Medical Text

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Medical Text, Ms1989-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Manuscript text written by an unidentified late 18th- or early 19th-century physician, providing causes and symptoms of, and treatments for, various maladies.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Medical Text, Ms1989-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a bound manuscript text written by an unidentified late 18th- or early 19th-century physician. (The text appears to have been written in two different hands.) The volume refers to causes and symptoms of, as well as cures for, such maladies as hemorrhages, fainting, gout, morbid congestions, and jaundice. Suggested cures include cathartics and leeches.

Acquisition information:
The Medical Text was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1989.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Medical Text commenced and was completed in January 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard