Doctors of Franklin County, KY: typescript, 1946-1962

Descriptive Summary

Title
Doctors of Franklin County, KY: typescript, 1946-1962
Creator
Franklin County Medical Society (KY), Women's Auxiliary
Extent
1 reel of microfilm (16.5 ft.)
Subjects
Franklin County Medical Society (Ky.).--Women's Auxiliary.
Medicine--Kentucky--Societies, etc.
Physicians--Kentucky--Franklin County.
Medical records--Kentucky.
Physicians.
Clippings.
Obituaries.
Arrangement
Paginated with clippings arranged chronologically.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Medical society auxiliary.
Scope and Content
This history of the medical profession in Franklin County, Ky. was compiled in 1946 by the women's auxiliary of the local medical society. The volume begins with a general history of health conditions and medical practice in Frankfort and Franklin County. It also includes brief biographies of each physician who practiced in the county, giving educational and personal data for the doctors. Black physicians are named in a separate section. The volume has chapter devoted to the Franklin County Medical Society and its women's auxiliary. There are a few clippings added since the volume's compilation. These are mostly obituaries of physicians.

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