Graphic Charts, 1948
Content Description
This collection consists of personal medical records for Charlotte Bowers Nelson when she was being treated for tuberculosis between 1948-1961. Regarding her treatments and health, there are letters of correspondence between her father Dr. Thaddeus R. Bowers, Jr. of Bristol, Tennessee and Dr. Frank B. Safford at the Blue Ridge Sanatorium. Additional authors of letters include doctors, family members, and administration from Duke University. There are also reports from her radiologist Dr. George W. McCall, x-ray reports, Nurses' Record charts, graphic charts, a Home and Health Calendar with doctor's appointments noted, hand-written notes, consultation notes, request for ambulatory service slips, an application for admission to the Blue Ridge Sanatorium, lab work request slips, a health data and physical status report, and nursing notes written by her mother, Ruth Moore Bowers.
Dates
- Creation: 1948
Conditions Governing Access
Even though this collection contains Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the donors signed a HIPAA waiver to make this collection accessible to the public.
Extent
From the Collection: 12 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States
mailto:hsl-historical@virginia.edu