Medical History Collection, Camden Clark Hospital of Parkersburg

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Medical History Collection, Camden Clark Hospital of Parkersburg, A&M 5264, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
5.1 Linear Feet 5 ft. 1 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 newspaper box, 3 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 wooden ECG box, 10 in.); (1 framed item, 1/2 in.)
Creator:
Neal, William A.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Medical History Collection, Camden Clark Hospital of Parkersburg, A&M 5264, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Artifacts related to the history of Camden Clark Hospital of Parkersburg, including several nurse's caps, artifacts belonging to nurses Elizabeth Davey and Blanche Woodward, medical devices, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Andrew Clark contributed funds to establish the hospital in the 1920s, as did US Senator Johnson Camden who donated his home. Dr. Andrew Clark is a descendant of the Dr. Clark who owned the medical kit found in this collection. Dr. Clark practiced from 1852-1902.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
Neal, William A.