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Marcus Chesley Key Collection

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-1204
Abstract

Collection contains records pertaining to and created by Dr. Marcus Chesley Key who practiced medicine in rural Tennessee during the early to mid 20th century. Records include diplomas, certificates, lecture notes, and ledger books that record patient visits and descrption of services rendered. The collection provides insight into the practice of medicine in a rural Southern community during the early to mid 20th century.

Dates: 1905 - 2012
Found in: Eskind Biomedical Library Manuscripts Collection

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  • Subject: Medicine X
  • Subject: History of Medicine, 20th Cent., United States, Tennessee, Rural Health X
  • Subject: Tennessee History X

 

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