Hal McCluney Davison papers
- Author/Creator:
- Davison, Hal McCluney, 1891-1958
- Publication/Creation:
- 1911-1958
- Resource Type:
- Archival Material or Manuscripts
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Hal McCluney Davison papers
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Manuscripts (documents).
Photographs - Subjects:
- Rainey, Glenn W.(Glenn Weddington),1907-1989
Schweitzer, Albert,1875-1965
Active Voters League of Atlanta
American Red Cross
Atlanta Medical College--Students
Emory University--Faculty
Fulton County Medical Society (Ga.)
Mercer University--Students
African Americans--Health and hygiene--History--20th century
Allergy--Diagnosis
Medicine--History--20th century
Medicine--Societies, etc
Nutrition
World War, 1914-1918
Atlanta (Ga.)
Soviet Union
Description/Summary
- Finding Aid:
- Finding aid available electronically
- Summary:
- The collection consists of the papers of Hal McCluney Davison from 1911-1958. The papers include correspondence, biographical information, photographs, subject files, speeches and other writings, passports, and memorabilia. Materials primarily relate to Davison's career as a physician, including his World War I service and his work for the Red Cross Foreign Service in Siberia, Russia. Other topics covered include his education, Albert Schweitzer, professional and civic organizations, allergy and other medical problems, and the publication of Davison's book, DOCTORS AND DOGS DON'T COUNT (corrected chapters included).
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- Materials primarily in English.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 9.75 linear feet (11 boxes, 1 bound volume (BV), and 1 oversized papers folder (OP))
- Restrictions on Access:
- Special restrictions apply: Due to the fragile nature of some materials, researchers must use photocopies.
- Organization and Arrangement:
- Unprocessed collection.
- Biographical/Historical Note:
- Hal McCluney Davison, physician, educator, and author, was born 2 October 1891, in Woodville, Greene County, Georgia, and died in 1958. He graduated from Mercer University (1911) and Atlanta Medical College (1915) and did postgraduate work in Internal Medicine and in Immunology in New York. Davison's medical specialties became internal medicine and allergy. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Evacuation Hospital No. 17, Siberia (1917-1919), and served with the American Red Cross Foreign Service (1919-1920) in Russia; taught at the Atlanta College of Pharmacy (1914-1915), New York Postgraduate Hospital (1916-1917), and Emory University School of Medicine (1923-1943); and was on the staff of five Atlanta Hospitals. He was active in several professioanl organizations (1935-1957) including the Fulton County Medical Society (president, 1951) and the Medical Association of Georgia (president, 1956-1957).
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990027682120302486
- OCLC Number:
- 123430500
- Barcode:
- 010003053521
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