Pitt County Medical Society Records

1936-2015, undated
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The collection includes correspondence, minutes, programs, lists, dues information, journal reprints and articles, newsletters, receipts, clippings, reports, and photographs. Addition of January 2017 includes programs, newsletters, photographs, books, articles, clippings, deceased members files, Country Doctor Museum and East Carolina University alliance, and transcription project of the Country Doctor Museum oral histories.

Biographical/historical information

The Pitt County Medical Society has a history going back to 1867 and was given a charter by the North Carolina Medical Society in 1903. In 1974 the Pitt County Medical and Dental Society changed its name to the Pitt County Medical Society. The Society seeks to help "the physicians of Pitt County promote and maintain the integrity of medicine."

Scope and arrangement

Records of the Pitt County Medical Society (North Carolina) includes correspondence, minutes, programs, lists, dues information, journal reprints and articles, newsletters, receipts, clippings, reports, and photographs.

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Custodial History

Donated between 2008 and 2015: Collection of the Pitt County Medical Society (North Carolina) including correspondence, minutes, programs, lists, dues information, journal reprints and articles, newsletters, receipts, clippings, reports, and photographs. Gift of the Pitt County Medical Society.

Donated in January 2017. Collection of the Pitt County Medical Society (North Carolina) including programs, newsletters, photographs, books, articles, clippings, deceased members files, Country Doctor Museum and East Carolina University alliance, and oral transcription project. Donated by Tricia Baker, Pitt County Medical Society Executive Director.

Source of acquisition

Gift of the Pitt County Medical Society (North Carolina)

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Initial inventory prepared by Douglas Tuers, 2011. Processed by Janet Heath, 2015.

