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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Medical Text, Ms1989-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Medical Text was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1989.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Medical Text commenced and was completed in January 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a bound manuscript text written by an unidentified late 18th- or early 19th-century physician. (The text appears to have been written in two different hands.) The volume refers to causes and symptoms of, as well as cures for, such maladies as hemorrhages, fainting, gout, morbid congestions, and jaundice. Suggested cures include cathartics and leeches.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Folk, historical, and patent medicine
• Medicine

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Medical Text by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).