New York Clinical Society Records, 1877-2007

Collection Summary
Title
New York Clinical Society Records
Date Span
1877-2007
Call Number
Mss.arc
Creator
New York Clinical Society
Collection Size
1 linear foot, 1 box
Repository
New York Academy of Medicine Library. The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room.
Historical Note
The New York Clinical Society has met on a regular basis since the first meeting on May 2, 1877 at the home of Dr. Frank P. Foster. Detailed minutes were recorded including synopses of papers presented. Member obituaries are often included in minutes. “Its object shall be the consideration of medical and surgical topics in their clinical and therapeutical [sic] aspects, and incidentally the cultivation of social intercourse among its members.”

Collection Description
Scope and Content
The collection includes minutes in bound handwritten notebooks (Vols. 1-5) and loose pages; announcements; correspondence; treasurer’s reports; members, presidents and officers lists; copy of constitution and by-laws; and attendance records.

Arrangement
Original order has been maintained.

Administrative Info
Collection processed and described by Doris Strauss, 2015.

Collection available to researchers with permission from an officer of the Society.

Preferred Citation
New York Clinical Society Records. The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, New York Academy of Medicine Library.

Provenance
New York Clinical Society.

Collection Contents
Container Description
Box 1 Minutes Vol. 1 – 3/1877-2/1879
Box 1 Minutes, Vol. 2 – 3/1879-1/1880
Box 1 Minutes, Vol. 3 – 2/1880-1/1890
Box 1 Minutes, Vol. 4 – 2/1890-10/1903
Box 1 Minutes, Vol. 5 – 11/1903-3/1912
Box 1 Announcements, Correspondence, and Clippings – 1888-1925
Box 1 Autograph Roll of Membership – 1877-1913
Box 1 Folder 1 Minutes, Misc. – 1/1915-12/1917
Box 1 Folder 2 Minutes, Misc. – 1/1918-12/1920
Box 1 Folder 3 Minutes, Misc. – 1/1921-12/1924
Box 1 Folder 4 Minutes, Misc. – 1/1925-12/1932
Box 1 Folder 5 Attendance and Treasurer records – 10/1916-4/1931
Box 1 Folder 6 Minutes, Misc. – 2/1933-12/1935
Box 1 Folder 7 Minutes, Misc. – 2/1936-12/1939
Box 1 Folder 8 Minutes, Misc. – 2/1940-12/1945
Box 1 Folder 9 Minutes, Misc., – 2/1946-12/1948
Box 1 Folder 10 Minutes, Misc. – 2/1949-2/1953
Box 1 Folder 11 Correspondence – 1973-1974
Box 1 Folder 12 Correspondence – 1975-1976
Box 1 Folder 13 Correspondence, 1977-1980 – 1977-1980
Box 1 Folder 14 Reflections on Our Society (500th Meeting paper) – 10/30/1972
Box 1 Folder 15 Constitution and By-Laws – (undated)
Box 1 Folder 16 Minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Misc. – 2/1980-12/1982
Box 1 Folder 17 Minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Misc. – 2/1983-12/1986
Box 1 Folder 18 Minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Misc. – 2/1987-12/1990
Box 1 Folder 19 Minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Misc. – 2/1991-12/1994
Box 1 Folder 20 Minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Misc. – 2/1995-12/1999
Box 1 Folder 21 Minutes, Misc. – 2/2000-4/2007
Box 1 Folder 22 Treasurers reports – 2/1988-2/2007
Box 1 Folder 23 Membership lists, Discussion topics, Misc. – 1980-2007
Box 1 Folder 24 By-laws, Minutes, Members lists, Announcements (floppy disc) – 2001-05
Box 1 Folder 25 Minutes, Correspondence, Members Lists, Misc. – 1999-2005
Box 1 Folder 26 By-laws, Membership Lists, Presidents Lists, Misc. – 1992-1993
Box 1 Folder 27 Membership Lists, Misc. – 1992-1993
Box 1 Folder 28 Membership materials, Officers Lists – 1990s
Box 1 Folder 29 Check book stubs, Cancelled checks, Deposit slips, Misc. – 1999-2006
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Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The New York Academy of Medicine Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

New York Clinical Society
Medicine — New York (State) — New York — Societies, etc.
Clinical medicine — New York (State) — New York — Societies, etc.