Alvin P. Hall papers

id
294
origination
Hall, Alvin P., 1910-1973
date statement
1938-1973
key date
1938
identifier (local_mss)
20621
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 319
b-number
b11543686
total components
9
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 14:58:52 UTC
updated
2021-02-26 18:03:01 UTC
status note
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unitdate
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unittitle
{"value"=>"Alvin P. Hall papers"}
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repository
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langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Hall, Alvin P., 1910-1973", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Dr. Alvin P. Hall was the first African American physician licensed to practice psychiatry in Ohio and served in the military for many years. Born in Ohio, he earned his Bachelor's degree from Ohio University at Athens and was awarded his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in 1935. Hall served as a physician in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Ohio Army Reserves; during World War II, he was on active duty in Africa and Italy with the 366th Infantry Regiment, reaching the rank of Captain, Battalion Surgeon. He attended Case Western Reserve University where he completed his psychiatric training in 1951. Hall practiced neuro- and clinical psychiatry in Ohio until his death in 1973.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Alvin P. Hall papers consist of documents relating to Hall's military career and contain Army course completion certificates, reassignment orders with related correspondence, Army Reserve papers, and handbills regarding the Allied victory in Italy. There are also news clippings and typed and printed copies of his editorial \"What It Means to Be an American\" (1940), in addition to an article about venereal disease control during World War II, author unidentified.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Doreen Mitchum, 1988.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Sule Greg Wilson, March 1988. Processed as part of the Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 February 17"}
date_start
1938
keydate
1938
date_end
1973
date_inclusive_start
1938
date_inclusive_end
1973
extent_statement
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Alvin P. Hall papers, Sc MG 319, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Dr. Alvin P. Hall was the first African American physician licensed to practice psychiatry in Ohio and served in the military for many years. Born in Ohio, he earned his Bachelor's degree from Ohio University at Athens and was awarded his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in 1935. Hall served as a physician in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Ohio Army Reserves; during World War II, he was on active duty in Africa and Italy with the 366th Infantry Regiment, reaching the rank of Captain, Battalion Surgeon. He attended Case Western Reserve University where he completed his psychiatric training in 1951. Hall practiced neuro- and clinical psychiatry in Ohio until his death in 1973. The Alvin P. Hall papers consist of documents relating to Hall's military career and contain Army course completion certificates, reassignment orders with related correspondence, Army Reserve papers, and handbills regarding the Allied victory in Italy. There are also news clippings and typed and printed copies of his editorial \"What It Means to Be an American\" (1940), in addition to an article about venereal disease control during World War II, author unidentified.", "generated"=>true}

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