Richard L. Howard, MD served on the Board of Trustees for Starling Medical College. Built in 1847, this Norman Gothic structure was the first combined medical school and hospital in the United States. Initially lacking funding to build the hospital part of the building, Howard provided money to open the Howard Infirmary. The Howard Infirmary was “designed for the treatment of Chronic Diseases, of both sexes, which are capable of cure or relief, and especially for all such as come within the domain of Surgery.” Unfortunately, managing the hospital proved to be overwhelming and the Infirmary closed in the 1850s.
The Richard L. Howard, MD Papers (approximately 1 linear foot) is material by or about Richard L. Howard primarily while he was in Europe in 1851.
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[Identification of item], Richard L. Howard, MD Papers, SPEC.200815.HOWARD, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.