John Wilds "Crises, Clashes, Cures" manuscripts, 1908-1978 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: John Wilds "Crises, Clashes, Cures" manuscripts, 1908-1978

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 592

Primary Creator: Wilds, John.

Extent: 7.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged as follows: galleys and final draft, Orleans Parish Medical Society membership, typescripts and corrections, correspondence and front and back matter, research material, notecards, and working manuscript. The collection consists of seven boxes.

Date Acquired: 07/00/1978

Subjects: Chase, John Churchill., Dufour, Charles L., Medicine -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History., Orleans Parish Medical Society., Wilds, John.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Galley proofs., Manuscripts for publication., Membership lists., Photographs., Research notes., Typescripts.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of typescripts, galleys, research notes, and correspondence used during the preparation of John Wilds' book, Crises, Clashes, and Cures: A Century of Medicine in New Orleans. The book, published in 1978 by the Orleans Parish Medical Society, was illustrated by John Chase with an introduction by Charles Dufour. The collection also includes membership lists of the Orleans Parish Medical Society and a box containing "John Wilds Manuscript Orleans Parish Medical Society Centennial."

Biographical Note

John Wilds was city editor and special writer for the New Orleans States-Item. He is the author of Afternoon Story, a history of the New Orleans States-Item, published in 1976 by the Louisiana State University Press. Wilds is also the author of Crises, Clashes, and Cures: A Century of Medicine in New Orleans. The book, published in 1978 by the Orleans Parish Medical Society, was illustrated by John Chase with an introduction by Charles Dufour. He wrote New Orleans, Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City with John Chase, Charles L. Dufour, Osborne K. Leblanc, and Walter G. Cowan.

Subject/Index Terms

Chase, John Churchill.
Dufour, Charles L.
Medicine -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
Orleans Parish Medical Society.
Wilds, John.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Cary Kuhlmann, Orleans Parish Medical Society.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Related Materials: See also John Wilds papers, Manuscripts Collection 910.

Preferred Citation: John Wilds "Crises, Clashes, Cures" manuscripts, Manuscripts Collection 592, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Crises, Clashes, and Cures: galleys, final draft, et cetera, 1978],
[Box 2: Crises, Clashes, and Cures: membership of Orleans Parish Medical Society and xerox of book typescript],
[Box 3: Crises, Clashes, and Cures: xeroxes of typescript and corrections],
[Box 4: Crises, Clashes, and Cures: typescript and correspondence, photograph of John Chase, 1977-1978],
[Box 5: Research materials],
[Box 6: Notecards arranged by subject],
[Box 7: Working manuscript with editing],
[All]

Box 5: Research materials

Folder 1: Biographies of doctors
Folder 2: Research materials - copies of articles and books
Folder 3: Research materials - copies of articles and books
Folder 4: Research materials - copies of articles and books
Folder 5: Research materials - copies of articles and books

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