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DOI
https://doi.org/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