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Scope and Contents This series consists of letters discussing Purdue’s connection to medical instruction in the first decade of the 20th century. Topics include merging the Medical College of Indiana, the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Fort Wayne College of Medicine into a single School of Medicine under the direction of Purdue University; Indiana University’s pushback to Purdue’s entrance into medical instruction; and the legal disputes between Purdue University and Indiana University...

Scope and Contents This series contains records produced by Purdue University, the School of Medicine, or its students, documenting the medical studies offered at Purdue, and student life at the School of Medicine of Purdue University. Material includes informational pamphlets on pre-medical courses offered at Purdue; the School of Medicine student publication “The Medical Student;” the course catalogs and registers of students for the Purdue School of Medicine; and information on the Purdue School of...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains records produced by Purdue University, the School of Medicine, or its students, documenting the medical studies offered at Purdue, and student life at the School of Medicine of Purdue University. Material includes informational pamphlets on pre-medical courses offered at Purdue; the School of Medicine student publication “The Medical Student;” the course catalogs and registers of students for the Purdue School of Medicine; and information on the Purdue School of...

Scope and Contents The Purdue University School of Medicine collection documents the history of the short-lived School of Medicine of Purdue University, from its 1905 inception until its eventual 1908 merger with Indiana University and transformation into the current Indiana University School of Medicine. Topics covered in the collection include pre-medical courses offered at Purdue prior to 1905; early attempts by Indiana medical colleges to merge with Indiana University and Purdue University; the 1905 mergers...