ROBERT A. ROSENTHAL:
An Inventory of His Materials on the History of Medicine in Minnesota at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Rosenthal, Robert A., 1896-, creator. | |
| Title: | Materials on the history of medicine in Minnesota. | |
| Dates: | [undated], 1870-1977. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, notes, articles, and clippings, arranged largely by county, with much biographical data on nineteenth and twentieth century physicians and some materials on medicine in North and South Dakota, Minnesota hospitals, and the Minnesota Valley Medical Association. | |
| Quantity: | 4.0 cubic feet (4 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Rosenthal, Robert A. Materials on the History of Medicine in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 11,057; 11,992; 16,084
Processing Information:
Processed by: Dennis Meissner, June 2006
Catalog ID number: 990017305620104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 151.I.3.1B | 1 | Miscellaneous Research and Publications: | |||||||||
| Published journal articles, 1951-1960. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Articles by a number of physicians, mostly from the journals Minnesota Medicine and Journal-Lancet. They are mostly brief biographical and historical sketches relating to the history of medicine in Minnesota and North and South Dakota. | |||||||||||
| Unpublished journal or newsletter articles, undated. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Typescript copies of drafts submitted, presumably by Rosenthal, for publication, but not used. | |||||||||||
| Lists of Minnesota physicians, undated, 1939-1942. | |||||||||||
| Lists of physicians who had practiced in Minnesota since 1853. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper and magazine articles, undated, 1922-1959. | |||||||||||
| Mayo family information, undated, 1957-1969. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous biographies, undated, 1928-1975. | |||||||||||
| Biographical sketches of Minnesota physicians from medical journals, newsletters, and newspapers. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Valley Medical Association: | |||||||||||
| Membership lists, 1896. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Papers, essays, and article transcripts, 1902-1942. | |||||||||||
| Constitution, bylaws, and members, 1880-1903. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous papers, 1880-1906. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Medical School: Notes and clippings, undated, 1881-1953. | |||||||||||
| St. Joseph's Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.): Notes and clippings, 1934-1968. | |||||||||||
| Private hospitals: Notes and clippings, 1931-1968. | |||||||||||
| E. J. Brown reminiscences, 1938-1951. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous papers, 1870-1966. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous notes, undated. | |||||||||||
| Fragments, undated. | |||||||||||
| Portions of unidentified typescripts regarding Minnesota medical history. | |||||||||||
| Biographical Sketches of Early Minnesota Doctors: | |||||||||||
| The files, which are organized by county, include biographical notes and sketches of physicians who were practitioners in Minnesota during the 19th century. They also contain notes and clippings on the history of medicine in Minnesota, especially medical institutions. Materials were largely compiled during the 1950s-1970s for Rosenthal's work on a history of medical practice in Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| Aitkin County. | |||||||||||
| Anoka County. | |||||||||||
| Becker County. | |||||||||||
| Beltrami County. | |||||||||||
| Benton County. | |||||||||||
| Big Stone County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Blue Earth County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Brown County. | |||||||||||
| Carlton County. | |||||||||||
| Cass County. | |||||||||||
| Chippewa County. | |||||||||||
| Chisago County. | |||||||||||
| Clay County. | |||||||||||
| Clearwater County. | |||||||||||
| Cook County. | |||||||||||
| Cottonwood County. | |||||||||||
| Crow Wing County. | |||||||||||
| Dakota County. | |||||||||||
| Dodge County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Douglas County. | |||||||||||
| Faribault County. | |||||||||||
| Fillmore County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Freeborn County. | |||||||||||
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| 151.I.3.2F | 2 | Freeborn and Mower counties. | |||||||||
| Goodhue County. | |||||||||||
| Grant County. | |||||||||||
| Hennepin County. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Houston County. | |||||||||||
| Hubbard County. | |||||||||||
| Isanti County. | |||||||||||
| Itasca County. | |||||||||||
| Jackson County. | |||||||||||
| Kandiyohi County. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Kenabec County. | |||||||||||
| Kittson County. | |||||||||||
| Koochiching County. | |||||||||||
| Lac qui Parle County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Lake County. | |||||||||||
| Lake of the Woods County. | |||||||||||
| Lincoln County. | |||||||||||
| Lyon County. | |||||||||||
| McLeod County. | |||||||||||
| Mahnomen County. | |||||||||||
| Marshall County. | |||||||||||
| Martin County. | |||||||||||
| Meeker County. | |||||||||||
| Mille Lacs County. | |||||||||||
| Morrison County. | |||||||||||
| Mower County. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Murray County. | |||||||||||
| Nicollet and Le Sueur counties. | |||||||||||
| Nobles County. | |||||||||||
| Norman County. | |||||||||||
| Olmsted County. | |||||||||||
| Otter Tail County. | |||||||||||
| Penington County. | |||||||||||
| Pine County. | |||||||||||
| Pipestone County. | |||||||||||
| Polk County. | |||||||||||
| Pope County. | |||||||||||
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| 151.I.3.3B | 3 | Ramsey County: | |||||||||
| The files for Ramsey County, which are quite extensive, are arranged alphabetically by physicians' names. Most of the documented physicians practiced in St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| A-W. 20 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 151.E.18.5B | 4 | X-Z. | |||||||||
| Physician directory: D-H. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul druggists. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1969-1977. | |||||||||||
| Miscellany. | |||||||||||
| Red Lake County. | |||||||||||
| Redwood County. | |||||||||||
| Renville County. | |||||||||||
| Rice County. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Rock County. | |||||||||||
| Roseau County. | |||||||||||
| St. Louis County. | |||||||||||
| Scott and Carver counties. | |||||||||||
| Sherburne County. | |||||||||||
| Sibley County. | |||||||||||
| Stearns County. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Steele County. | |||||||||||
| Stevens County. | |||||||||||
| Swift County. | |||||||||||
| Todd County. | |||||||||||
| Traverse County. | |||||||||||
| Wabasha County. | |||||||||||
| Wadena County. | |||||||||||
| Waseca County. | |||||||||||
| Watonwan County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Wilkin County. | |||||||||||
| Winona County. | |||||||||||
| Wright County. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Yellow Medicine County. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous counties. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Hospitals -- Minnesota.
- Medical colleges -- Minnesota.
- Medicine -- Minnesota -- History.
- Medicine -- North Dakota -- History.
- Medicine -- South Dakota -- History.
- Physicians -- Biography.
- Physicians -- Minnesota.
- Women physicians.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Middle West.
- Medicine -- Societies, etc.
- Persons:
- Brown, Edward Josiah, 1851-1938.
- Mayo family.
- Wellcome, J. W. B.
- Organizations:
- Mayo Clinic.
- Minnesota. Department of Health.
- Minnesota Valley Medical Association.
- St. Joseph's Hospital (Saint Paul, Minn.).
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