Description
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Charles L. Lavender Physician Bag and Contents
Date(s)
- circa 1900 (Creation)
Extent
5.9 cubic feet (7 boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Charles L. Lavender was born in Gogginsville, Virginia and graduated from Missouri Medical College in 1885. He practiced medicine in Marthasville, Missouri from 1894 until he retired to Columbia, Missouri in 1922. Lavender also ran a drug store and mixed his own medicines that he carried with him on house calls.
Scope and content
This collection consists of physician's bags and their contents, including bottles and vials of medicines, surgical kits, fleams, and various surgical and obstetric tools.
System of arrangement
In October of 2018, the Department of Envrionmental Health and Safety evaluated the pharmaceutical contents of VC165 and removed and disposed of 68 vials and jars from the collection due to their hazardous contents.
Conditions governing access
The collection is open and accessible for research.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Users of the collection should read and abide by the Rights and Permissions guidelines at the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.
Users of the collection who wish to cite items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication must request, sign, and return a Statement of Use form to the Archives.
For detailed information regarding use of this collection, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).
Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Rules or conventions
"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."
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Archivist's note
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