Armistead Page Booker papers
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
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States
mailto:hsl-historical@virginia.edu