On
this page, you will find links to electronic
versions of unique primary source material
found in the Rush University Medical Center
Archives. Keep checking back as new items
will be added periodically. If you have any
questions, please contact
the Archives.
Dr. David Jones Peck was the first
African-American to graduate from an American
medical school, in 1847. He was a part of
the fourth graduating class of the Rush Medical
College. The Medical Center Archives often
receives requests for information on Dr. Peck.
This pathfinder is a comprehensive guide to
resources in our collections as well as useful
materials in other libraries and archives,
and on the Internet.
These lists contain basic information
on all of our predecessor nursing school graduates,
including name (at time of graduation), date
of graduation, and consecutive graduate number
(for each school). The files are in text format,
which means you can easily keyword search
them for a specific name. Instructions for
searching are at the top of each file. In
many cases, we also have class composite photographs
of our nursing graduates. Please contact
the Archives if you would like further
information.
Rush Medical College Alumni
and Faculty who Served in World War I
The Medical Center Archives has digitized
lists from two issues of the Rush Medical
College Alumni Bulletin (1920) of all alumni
and faculty who served in the first World
War. The faculty list includes faculty position
at Rush, military rank and post, service dates
and locations, and other details. The alumni
lists include hometown, year of graduation
from Rush, details on military service and
post locations, discharge date, and other
details.
The Practitioners' Club of Chicago was formed
in the summer of 1891 by a group of west side
physicians. Their aim was to provide a monthly
social event, with speakers on medical education
and other topics of current interest. This
small handbook is a record of the Club members
as of July, 1892.
At the turn of the century, the Practitioners'
Club merged with the Doctors' Club, which
was based on the south side. The new group
was known as the Physicians' Club of Chicago.
