Roger Chapman Collection History of Wood County Medicine Research Files

The Roger Chapman History of Wood County Medicine Research Files collection is primarily comprised of correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, newsletters, and photographs.

Chapman’s collection contains a number of different types of letters that he either used in his research or as his own correspondence. The letters range from 1912 to 2001 and are arranged chronologically. The first letters in the collection are ones that were sent to and from Roger Chapman. These letters cover topics from research inquiries to publication information to funding. The collection also contains letters to and from Lolita Guthrie, the President of the Wood County Hospital Foundation. These letters also covered the information of publishing and funding and even offered help in Chapman’s work. The final set of letters found in the collection is older letters between doctors, which Chapman used for his research.

The collection also holds many different manuscripts from 1831 to 2001. One of these manuscripts is an early draft of It Started with Doctors on Horseback along with research proposals for the book itself and his doctoral thesis, which covered the same information. Also contained within the manuscript are the collections of books and journal articles that Chapman utilized for his research. The articles come from journals such as the Ohio State Medical Journal and Northwest Ohio Quarterly. Chapman also used a number of books as research, copies of which are contained in the collection. These books cover topics like the histories of medicine and descriptions of various procedures.

A large portion of the collection is made up of articles and pictures coming from different newspapers. The dates of these articles range from 1902 to 2001 and are arranged by newspaper. These articles come from the New York Times, the Sentinel Tribune, the Toledo Blade, the Wall Street Journal, and other newspapers. These newspaper articles not only list current events in the medical world, but also provide insight on the history of medicine, along with containing photographs. These news clippings cover both local and national events.

A few different newsletters are contained within the collection. They are arranged chronologically and date from 1973 to 2001. Most of these newsletters are the monthly Wood County Hospital Messenger. This newsletter covers the news and events that take place at the Wood County Hospital, along with the medical related news stories and notable retirements. A few other assorted newsletters are included in the collections, like the Ohio and Wood County Genealogical Society newsletters, which Chapman used in his research.

Personal and historical photographs account for a portion of the collection. These include photographs taken by Chapman of various equipment and notable locations mentioned the throughout his book. The negatives for Chapman’s personal photographs are included as well.

The historical photographs come from research and are images of past Wood County doctors and locations. The dates of these photographs range from 1932 to 1999.