Chicago Medical Society
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Louis E. Schmidt (1869-1957) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 18/3/21/1
Abstract
Dr. Louis E. Schmidt had a distinguished medical career as a medical educator and surgeon, but is best known for a stormy controversy involving his Illinois Social Hygiene League and medical advertising, which resulted in his expulsion from the Chicago Medical Society and the American Medical Association. The bulk of the papers relate to the expulsion controversy (1929-1930) but the collection also includes clippings, biographical files, and subject files reflecting Schmidt's interest in...
Dates:
1894-1957