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Container list
Box 1 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting programs, letter about physicians placing children in foster care without going thru proper channels, floral & jewelry store receipts, thank-you for sending sympathy card for Dr. Skinner, decision by the society to oppose a State Board of Health request to hold anti-syphilitic clinics in Pitt County, Medical Society of North Carolina sponsoring a health program for the youth of North Carolina, letter from North Carolina Attorney General concerning the possible illegal practice of medicine by James Case, letter expressing concern over animal encephalitis, discussion of bill S.B. #88 & S#1620, North Carolina General Assembly bill on requiring diphtheria immunization of children, and political resolutions being considered or passed, 1936-1941
Box 1 Folder 2 PCMS monthly meeting programs, floral & commercial printer receipts, copy of "Federal Social Insurance Contributions Act," letter from National Physicians Committee on "securing pre-election interviews with all congressional candidates," letter requesting list of doctors from Pitt County who entered the Armed Services during 1942, data on the proposed Social Security legislation, recapitulation of the Pitt County Medial & Dental Society Loan Fund, report on activities of the Legislative Committee of the State Medical Society, personal letter from doctor serving in North Africa to doctor in Pitt County during World War II, letter expressing thanks for a wedding gift, and pamphlet "Dangerously Menaced - The Medical Standards & the Health of a Nation", 1942-1943
Box 1 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting programs, first mention of Dr. Malene Irons in Pitt County Medical and Dental Society (1947), floral receipts, status of North Carolina Medical Care Commission, founding of film library to promote graduate medical instruction, letter from Committee on Maternal Welfare (CMW) on Negro woman's death in Pitt County due to ambulance refusal to pick her up, explanation that family refused ambulance and letter from CMW thanking the society on their fact-finding, doctor inquiring if there were openings in the EENT field & the response that field was sufficiently covered in the area, reprint on "Blood Bank Matters," Medical Society of the State of North Carolina concerning growth of the society's membership and current impact of adverse public opinion, designating April 1948 as Cancer Month, report from the North Carolina Narcotics Bureau of the excessive purchase and use of narcotics by Dr. Randall C. Smith of Ayden, June 1948 is the 10th birthday of the Greenville Service League, and letter to Service League on the donation of a Laughinghouse bed, emergency fund and a layette service, 1944-1948
Box 1 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting programs, various receipts, request that the North Carolina State Medical Society be on record as opposing compulsory medicine, controversy concerning any form of National Health insurance, letter from Pitt County Insurance Exchange against the proposed system of "socialized" medicine, letter to President Truman, state senators and legislators that Pitt County Medical & Dental Society are against any form of compulsory health insurance, PCMS opposing Bill S-1453 & Bill HR-5940, AMA bylaw amendments, announcing the establishment of the "National Institute of Professional Services," chart of physical defects & corrections, and a copy of "Congressional Record", 1949
Box 1 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, various receipts, member list, expression of support for HR#5940, notice of regional conferences, notice of Diabetes Detection Drive, notice of PCMS opposing Compulsory Health Insurance, notice of medical care of service-connected veterans, resolution passed by physicians of Lee County & the Association of Physician Veterans, notice of "Cancer Detection & Cancer Diagnostic Clinics," notice to set up a "medical civil defense," list of Bureau of Medical Economic Research publications, notice that new hospital will be ready for occupancy by July 1950, AMA asking "Does PCMH meet the Essentials of a Registered Hospital," members on various committees, letters dealing with bills before state legislature, list of organizations on record against compulsory health insurance, progress report of the Committee on Public Relations for Wake County, letter of 10 small notebook pages by Dr. A.M. Mumford, and a pamphlet "Guides for Conduct of Physicians in Relationships with Institutions", 1950-1951
Box 1 Folder 6 PCMS monthly meeting programs, various receipts, notice of RKO (Radio Short Subject) "Your Doctor," notice of AMA-sponsored meeting in Charlotte on 17 October 1952, pamphlet on "Organizing a Successful Diabetes Detection Drive," program for Ladies Night, notice of sectional meeting on 23-25 February 1953, resolution dealing with nursing shortage, insurance policy, insurance company receipt, Pitt County Health Department report for 1953, notice of 6th annual nationwide "Health Education and Case-finding Program," pamphlet entitled "Home Care Goes to the Country," copy of "Emergency Call Plans," and study on free medical care, 1952-1959
