Arthur Lincoln Benedict, son of Nathan G. and Gracia Smith Benedict, was a practicing physician in Buffalo for 55 years and active medical professional; superintendent of the Division of Ethnology and Archaeology at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901’ an avid amateur archaeologist; and a medical officer in the New York National Guard. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and medical degrees from the University of Buffalo and the University of Pennsylvania; in addition, he received an advanced degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and an honorary degree from Oberlin College. The most significant part of Benedict’s military career occurred in connection with World War I; he was a captain in the Army Medical Corps (1917-1918) and the 174th Infantry of the New York National Guard (1919-1920); from 1921 to 1924 he served with the rank of Major. A.L. Benedict was active in the medical profession as an editor of numerous journals, as a professor of physiology at the University at Buffalo Dental Department, and as an officer in several in several professional organizations. He also served as a president of the Buffalo Historical Society and the Buffalo Museum of Science. Benedict died in 1950 of a heart attack, still practicing medicine at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife, Vida Grenville Meister Benedict, who he married in 1910. A.L. Benedict’s aunt and uncle, who are prominent correspondents in series I, were Catherine (Kate) M. Smith and Junius S. Smith. A Benedict family genealogy is included in the finding aid located in the library.