Staff of Whittacker Memorial Hospital (Newport News, Va.) Bylaws and Meeting Minutes 1930-1948 1943-1948

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Summary

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Creator:
Staff of Whittacker Memorial Hospital (Newport News, Va.) arrangement
Abstract:
Bylaws, 1930 and meeting minutes, 1943-1948 of the medical staff of Whittacker Memorial Hospital, Newport News, Virginia. The bylaws define medical staff as medical doctors and the meetings cover all aspects of the hospital's medical services, general administration and day to day business. The meeting minutes cover a variety of business including matters related to staff and patient care. At least one reference to abortion was found by a researcher (during a class demonstration in 2/2010). Addtional coverage is possible.
Language:
The records are in: English

Background

Scope and content:

Bylaws, 1930 and meeting minutes, 1943-1948 of the medical staff of Whittacker Memorial Hospital, Newport News, Virginia. The bylaws define medical staff as medical doctors and the meetings cover all aspects of the hospital's medical services, general administration and day to day business. The meeting minutes cover a variety of business including matters related to staff and patient care. At least one reference to abortion was found by a researcher (during a class demonstration in 2/2010). Addtional coverage is possible.

Biographical / historical:

Organization of medical doctors on staff at the Whittacker Memorial Hospital in Newport News, Virginia. The Hospital was founded in 1908 to service the city's African American population. For more information see: The Journal of the National Medical Association, March, 1964, Vol. 56, No. 2. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Staff of Whittacker Memorial Hospital (Newport News, Va.)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Staff of Whittacker Memorial Hospital (Newport News, Va.)</a>.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 08/27/2009.