1 file folder, 1896-2002

LOCATED IN SMALL COLLECTIONS BOX-2002

INTRODUCTION

Access

There are no restrictions on the use of the collection.

Citation

[Identification of item], William H. Henry Collection, Spec.200207.Henry, John A. Prior Health Sciences Library, Medical Heritage Center, The Ohio State University.

Property Rights

The Ohio State University Medical Heritage Center owns the property rights to this collection.

Provenance

The items in this collection were sent to the Medical Heritage Center in 2002 by William H. Henry, Jr. The collection was processed in January 2003 by Judith Wiener.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Born in Athens, Ohio in 1872, William H. Henry was an 1896 Starling Medical College graduate. Henry started a general practive in 1896 in Mineral, Ohio, and later moved to Hamden, Ohio in 1900. He served as an Army Medical Officer during WWI, entering the service in 1917 at the age of 44. He was discharged from the Army in 1922 and served in the Army reserves during WWII and, later, as an Army contract surgeon in Virginia. Henry also maintained a practice in Middleton, Ohio. Henry died on December 28, 1963 at the age of 91.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The William H. Henry Collection contains a 1896 notice from Starling Medical College informing Henry that he passed his graduate exams. Also included within the collection is a biography of William H. Henry, M.D., written by his son, William H. Henry, Jr. in 2002.

CONTAINER LISTING

The William H. Henry Collection is located in the Small Collections, 2002 box in the archives. The collection is the first file within the box and is labeled “SPEC.200207.Henry.”

Item Description Date(s)

1 Graduate Exam Notice 1896

2 Biography by William H. Henry, Jr. 2002