Box 2 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, survey of existing facilities and services for the chronically ill and/or aged, reference list of medical spokesmen, Fee Schedule for 1960, notice of physician appointed as County Medical Society Blue Shield Consultant, notice to retain help for Dr. Best in his high school youth educational program, letter from Pitt County Health Department to not take x-rays of OB patients in the first trimester, Directory of Services for Indigent Patients by Greenville Clubs, Reference List of medical spokesmen for 1961, letter from the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina to authorize state-wide billing of state & AMA dues, and notice of "In Memorium" for Dr. E. Bruce Beasley, 1960-1961
Box 2 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, "1963 Crusade Citation to Pitt County Medical Society," letter requesting blood donations from Pitt County residents, notice of a Nationwide Respiratory Disease Educational Campaign, notice of educational campaign on "Cough too much? Short of Breath?," notice of joint military exercise by Army & Air Force to occur 21 July-20 August 1963 (any physician treating military personnel will follow instructions included in letter), North Carolina General Assembly notice, setting up of medical review boards for review of APTD welfare applicants, speech given by Dr. Edgar T. Beddingfield Jr. representing the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina on HR-3920 before the 88th Congress, and thank-you note from scholarship recipient, 1963
Box 2 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, approval of new fee scale, letter from Medical Society of the State of North Carolina authorizing state-wide billing of state and AMA dues, letter praising the efforts of four nurses in an emergency room situation, eight newspaper clippings announcing a county-wide "Red Measles Clinic" to be held 15 October 1967, copy of radio announcements used for measles clinic, letter of appreciation from Pitt County Health Department on services rendered by the society, letter from the California Medical Association on a misleading article and their rebuttal, and a letter on Ambulance Attendant Training, 1966-1967
Box 2 Folder 6 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, letter from Pitt County Board of Commissioners & Trustees on helping ECU develop plans for allied health training programs, letter from North Carolina State Board of Health on the "Implementation of State-Wide Medical Examiner Law," letter of "Incidence of Visual & Auditory Handicapping Conditions Associated with Rubella in North Carolina," new law concerning plans for the medical care of prisoners in local jails, notice of doctors meeting to plan ECU regional medical training center, study of the risk of hepatitis in using pooled plasma, letter on "Comprehensive Health Planning & Partnership for Health Program," Association for the North Carolina Regional Medical Program minutes, Middle Eastern North Carolina Medical Advisory Council minutes, AMA House of Delegates Resolution #48 on Definition of Terms: usual, customary and reasonable, and letter urging contributions to three main programs of the AMA, 1968
Box 3 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, weekly TV presentation from University of North Carolina School of Medicine, listing of 6th annual "John W. Umstead Series of Distinguished Lectures," two ECU co-eds awarded PCMS scholarships, thank-you note for a sympathy notice sent from PCMS, letter protesting a 2-year course for a Chiropractic Assistant being offered at Bladen Technical Institute, Elizabethtown (NC), list of ECU graduates (1964-1969) who've received PCMS scholarships, pamphlet of PCMS - Blue Cross Blue Shield Hospital-Surgical-Medical Service Plan plus extended benefits, letter requesting doctor be assigned to help with Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, report on "Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in the U.S." by Dr. George M. Owen, and a pamphlet on "Medical & Health Care for All", 1969
Box 3 Folder 2 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, secretary check list, letter dealing with Pitt County Commissioners sending out Pitt County Memorial Hospital information, announcement of symposium on "Acute Renal Failure" to be held 21 February 1970, proposed project dealing with "Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in the U.S.," selection of Mattie C. Bryan as "Pitt County Nurse of the Year," copy of "Plan of Action Bond Issue Campaign" for new Pitt County Memorial Hospital, and thank-you card for sympathy sent by the society on the death of Dr. Melvin Hook, 1970
Box 3 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, proposed Pitt County rubella vaccine program, proposed educational opportunity for registered nurses practicing in physicians' offices, resolution passed to recommend construction of any new county hospital be adjacent to the present hospital, notice of new feature in "North Carolina Medical Journal" called "What?, When?, Where? in Continuing Medical Education," and a copy of "National Education Program", 1970
