Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Syracuse Free Dispensary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the papers of the Syracuse Free Dispensary. It has seven series: Photographs, Scrapbook, Subject Files, Administration, Reports, Medical Records, and Economic Study.
- Extent:
- 2.92 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
The Syracuse Free Dispensary Collection, Archives and Special Collections in the Health Sciences Library, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains the papers of the Syracuse Free Dispensary. There are seven series in this collection.
Photographs: this folder includes photograph prints, negatives, and reproductions of dispensary staff and the interiors and exteriors of the various locations of the dispensary buildings.
Scrapbook: this scrapbook from the auxiliary to the dispensary has historical background information and newspaper clippings from the 1940s to 1960s.
Subject Files: this folder contains newspaper clippings, notes, brochures, event programs, press releases, historical background information, an invitation to and correspondence on the laying of the 1912 building cornerstone, a speech and program for the 50th anniversary dinner in 1938, a notice with the first board of trustees and staff, and staff, officers, and trustees lists for the dispensary and auxiliary from the 1890s to 1960s.
Administration: this documentation includes the articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws, trustee minutes, cash accounts, inventory, and joint administration committee minutes for the dispensary from the 1880s to 1950s.
Reports: these materials include treasurer reports, clinic reports, monthly reports, heart clinic reports, annual and statistical reports, and physician attendance reports from the 1890s to 1960s.
Medical Records: this series has an admission logbook and patient records from the 1890s to 1910s.
Economic Study: these records contain an economic study of patients from 1929.
- Biographical / Historical:
Founded in 1888 by Dr. John S Van Duyn (1843-1934) with other citizens and physicians, the Syracuse Free Dispensary was a public outpatient facility supported by volunteer contributions and the Syracuse University College of Medicine. Another founder, Henry Darwin Didama, was the first president, and the Auxiliary to the dispensary was formed in 1897. Throughout its existence, the dispensary housed a wide variety of clinics, such as general medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, ophthalmology, radiology, and otolaryngology. The dispensary changed locations throughout the years. After its incorporation at 208 South Warren, the dispensary relocated in 1897 to 407 South Warren, where it remained until 1904. The dispensary was then moved to 506 S. Warren from 1904 to 1914 and to 610 E. Fayette from 1914 to 1957. It was eventually at the State building at 333 E. Washington until it was incorporated with the outpatient clinic at the new University Hospital of SUNY Upstate Medical Center in 1964.
- Acquisition information:
- Unknown.
- Arrangement:
The Syracuse Free Dispensary Collection has been arranged into seven series.
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Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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There are no access restrictions on this material.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Written permission must be obtained from the Archives and Special Collections of the SUNY Upstate Health Sciences Library and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
The Syracuse Free Dispensary Collection, Archives and Special Collections in the Health Sciences Library, SUNY Upstate Medical University
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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history@upstate.edu