John McMillon Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Series I: Correspondence, 1929-1935 mostly consists of letters written to Dr. McMillon by his patients. Generally, they are asking for prescriptions, requesting treatment, and apologizing for not paying his bill. Two letters were written by the J. M. E. M. C. W. Drug Manufacturing Company of De Leon Springs, and a few came from insurance companies. The first subseries holds correspondence arranged chronologically while the second subseries holds correspondence arranged alphabetically. Correspondence from individuals who wrote to the doctor more than once is held in the second subseries. Insurance Forms holds forms from several companies. Some are cards showing payments, others are for the doctor to complete about his patient and the remainder are informational materials. The final folder holds letters that are incomplete.
Dates
- created: 1929-1935
- Other: Majority of material found in 1931
Conditions Governing Access
The entire collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical or Historical Information
Dr. John McMillon was a doctor living in De Leon Springs in the early 1930s. He treated patients from Palm Beach to New York.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This small collection comprises correspondence received by Dr. John McMillon of De Leon Springs, Florida. It shows the extent of his practice and the amount of diagnosis apparently carried out by letter rather than in person.
Arrangement Note
The materials are arranged in one series by type of document.
Method of Acquisition
David Strawn donated these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 2007 (CFM2007_14).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Judith Beale; finding aid prepared by Judith Beale. Letters were unfolded and placed in pH neutral folders and box.
Subject
- McMillon, John (Person)
- Title
- John McMillon Correspondence
- Author
- Judith Beale
- Date
- 00/00/2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the UCF Special Collections Repository
Special Collections & University Archives
University of Central Florida Libraries
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Orlando Florida 32816-2666 US
(407) 823-2576
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