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Summary Information
Wisconsin Medical Society Records
1855-2012
- Wisconsin Medical Society
Mss 843; PH Mss 843; Micro 2088; Disc 206A; Audio 1294A; AB 728; M2000-011; M2001-034; M2001-115; M2004-124; M2005-062; M2007-040; M2008-124; M2012-004; M2016-060; M2016-061
102.9 cubic feet (244 archives boxes, 6 records center cartons, and 1 oversize folder), 5 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 68 disc recordings, 46 audio recordings, 105 photographs, 17 negatives, and 1 film; plus additions of 36.4 cubic feet, 31 photographs, and 34 negatives.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records, mainly 1930-1975, of the Wisconsin Medical Society (formerly the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, a private, professional organization of Wisconsin physicians founded in 1841 to promote research, education, and legislation on health and medical issues. The collection documents the Society's governance and activities, and changes in Wisconsin physicians' concerns, attitudes, and practices over the years. It contains extensive information on the early development of prepaid sickness insurance plans; the development and administration of Wisconsin Physicians Service insurance plans; distribution of medical care to the poor in Wisconsin, especially before World War II; medical malpractice issues, including the founding of the Wisconsin Health Care Liability Insurance Plan (WHCLIP); and the Society's attempts to monitor chiropractors and homeopathic health practitioners. The records also contain biographical information on many deceased physicians who were members.
There is a restriction on the use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.
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