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Series I: Addresses, 1937 - 1970

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The bulk of the collection consists of a 299-page typescript of Dr. Montgomery's memoir, "Living Through the Twentieth: A Story of One Man's Journey Through a Century of American Life." The memoir contains descriptions of growing up in Decatur, Illinois and southeastern Missouri, pre-medical education at the University of Illinois, twentieth century progress, medical education at Jefferson Medical College and other observations on everyday life. Complementing this text is an audiotape recording entitled "Decatur Days," which contains excerpts from the manuscript pertaining to his boyhood days, read by Dr. Montgomery in April 1992.

The collection also includes Dr. Montgomery's Presidential Address at the 1955 meeting of theAmerican Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a typescript of Dr. Paul Bowers' introduction of Dr. Montgomery at the ceremony at which he was awarded the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award in 1970, and some of Dr. Montgomery's papers on obstetrics. The papers include two mimeographed course outlines in "Obstetric Tactics" by Dr. Montgomery in the Dept. of Obstetrics at Jefferson Medical College, 1938 and n.d., and two papers: "The Public, the Profession, and Obstetrical Practice" (1937) and "The Placenta" (1946).

Dates

  • 1937 - 1970

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Thomas Jefferson University - Archives and Special Collections Repository

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