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This small collection consists of three series. Series 1 consists of biographical information about Louis Crusius collected by the St. Louis Medical Society. Series 2 includes two publications with illustrations by Louis Cruisius, and Series 3 contains the Antikamnia calendars illustrated by Cruisus.

This small collection includes a Washington University School of Nursing uniform, cape, beanie, photograph of Miss Geiler in uniform, nursing degree, and nursing certificate.

See oral history number OH064.

31 page document titled "The First Successful Medical Information System" along with a cover letter to Dean Perlmutter and an appendix titled “Those Who Tried.” Also included is a patent, a JAMA abstract and two articles by Hisey and others from 1968. All documents are related to the development and deployment of a Medical Information System for the rapid ordering of medical tests utilizing a CRT screen and a Light Pen for input.

Creating a scientific identity: Joseph Erlanger and the growth of American physiology, 1900-1950; by D. George Joseph.

WZ 100 E69j 1994 (ARB reference)

An undated typewritten compilation of Kane's "Medicine in St. Louis" articles that appeared originally in Weekley Bulletin of the St. Louis Medical Society, vol. 11, 1917. The first appeared in issue no. 7, February 15, 1917, and the last in issue no. 24, June 14, 1917. Bulletin editor J. Albert Seabold noted in issue no. 33, November 8, 1917, that "the Medical History of St. Louis articles were discontinued because of lack of appreciation." The compilation was likely made as late as the 1970s or 1980s by staff of the society library.

See oral history number OH050.

A small collection consisting of a single page autobiographical statement by Dr. Kirkpatrick relating to his experiences as a member of the WUSM Class of 1951.

See oral history number OH114.

This small collection includes six notebooks kept by Price Rowland during her time at Washington University School of Medicine. The topics of the notes include anesthesia, dermatology, dietetics, general medicine, gynecology, microscopy, neurology, pathology, pediatrics, physical diagnosis, physiology of blood, public health, obstetrics, otology, and surgery.

This small collection contains notebooks kept by Thomas S. Watson and several miscellaneous documents. The notebooks include those kept by Watson while he was a student at Missouri Medical College, and notebooks containing medical prescription formulas. The documents include medical treatment notes and documents related to Watson’s drug store.

This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Katherine Bain, MD. The records of Dr. Bain’s professional career focus primarily on her work for the Children’s Bureau in the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and on her work for UNICEF. The records of Dr. Bain’s personal life are equally robust and are reflective of her long life and close relationships with friends and family members.

Records of her professional activities include correspondence, reprints of publications, oral histories, and photographs. Of note are two oral histories focused on Dr. Bain’s career and the history of the Children’s Bureau that were conducted in the 1990s (see Series 4). Also noteworthy are photographs and 35mm slides which capture different periods of Dr. Bain’s career, especially her work with UNICEF (see Series 6). Dr. Bain’s curriculum vitae, lists of her publications, and other biographical materials are included in Series 1.

Records of Dr. Bain’s personal life include correspondence, oral histories, and photographs. Of particular note is an issue of a family newsletter, “The Bain Banner,” published on the occasion of Dr. Bain’s 100th birthday (see Series 1). It contains biographical stories about Dr. Bain and recollections from friends and family. Also of note is an interview with Dr. Bain and her sister, Maria Bain White, conducted by a family member in the 1990s (see Series 4). The photographs and 35mm slides depict the long span of Dr. Bain’s life and include photographs of Dr. Bain as a young child, many of her beloved pet dogs, and her close friend and housemate Christine Glass (see Series 5).

Records of Dr. Bain’s long friendship with Christine Glass are sprinkled throughout the collection. In addition to the photographs and 35mm slides in Series 5, the collection includes correspondence from Ms. Glass (see Series 1), and a photograph of Dr. Bain and Ms. Glass in Italy (see Series 6).