Overview of the Collection
Medical Heritage Center
Bigelow, Leslie
Leslie L. Bigelow, MD Papers
0.5 linear feet
Collection of handwritten material produced by Leslie Bigelow, MD.
SPEC.199812.BIGELOW
The records are in English
1920-1938
Biography of Leslie L. BigelowLeslie L. Bigelow was born in Camp Chase, Ohio, April 15, 1880, son of T. Lawson and Mary Helen Bigelow. He received his A. B. from Harvard College in 1903 and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1906. He married Elizabeth Cole on June 8th, 1909 and had three sons: Edmund Lawson, Leslie Cole and Robert Gibbons. Bigelow taught at Starling-Ohio Medical College from 1912-1914. He then taught surgery at The Ohio State University Medical School, attaining full professorship in 1938. He also served as surgeon at Grant, St. Francis and Children's Hospitals, where he was Chief of Staff for 25 years. He was one of the original founders of the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1914, the Ohio State Medical Association President from 1927 to 1928. Dr. Bigelow was also a former President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Association of Surgeons and member of the Columbus Medical Academy of Medicine. In 1942 he was appointed Acting Dean of the OSU College of Medicine. He died suddenly on January 15, 1943.
Sources: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, vol. 1, 1934. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, vol. 2, 1961. The Ohio State Medical Association Journal, v. 39, 1943, pg.172-173.
Scope and ContentThe Leslie L. Bigelow, MD Papers (approximately ½ linear foot) consists primarily of handwritten notes and reprints.
Statement of ArrangementThe collection is arranged alphabetically.
Restrictions on AccessThe collection is open to the public and is available for viewing during the hours that the Medical Heritage Center is open to the public (1-5PM, Monday-Friday) or by appointment. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised reading room.
Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services, which must be performed by staff.
Other Finding Aidhttps://hsl.osu.edu/sites/default/files/Spec199812Bigelow_1.pdf
Preferred Citation[Identification of item], Leslie L. Bigelow, MD Papers, Spec.199812.Bigelow, Health Sciences Library, Medical Heritage Center, The Ohio State University.
Indexing TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Persons:Bigelow, Leslie L.Detailed Description of The Collection11Appendicitis case file, St. Francis Hospital, 1937
"Aesculapius and the muse" , draft
First use of ether, read before the Ohio State Association of Nurse Anaesthetists, 19351935-193712"Aesculapius and the muse" presented to the Kit-Kat Club, 2/15/1938
"Problem of Chronic Appendicitis", reprinted from American Medicine, New Series, Vol. 21, no. 2, pg. 91-96, Feb. 1926
History of appendicitis (2 drafts)
"Diagnosis of acute appendicitis" (2 drafts)1926-193813"Minor injuries in children"
"Economic status of the doctor" reprinted from International Journal of Medicine and Surgery, December, 1925.
"Economic status of the doctor" reprinted from The Ohio State Medical Journal, March, 1926.
"Annual report of the committee on medical economics" reprinted from The Ohio State Medical Journal, May, 1930
"Annual report of the committee on medical economics" reprinted from The Ohio State Medical Journal, October, 1935
"Fixing the responsibility" (draft)
"Fixing the responsibility, annual address of the President" reprinted from The Ohio State Medical Journal, June, 19281925-193514"Intestinal obstruction" (2 drafts)
"Medical milestones" 1/17/1934 (2 drafts)193415"Mr President - Members of the Academy ..." tribute to J.F. Baldwin on his 84th birthday (2 drafts) 2/12/1934
"Flowers for the living" printed tribute to J.F. Baldwin on his 84th birthday 2/12/1934
"Medicine, profession or business"
Memorial to Drs. Bleile, Landacre and Scott, read at Campbell Hall, 5/25/1934
"Lymphosarcoma of the mesentery" with Jonathan Forman, reprinted from Annals of surgery, Jan. 1920
"Lymphosarcoma of the mesentery" with Ernest Scott and Sterling Obenour, reprinted from Annals of surgery, June 1928
"Minor surgical considerations" reprinted from International journal of surgery, March 1923.1920-193416untitled draft - handwritten
"Medical social service" draft
"Medical social service" reprinted from Ohio State Medical Journal. Jan. 1928
"Medical social service" reprinted from International journal of medicine and surgery, Jan 1928
"A menace to medicine?" draft
"A menace to medicine?" reprinted from International journal of medicine and surgery, March 19301928-193017"A surgical causerie" 4 drafts
"A surgical causerie" reprinted from Ohio State Medical Journal Sept. 1936
"Social and economic problems affecting medical practice" reprinted from Ohio State Medical Journal July, 1926
"Through form to substance" reprinted from Ohio State Medical Journal May, 19271926-1936