Box 3 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, letter re-affirming support for ECU medical school, copy of "Proposed National Health Insurance Programs," notice concerning narcotic registration number, notice of "Packaged Disaster Hospital Training Program" to be started at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, copy of "Reference List of Medical Spokesmen," notice of "Task Force to Develop Statewide Plan for Family Planning," notice that "New Physician's Assistant Law" was ratified 12 July 1971, copy of 1971's "County Secretary's Report to the Executive Director of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina," photograph of Pitt County Medical Society, four receipts for monthly meeting dinners, and notice of an Employer ID Number, 1971
Box 3 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, report from North Carolina Regional Medical Program (NCRMP) on improving health care for North Carolinians, correspondence concerning physical exams for high school student athletes, reference list of medical spokesmen for 1972, letter from AMA announcing a series of seminars and lectures at ECU dealing with the medical sciences, amendment to the Master Group Contract with Blue Cross & Blue Shield, notice of a Skin Cancer Detection Clinic, letter dealing with North Carolina Statewide Family Planning Program, information concerning nominees for the "Nurse of Year" award, photograph of Pitt County Medical Society, and final selection of Laurel Holloman as the "1972 Nurse of the Year", 1972
Box 4 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, continuation of discussion from 1972 on PCMS doctors performing physical exams on high school student athletes, notice of two resolutions endorsed by PCMS and forwarded to the North Carolina State Medical Society, resolution concerning that North Carolina Medical Society refrain from implementing any plan for required post-graduate training, copy of the annual report of component county medical societies, letter to Governor Holshauser protesting the appointment of a chiropractor to the Commission on Health Services, and a sample bill proposal for any applicant for licensure to be accredited by an recognized accrediting agency, 1973
Box 4 Folder 2 PCMS correspondence, (apparent name change by dropping "and Dental") displayed in minutes of February 1974 but not in minutes of March 1974, (no indication in minutes of name change), monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, PSRO amendments, copy of newsletter from the "North Carolina Hospital Association", annual reports of component county medical societies, notice of conference on "The Hospital Emergency Room and Ambulatory Care" and a "Report of Reference Committee II to the House of Delegates", 1974
Box 4 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, notice of a MEDIX TV series to air state-wide, letter from private-duty nurses requesting that doctors allow them to work, copy of "North Carolina State Highway Patrol Emergency Relays," letter stating that Dr. John Winstead has been named to the "Fifty Year Club," letter concerning "AMA Publications as Membership Benefits," letter regarding changes in the utilization review regulations for Medicare & Medicaid patients, copy of "Annual Reports of Component County Medical Societies," copy of "Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina," copy of "Legislative Action Committee for Medical Liability Insurance," photograph of Pitt County Medical Society, and a pamphlet entitled "List of Members - North Carolina General Assembly", 1975
Box 4 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, letter concerning Dr. Andrew Best's recent conviction and how some doctors wish to help him, copy of Senate Bill #959 & House Bill #1293 passed by the 1976 General Assembly, program bulletin from "Conference for Medical Leadership," correspondence regarding malpractice legislation, list of ECU School of Medicine faculty, photograph of Pitt County Medical Society, and a copy of Annual Report of Component County Medical Societies, 1976
Box 5 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, copy of resolution passed honoring life of Dr. William Brown, correspondence dealing with Pitt Community College initiating a Physician Assistant Program and physician's discussion against such a program, letter from Town of Fountain requesting support for Rural Health Initiative Funds, and a map of Pitt County entitled "Proposed RH I Catchment Area", 1977
Box 5 Folder 2 Copy of the "Policy Manual of the North Carolina Medical Society", 1977
Box 5 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, motion made 12 January 1978 that a Committee on History & Archives be established to preserve the records of the Pitt County Medical Society for historical purposes, listing of Pitt County Commissioners, notice of Pitt County Health Fair, a weekly TV segment with WITN has been established dealing with current medical problems in Eastern North Carolina, copy of the "Annual Implementation Plan," and a pamphlet on "Donation of Human Tissue for Transplantation - Joint Statement of Policy", 1978
Box 5 Folder 4 Copy of the "Annual Implementation Plan," and a pamphlet on "Donation of Human Tissue for Transplantation - Joint Statement of Policy", 1978
