Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Records, 1874, 1905-2016, Ms2021-027, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
26.0 Cubic Feet 18 boxes
Creator:
Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine (?-2019)
Abstract:
This collection contains records from the Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine from 1905 to 2016. Records include newsletters, history, and organizational documents. The organization formed in 1905 and dissolved in 2019.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Records, 1874, 1905-2016, Ms2021-027, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains records from the Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine: meeting minutes, newsletters, administrative history, organizational documents from 1905 to 2016.

Biographical / historical:

The Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine was an organization of physicians in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia, area that formed in 1905 out of two other medical societies. It provided educational opportunities, funded educational scholarships and donations to local and regional charities and non-profits, and recognized people in the medical field with awards. It also had a doctor-patient grievance resolution service and advocated for different health and safety initiatives. In 2004, the academy began Project Access to create a network of physicians to treat low-income patients at no cost. The academy ceased operations in 2019.

External sources:

Jeff Sturgeon, "Doctors have a ball raising cash," Roanoke Times, January 21, 2005, p. C7, available online at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F107C7CE84D785F4A, accessed July 15, 2024.

Jeff Sturgeon, "Filling a painful void in dental care," Roanoke Times, October 11, 2006, p. B1, available online at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F114BCA1D8C151FD8, accessed July 15, 2024.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2019.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Records was completed in 2022.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the original order in which it was received.

Physical location:
Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.