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Collection SmiW : Winford H. Smith Collection

Description

Key

103992

Reference Code Element

SmiW

Dates

1911-1946, inclusive

Extent

1.5 linear feet

Creator

Personal name, Smith, Winford H. (1877-1961)

Administrative/Biographical History

Winford H. Smith
July 11, 1877-November 13, 1961
Winford H. Smith was born in West Scarborough, Maine. He received his A.B. from Bowdoin College in 1899 and his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1903. After his internship and residency in gynecology at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Smith served as medical superintendent of several large hospitals in New York and Connecticut. In 1911, he came to the Johns Hopkins Hospital to succeed Henry M. Hurd as superintendent (later called director). He held that post until 1946, when he became director emeritus. While at Johns Hopkins, Smith exerted an influence on hospital affairs throughout the United States, serving as a consultant in the planning and organization of the medical centers of Duke University, Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, Yale University, the University of Chicago, and the University of California. He served in both World Wars: assigned to the Hospital Division of the Surgeon General's Office in World War I, and serving as chairman of the government committee that advised on all matters of procurement and allocation of medical and surgical supplies during World War II. Smith was an early advocate for rehabilitation centers for the disabled, improvement of rural health care, and the development of medical insurance programs. He was a founding member of Blue Cross of Maryland.

Chronology

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1911-1946

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1911-1946

Scope and Content

The Winford H. Smith Collection spans his career at Johns Hopkins. It includes correspondence, notebooks, certificates, and photographs. An album of letters and photographs presented to Smith upon his retirement is also included in the collection.

Related Archival Material

Additional Winford Smith material may be found in the records of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Office of the Superintendent.

Language

English

Administration

Date(s) of Descriptions

2005

Processing Information

The Winford H. Smith Collection was processed by Chesney Medical Archives volunteer Chris Ponticas in 2005 under the direction of Phoebe Evans Letocha.

Composed Of

Found 4 record(s)

Reference Code and Titlesort by Reference Code and Title ascending	Key (Collection)sort by Key (Collection) ascending	Record Levelsort by Record Level ascending	Hierarchysort by Hierarchy ascending
1- Documents related to Professional Appointments	108678	Series	CollectionSmiW- Winford H. Smith Collection
2- Published Materials	108679	Series	CollectionSmiW- Winford H. Smith Collection
3- Photographs	108680	Series	CollectionSmiW- Winford H. Smith Collection
4- Material Evidence	108681	Series	CollectionSmiW- Winford H. Smith Collection

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