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Bertha Eugenia Loveland Selmon papers, 1932-1949

2.5 linear feet

Battle Creek, Michigan, physician; correspondence and research materials relating to her history of Michigan women physicians.

The Selmon collection includes biographical material and correspondence dating from 1932 to her death in January 1949. Most of the correspondence is with medical colleagues and concerns professional subjects, including the Medical Women's National Association, early women physicians in Michigan, and birth control. Among her correspondents is Dr. Augusta Thompson. The bulk of the collection concerns Selmon's research and writings on Michigan women physicians.