Box 5 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, telegram sent to Governor James Hunt saying that the physicians of Pitt County are opposed to awarding a contract to Electronics Data System Federal to review Medicare functions when the North Carolina PSRO Foundation has an excellent track record in the state, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the Pitt County Medical Society, 1979
Box 5 Folder 6 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, membership applications, letter asking "Can the society obtain tax-free status?," subsequent letters detailing the steps necessary to obtain this status, letter from NCNB that the society will have to order checks with new routing number on them, letter asking for information concerning a possible scholarship and subsequent reply that scholarships were discontinued some years ago, and a list of past presidents going back to 1930, 1980
Box 6 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, listing of officers & committee chairs, money spent on malpractice insurances in Pitt County, paper on regulating licensing boards, AMA Special Task Force on Professional Liability and Insurance Action Plan," response of the AMA to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Statements Regarding the Professional Liability Crisis, policy statement regarding student membership, application for approval of Physician Assistant, National Medical Legislation of an introduction of AMA Professional Liability Bill, fact sheet for professional liability campaign, clarification of Ruling #1 & #2, fact sheet for Medical Liability campaign, and a Public Relations Guide for County Medical Societies, 1985
Box 6 Folder 2 PCMS correspondence, agendas for monthly meeting, copy of "Pitt County Medical Society Constitution and Bylaws Changes," PCMS awarded four $1600 scholarships to four area students planning a career in medicine, copy of "Futuring: Strategic Planning for Making your Visions come True," copies of Tennessee's "Health Risk Appraisal," copy of "Hospital-Physician Organization (HPO) for Greenville," copy of AMA "Pending Bills," copy of "Wellness in Your Practice: Mutual Benefits," several reports of the Executive Council, copy of National ACEP Enabling Objectives, notice of Pitt Community College applicants for the "Medical Society Scholarship," information on 1986 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society, notice of "Health Scope Series," and a copy of "Physician Movement Report" (1 of 2), 1986
Box 6 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, agendas for monthly meeting, copy of "Pitt County Medical Society Constitution and Bylaws Changes", PCMS awarded four $1600 scholarships to four area students planning a career in medicine, blank copy of certificate given to a PCMS Scholarship Award recipient,copy of "Futuring: Strategic Planning for Making your Visions come True", copies of Tennessee's "Health Risk Appraisal", copy of "Hospital-Physician Organization (HPO) for Greenville, copy of AMA "Pending Bills", copy of "Wellness in Your Practice: Mutual Benefits", several reports of the Executive Council, copy of National ACEP Enabling Objectives, notice of Pitt Community College applicants for the "Medical Society Scholarship", information on 1986 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society, notice of "Health Scope Series", and a copy of "Physician Movement Report" (2 of 2), 1986
Box 6 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, agenda for House of Delegates of the North Carolina Medical Society, various political correspondence, brochure for "PPO: Friend or Foe, A Teleconference for Healthcare Providers," notice of a "phone-a-thon" to raise money for the society, notice of an "Indo-American Festival" to raise money for two public service programs, article on liability insurance, notice of a breakfast given by the Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce, notice of PCMS needing a logo for it's publications, and a letter concerning "Preschool Enrichment Programs" of Greenville and Ayden, 1986
Box 7 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, notice of PCMH policy on smoking, dealings with different legislative actions, constitution and bylaws changes, and results of a "Medical Communications Survey", 1986
Box 7 Folder 2 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, summary of minutes of the "Fall Executive Council Meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society," copy of "Legislative Committee Report to the Executive Committee of the Pitt County Medical Society," letter concerning the new tax laws and end-of-year giving, PCMH activity report for September-November 1986, PCMS 1986 year-to-date overview, and list of December conferences, 1986
Box 7 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, officers and committee chairmen for 1987, copy of PCMS Membership Opinion Survey, offer of a scholarship to a deserving 1) School of Nursing student, 2) Pitt Community College student and 3) high school student in Pitt County, update on information regarding the United Health Plan & Central Carolina Physicians Health Plan, Legislative Update, copy of Inaugural Address of Dr. William S. Hotchkiss (President of the AMA), copy of PCMS Long-Range Planning, and results of a survey on long-range planning, 1987
Box 15 Folder 1 American Medical Association Correspondence, 1987
