Name/Title
California Register of Physicians and Surgeons, 1891Entry/Object ID
2021.88.7Description
Acc. No. 21.88.7
Subject Category: Directory, Doctors
Date or period: 1891
Object: Book
Description:
Hardbound book with cover of reddish-brown buckram, with embossed gold lettering: 'Official Register of Physicians and Surgeons in the State of California".
Size: L 10 1/2 x W 7 1/4 inches
History of Object: 1891 medical directory of California, published by the Board of Examiners of the Medical Society of California. Lists practicing and deceased doctors, homeopathic doctors, and people practicing as doctors without having obtained a medical degree (in Alameda, for instance, Mrs. Emily Funke, who practiced as a midwife).
Acquired from: Ashley P. Gilanfarr
Catalog Date: September 8, 2021
