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DOI

doi:10.21974/V43P7P

Alternate Title

First 125 years : 1838-1963

Cover Title

The First 125 years of the Medical College of Virginia

Original Publisher

Medical College of Virginia

Digital Publisher

VCU Libraries

Publication Date

1963

Physical Description

96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Description

The Medical College of Virginia (MCV) marked the 125th anniversary of its founding with a year-long celebration in 1963, culminating in the publication of The First 125 Years. Issued as hard- and soft-back publications in the college's bulletin series, the 96-page photo history received many favorable reviews. The book is largely the work of Thelma Vaine Hoke, although she received no formal attribution on the cover or title page of the work. Hoke began her career at MCV in 1932 as secretary for college president William T. Sanger. Over the years she served as the college information bureau, publications director, records manager, and an instructor in the School of Hospital Administration. She earned the sobriquet "majordomo, boss-ma'am, and factotum-at-large for the Medical College of Virginia" from the Richmond News Leader at the time of her retirement in 1966.

Hoke pulled photographs, letters, documents, reports, and publications for the book from a rich collection of historical materials gathered and preserved by James Ralph McCauley, who served as secretary-treasurer for the college and secretary for the Board of Visitors from 1902 until his death in 1950. McCauley had researched many aspects of the college's history and left detailed notes that Hoke found invaluable while compiling The First 125 Years. MCV President Robert Blackwell Smith's address to the Newcomen Society of North America on September 26, 1963 served as the books main historical narrative. Around this story Hoke placed photo captions, sidebars, contemporary documents, and short articles to present the college's first full-length history. Col. John H. Heil, Jr., Secretary of the MCV Board of Visitors noted: "This permanent record of the history of the institution is one which will be a frequent source for material and a constant reminder of the importance of MCV in the state and community."

Note

Also published as volume 61, no. 1, of the Bulletin of the Medical College of Virginia.

Note

Compiled and edited by Thelma Vaine Hoke.

Topical Subject

Medical colleges -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History

Corporate Name Subject

Medical College of Virginia -- History

Medical Subject

Schools, Medical -- history -- Virginia

Keywords

Medical College of Virginia, MCV, medical schools

Disciplines

Higher Education | Medical Education

Location

Richmond (Va.)

Contributor

Hoke, Thelma Vaine

Contributor

Medical College of Virginia

Contributor

Tompkins-McCaw Library. Special Collections & Archives

Resource Type

Text

Digital File Type

application/pdf

Digitization Process

Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, at 24-RBG color, 600 dpi.

Date Created

2010

Date of Submission

2017-07-11

Language

eng

Rights

© VCU. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.

Original Publication

Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. 1963. The First 125 years, 1838-1963

The First 125 Years : 1838-1963

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