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James Murray Beardsley Papers Providence, R.I. physician Papers, 1942-1964 Size: 0.25 lin. ft. Catalog number: MSS 900 Processed by: Rick Stattler, June 1995 ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
Dr. James Murray Beardsley (1900-1964) was trained at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, became a noted surgeon, and spent most of his career at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, where he was Chief of Surgery. He also served as a surgeon in the Army during World War II, in India and China, and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Scope and content:
This collection contains primarily official papers pertaining to Dr. Beardsley's military service, published articles by Beardsley from medical journals, and a folder of memorials and condolence letters from the year following his death. There is also a small amount of his personal correspondence.
Provenance:
The papers were given in 1977 as part of the estate of Dr. Beardsley's widow, Sarah M. Beardsley, via her executor, Elizabeth F. Selle of Rhode Island Hospital Trust.
1. Military - Orders, commissions, discharges, 1942-1946
2. - Pay allotment, medical records, etc., 1942-1947
3. - Memos, etc. 1942-1946
4. Letters received, 1943, 1946 (4 items)
5. "Reconstruction of Thumb", unpublished report and photos, 1945
6. Publications, 1951-1964
7. Letters received, 1963-1964 (personal, 3 items)
8. Memorials, obituary, letters of condolence to wife and responses, 1964
Subjects:
Physicians - Rhode Island - Providence
World War, 1939-1945 - Hospitals
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