Good Medicine: Greensboro's Hospitals and Healers
Good Medicine documents Greensboro’s rich medical history, from its origin in church-housed hospitals during the Civil War and the arrival of Greensboro’s first Catholic hospital, to the development of nursing education programs and large health care providers. Along with institutions, Good Medicine will document the contributions of individuals such as Dr. Anna Gove (one of the first woman physicians in North Carolina) and Dr. Wesley Long during the World War I era, as well as the important roles of philanthropists such as Moses H. Cone and Lunsford Richardson. The project is a collaborative effort of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Libraries, the Cone Health Medical Library, the Greensboro Historical Museum Archives, and the Greensboro Public Library.
Collections included in Good Medicine:
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- Arthur E. Ledbetter Register
- This register contains a biographical listing of physicians who practiced in Greensboro up until 1924, when the work was compiled by Arthur E. Ledbetter, himself a Greensboro physician. While the book is 200 pages long, the pages after 119 are all blank.
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- American Red Cross (Greensboro, N.C.) Collection
- This collection consists primarily of materials produced by the national headquarters of the American Red Cross and apparently sent to the Greensboro chapter to assist in promoting its 1946-1947 fundraising campaign. The local chapter was established shortly after the United States entered World War I in April 1917. The digitized items all relate to this chapter, with the highlight being a chronology of its activities during its first 50 years.
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- Jean Payne Rabie Papers
- This collection consists primarily of materials relating to Jean Payne Rabie's nursing education at St. Leo's Hospital and her nursing career in Greensboro and across the country. Of particular note are printed items and photographs relating to St. Leo's nursing school and its students, as well as newspaper clippings regarding polio patients and treatments.
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- Guilford County Collection
- This collection consists primarily of photographs and printed materials collected by Anne Parham during her nearly-fifty-year employment with Guilford County. Of particular note are numerous photographs of Guilford County facilities, services, officials and employees, as well as four booklets describing the various departments and functions of Guilford County government.
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- Vick Chemical Co. Collection
- This collection consists of photographs and printed materials pertaining to Vick Chemical Company and its successors. Best known for the cold salve called Vicks VapoRub, the company was founded by Lunsford Richardson and retained family ownership until it was acquired by Proctor & Gamble in 1985. Company newsletters dating between 1933-1993 comprise the bulk of this collection, providing insight into the company’s culture and work environment by highlighting employees' personal interests and professional accomplishments.
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- C.C. Fordham Family Papers
- This collection consists primarily of correspondence, financial and legal papers, and newspaper clippings rellating to Fordham Drug Store at 514 South Elm Street and the Fordham family.
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- P. A. Hayes Family Papers
- This collection consists primarily of materials relating to Justice Drug Company and also includes information about the Hayes family. P.A. Hayes (1882-1963) worked for Justice Drug for fifty-five years, serving as president for thirty-seven years and then as chairman of the Board.
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- Susanne B. Hoskins Papers
- This collection focuses on the career endeavors and occupational travels of Susanne B. Hoskins (1871-1960), who worked as nurse for the American Red Cross in France during World War I and throughout the U.S. after the war.
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- Jacob Henry Smith Family Papers
- The Jacob Henry Smith Family Papers consist of genealogy, correspondence, manuscripts and photographs pertaining to the ancestry, experiences, and ventures of the Smith family. Jacob Henry Smith served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church from 1859 to 1894, but the digitized items relate to his son, Dr. Henry Louis Smith, his grandson, Dr. O. Norris Smith, and the 65th General Hospital during World War II.
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- Andrew Earl Weatherly Collection
- This collection represents the fruits of many years of collecting on the part of A. Earl Weatherly (1895-1981), a noted Confederate States of America philatelic expert. The digitized items relate to the Greensboro History Museum, Cone Mills, and Stratford-Weatherly Drug Store.
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- Richardson-Vicks Collection
- This collection consists primarily of materials relating to Vick Chemical Company and its predecessors, as well as a smaller number of items pertaining to the Richardson family. Vick Chemical was founded by Lunsford Richardson II and is best known for the cold salve called Vicks VapoRub.
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- Cone Health Oversize and Framed Items
- This collection contains large and framed objects, primarily related to operations and construction at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and Wesley Long Community Hospital. Many items were used in displays in the hospitals. There is also a group of framed portraits of early department heads at Cone. Physical copies of these items are no longer held in the Cone Health Medical Library collection.
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- Department of Nursing Education Records
- From 1957-1967, UNC Greensboro's Department of Nursing Education operated a two-year Associates Degree program for nurses in cooperation with Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. This collection contains brochures, reports, meeting minutes, and graduate questionnaires related to the department.
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- William O. Elkins Collection
- Dr. William O. Elkins was on the staff of L. Richardson Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, N.C.
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- Dr. Anna Maria Gove Papers
- Anna Maria Gove (1867-1948) came to the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) in 1893, and served as resident physician, professor of hygiene, and director of the Department of Health until her retirement in 1937. She also served with the Red Cross during World War I. The Anna Maria Gove Collection dates from 1864 to 1952 and contains correspondence, notebooks, lecture notes, greeting cards, photographs, postcards, travel brochures, reports, and other miscellaneous items.
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- Guilford County Medical Society Collection
- These scrapbooks document the organization's primarily philathropic activities, including raising money for nursing scholarships and youth summer camps. The selections in this collection include organization newsletters, pamphlets for specific programs, and awards for for fundraising efforts.
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- Hospitals and Medical History (Guilford Vertical Files)
- Various subject files documenting hospitals and medical history in Greensboro, N.C.
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- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Collection, 1908-2003 and
- The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Collection consists of papers, photographs, record books, scrapbooks, and audio-visual materials relating to the Cone family and the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. The bulk of the materials consist of legal and administrative documents created by the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Members of the Cone family primarily represented are Moses H. Cone, Ceasar Cone, Etta Cone, Bertha Cone, Claribel Cone, and Fredrick Cone.
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- National Negro Health Week Collection
- National Negro Health Week was initiated in 1915 to address concerns for African American health. The collection contains 19 pamphlets for National Negro Health Week from 1931-1950.
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- North Carolina Biography Files (Greensboro Public Library)
- Biographical subject files documenting important figures in Greensboro history. Digitized files are primarily connected with medical professionals.
