"Medical Practice in Oberlin 1834-1934", ca. 1937

This modest collection consists of three publications written by George C. Jameson: two bound volumes and one article reprinted from The Ohio State Medical Journal.  The volumes, “The Story of Oberlin Hospital” and “Medical Practice in Oberlin 1834-1934,” chronicle medicine in the city of Oberlin.  The back of the second volume includes a reprint of “Historical Sketches of Medicine in Oberlin” from The Ohio State Medical Journal, vol. 33, March 1937, No. 3.  Additionally, the collection contains another article, “The Oberlin Hospital: an Adventure in Cooperation,” from the same journal, vol. 36, September 1940, No. 9.

The publications provide biographical sketches of Oberlin doctors, including James Dascomb (1808-1880) and Otis Boise (1804-1874). They also document the early history of health care and hospital facilities, including the contributions of the Allen family, in the town of Oberlin from 1834-1934.