MW2006 BoW: Patients' Voices in Early 19th Century

Thank you for nominating Patients' Voices in
Early 19th Century Virginia:Letters to Doct.
Carmichael & Son
[http://carmichael.lib.virginia.edu/] for the
Research category.

Institution: University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Designer[s]: Steve Stedman, Claude Moore Health
Sciences Library Webmaster, and others (in-house:
see Credits & Acknowledgements at
http://carmichael.lib.virginia.edu/about/credits.html)
Explanation:
Final Report available on the website at
http://carmichael.lib.virginia.edu/about/finalreport.html.
Press Release available at
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/admin/press_release/carmichaelPR.cfm.
The online exhibit presents 700 letters from the
patients of Dr. James Carmichael, a Scottish
physician whose practice was based in
Fredericksburg, Virginia. The collection of
correspondence, written between 1819 and 1830 and
held in the new Albert and Shirley Small Special
Collections Library at the University of
Virginia, gives a unique view into the
physician-patient relationship. The letters can
be seen online in their original handwritten
form, side by side with a typed transcription.
The 19th century patients’ terms for complaints,
diseases, and treatments have been matched to
their 21st century equivalents. In addition to
the correspondence, the web site also includes a
photo essay of the landscape of the Carmichael
letters, newspaper articles, book excerpts, court
records, maps, WPA reports, and extensive
listings of “Who’s Who” and “Places Mentioned” in
the letters, with links to related sources of
information.

Joan Klein
Alvin V & Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collection
Historical Collections & Services
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
University of Virginia Health System
USA
em: jre@virginia.edu
www: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/

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