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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Armistead Page Booker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-32

Scope and Contents

The collection includes diplomas earned by Booker, several photographs, and two drafts of papers giving a brief history of the Albemarle County Medical Society with information about various Charlottesville physicians and medical institutions, and a manuscript about Dr. Lawrence Thomas Royster.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 - 1990

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Armistead Page Booker graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1943. He was an Intern on Medicine at UVa in 1943 and completed two years as an Assistant Resident and Resident on Pediatrics in 1947. Following his residency he became a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics at the University of Virginia, a position he held until he became a Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics in the 1965-66 school year. Named an Associate Professor in 1973-74, he served in this capacity until 1984-85. Dr. Booker was active in the Albemarle County Medical Society and was Secretary-Treasurer in 1952 and 1953, Vice-President in 1967, and President in 1968.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement

The material is arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sally Cary Booker, the daughter of Armistead Page Booker, donated the material in 2002.

Physical Description

1 box, 5" x 10.5"

General

Processed by:
Historical Collections Staff
Title
A Guide to the Armistead Page Booker Papers, 1943-1990
Subtitle
MS-32
Author
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Date
2007
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository

Contact:
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States