824-2012
The Board of Trustees files, beginning in 1824, document the administration of the university, hospital, and the six colleges including: actions, budgets, congressional bills, elections, and concerns. The Medical University Board of Trustees Minutes contains information regarding various events within the hospital and the college between 1847 through 2012. The majority of the collection is comprised of minutes of the University Board of Trustees and the Hospital Authority Board of Trustees although it does contain memorandum, resolutions, constitutions and bylaws, and correspondence between board members and/or those working in conjunction with them. The collection is arranged in two series: (1) Administration and (2) Minutes.
Medical University of South Carolina University Bulletins, 1878-2002
The MUSC Bulletin is an official publication of the Medical University of South Carolina primarily for students. Beginning in 1825 as a simple list of Medical College students, graduates, and faculty, the Bulletin expanded over time to include additional information about the curriculum, facilities, hospital access and privileges, fees, and admission and graduation requirements. Over the years, the publication has been called a Catalogue, Circular, and Annual Announcement. As the institution grew and added schools of Pharmacy (1882), Nursing (1919), Graduate Studies (1949), and Dental Medicine (1964), each school published its announcement separately. Finally, when the institution earned university status in 1969, a comprehensive bulletin containing all six colleges was printed as one publication. Today, the MUSC Bulletin is the “document of authority for all students.” It includes comprehensive information about MUSC, its mission, academic calendars, student policies and guidelines, information about the colleges and their respective degree programs, the honor code, and tuition and fees.
Medical University of South Carolina Yearbooks
Collection features the School of Nursing's Tres Anni (1948-1966) and the Medical College's Caducean (1967-1970) yearbooks, as well as a history of the School of Nursing written by Ruth Chamberlin, former Dean of the Medical College of South Carolina School of Nursing and Director of Nursing at Roper Hospital.
MUSC Anatomy Class and Dissection Room Photographs
The MUSC Anatomy Class and Dissection Room Photographs collection primarily features images of students and professors from the Medical University of the State of South Carolina at work over cadavers, as well as group photographs of classes, from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also includes photographs of anatomy department faculty from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1974.
MUSC College of Dental Medicine Oral History Project, 2011
In 1952, the South Carolina Dental Association sponsored a study of South Carolina's needs in dental education. The results indicated a growing need for a school of dentistry within the state and it was recommended that one be established as an integral unit of the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1953, the General Assembly of South Carolina passed an act authorizing the development of a school of dentistry as part of the Medical College of South Carolina, however it was not until the 1964 session that the legislature funded that 1953 authorization.
MUSC College of Graduate Studies Class Photos
This collection contains photographs of classes in the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Graduate Studies, from 1976-2012. Fields of study include anatomy, biochemistry, biometry, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology.
MUSC College of Health Professions Class Photos
This collection contains photographs of classes in the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Health Professions, from 1970-1986. Fields of study include medical laboratory assistant and technician, medical record administration, nurse anesthesia, practical nursing, radiologic technology, medical technology, cytotechnology, and histotechnology.
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MUSC College of Health Professions Quick Facts
MUSC College of Medicine Class Photos
Class photos of MUSC College of Medicine students covering the period from 1899-2007.
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MUSC College of Medicine Quick Facts
MUSC College of Nursing Class Photos
Class composites and group photos of graduates of the MUSC College of Nursing.
MUSC College of Pharmacy Class Photos
Class composites and group photos of graduates of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy.
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MUSC Hospital Workers Strike, 1969
Records documenting the 1969 Hospital Workers Strike. The strike began March 17, 1969 with the firing of 12 non-professional hospital workers who attempted to meet with Dr. McCord March 16 to discuss the unionization of hospital workers, the establishment of a credit union, and an increase in wages. For 99 days over 300 hospital workers walked out of the jobs to picket the hospital. The strike ended June 27, 1969 with the rehiring of the 12 discharged workers and an increase in the minimum wage. Record types include correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs, articles and news clippings detailing MUSC’s official actions and responses to the strikers and their demands. Also includes materials on the union, Local 1199. Series is arranged alphabetically; 3 cubic feet, 1968-1971.
Francis Peyre Porcher Papers
The Frances Peyre Porcher Papers include Porcher's lecture, class, and research notes on materia medica, botany, and pharmacy compiled over his career in support of his medical teaching responsibilities and the publication of his book, Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests. Porcher's notes, arranged alphabetically, includes notes for classroom instruction in the areas of materia medica and therapeutics. Files include handwritten notes, clippings, sketches, prescriptions, sources, and notes for publications...More about the Frances Peyre Porcher Papers Digital Collection
J. Marion Sims Letters
The J. Marion Sims Letters, 1858-59 and 1880-1881, consist of four original letters from J. Marion Sims to Gen. Waddy Thompson of Greenville, South Carolina (1858-1859); to O.B. Mayer (1880); and Tom Taylor (1881). His letters refer to patients suffering with fibrous tumors of the uterus and ovarian cysts or tumors. He also inquires of a physician who treated a patient with rectal alimentation. The letters provide detailed accounts of his techniques in attempting to treat the patients.
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Horace Gilbert Smithy, Jr., M.D. Papers
The Horace Gilbert Smithy, Jr., M.D. Papers, 1946-1948, document Dr. Smithy’s research and publications on the groundbreaking surgical treatment (valvulotomy) he developed for scar tissue of the aortic valve. Dr. Smithy received national acclaim for this procedure, and the instrument used in the surgery, known as the valvulotome, was fabricated at MUSC. The collection contains negatives, photographs, and original drawings used in his publications, correspondence of Dr. Alfred Blalock regarding Dr. Smithy, and a news clipping from the Atlanta Journal Constitution detailing Dr. Smithy’s first valvulotomy.
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Waring Historical Library Inaugural Theses
The 1,858 inaugural medical theses in the collection of the Waring Historical Library are, in the words of eminent medical historian John Harley Warner, "one of the finest extant collections of antebellum American medical theses." He went on to write that "The collection of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina deposited at the Waring Historical Library represents a remarkably large and complete collection spanning a critical period of transition in the history of both of American medicine and of the South.
Waring Historical Library Manuscript Collections
The Waring Historical Library Manuscript collection consists of the first group of original documents transferred from the Medical Society of South Carolina to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina Library in 1933.
Waring Historical Library Video Collection
The Waring Historical Library Video Collection features various videos of the Waring Historical Library and the MUSC University Archives video collections.