Box 15 Folder 2 American Medical Association Exempt Listing, 1987
Box 15 Folder 3 American Medical Association Membership, 1987
Box 15 Folder 4 Constitution and Bylaws Committe, 1987
Box 15 Folder 5 Correspondence, January-June 1987
Box 15 Folder 6 Correspondence, July-December 1987
Box 15 Folder 7 Dues (1 of 2), 1987
Box 15 Folder 8 Dues (2 of 2), 1987
Box 15 Folder 9 Executive Committee, 1987
Box 15 Folder 10 Executive Committee Agendas, 1987
Box 16 Folder 1 Executive Committee Announcements, 1987
Box 16 Folder 2 Executive Committee Minutes, 1987
Box 16 Folder 3 Executive Committee Meeting Dates, 1987
Box 16 Folder 4 Grievances, 1987
Box 16 Folder 5 Indigent Care, 1987
Box 16 Folder 6 Insurance Committee, 1987
Box 16 Folder 7 Legislative Committee, 1987
Box 16 Folder 8 Legislative Luncheon, 1987
Box 16 Folder 9 Long Range and Strategic Planning, 1987
Box 16 Folder 10 Quarterly Taxes, 1987
Box 16 Folder 11 PCMS Mailing List, 1987
Box 16 Folder 12 Media Coverage, 1987
Box 16 Folder 13 Medical Information Series, 1987
Box 16 Folder 14 PCMS Meeting Agendas, 1987
Box 17 Folder 1 PCMS Meeting Attendees, 1987
Box 17 Folder 2 PCMS Meeting Head Tables, 1987
Box 17 Folder 3 PCMS MeetingMinutes, 1987
Box 17 Folder 4 Membership Committee, 1987
Box 17 Folder 5 Membership Survey, 1987
Box 17 Folder 6 Memoriams, 1987
Box 17 Folder 7 Memorandums, 1987
Box 17 Folder 8 PCMS Meeting "No-Shows" , 1987
Box 17 Folder 9 PCMS Newsletter, 1987
Box 17 Folder 10 Mission Statement, 1987
Box 17 Folder 11 New Member Packet, 1987
Box 17 Folder 12 Nominating Committee, 1987
Box 17 Folder 13 Officers and Committees, 1987
Box 17 Folder 14 Orientation, 1987
Box 17 Folder 15 Past Presidents, 1987
Box 17 Folder 16 Pediatrics, 1987
Box 17 Folder 17 Physicians' Roster, 1987
Box 17 Folder 18 Professional Liasion Committee, 1987
Box 17 Box 19 Referral Service Report, 1987
Box 17 Folder 20 Resident Membership, 1987
Box 17 Folder 21 Resource Calendar, 1987
Box 17 Folder 22 Resolutions, 1987
Box 17 Folder 23 Scholarships, 1987
Box 17 Folder 24 Treasurer's Report, 1987
Box 17 Folder 25 Student Constitution and Bylaws, 1987
Box 17 Folder 26 Year-End Report, 1987
Box 17 Folder 27 Receipts, 1987
Box 17 Folder 28 Redistricting, 1987
Box 18 Folder 1 Seminars and Conventions (1 of 2), 1987
Box 18 Folder 2 Seminars and Conventions (2 of 2), 1987
Box 18 Folder 3 Senior Games, 1987
Box 18 Folder 4 Sheraton, Greenville NC, 1987
Box 18 Folder 5 Speakers and Programs, 1987
Box 18 Folder 6 Spock, Dr. Benjamin, 1987
Box 18 Folder 7 Student Membership Policies, 1987
Box 18 Folder 8 Survey Comments, 1987
Box 18 Folder 9 Taft Office Equipment Receipts, 1987
Box 18 Folder 10 Tax Information, 1987
Box 18 Folder 11 Travel, Lodging, and Accomodations, 1987
Box 18 Folder 12 Whitehurst, Norwood CPA, 1987
Box 18 Folder 13 Xerox, 1987
Box 7 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, PCMS-sponsored "Health Hotline" via WRAL-TV in Raleigh, copy of "Indigent Health Care Study Commission Recommendations of Subcommittee on Expanding Public Assistance Medicaid Expansion Options Fiscal Year 1988-1989," requirements for the PCMS scholarship, blank copy of certificate given to a PCMS Scholarship Award recipient, copy of House J-IV Physician contacts, list of different sub-committees, copy from the Louisiana State Medical Society of "Straight Talk about AIDS" and a copy of "AIDS: No Easy Answers," Scholarship Committee Meeting minutes, copy of decisions reached at the "Future Directions Conference," copy of "PCMS Legislative Position Paper," copy of NCAPP OB Survey, applications & paperwork for the PCMS scholarships, and proposed budget., 1988
Box 7 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, Legislative questionnaire from Mecklenburg County Medical Society, Scholarship Committee meeting minutes, letters as to who was awarded scholarships, letters to involved teachers at ECU School of Nursing, Pitt County Schools and Pitt Community College, copy of "Statement on Civil Justice Reform," copy of "Action items from NCMS Future Directions Conference follow-up," copy of "Pitt County Medical Society Awards Scholarships," copy of members list of the Legislative Committee, response to results concerning the cost of medical malpractice in North Carolina, invitation from Durham-Orange County Medical Society to join their televised event, list of PCMS Blue Cross/Blue Shield participants, correspondence dealing with the success of "Health Hotline," copy of "Payor Accountability Resource Guide," and list of AAMSE (American Association of Medical Society Executives) meeting dates for 1988-1989, 1988
Box 8 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, monthly meeting minutes, copy of "HIV Blood Test Counseling: AMA Physician Guidelines," copy of "National AIDS Information Clearinghouse: A Vital Resource for Health Professionals," list of 1989 Senate Room & Phone Assignments, copy of "Current Opinions - The Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs of the AMA," copy of 1989 AMA Health Events Calendar, letter about the term "eye doctor" used in place of "ophthalmologists" in issue of "AOA News," information concerning a "Strategies for Change" conference, copy of "Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988," copy of "HCFA Agreement Regarding Medically Unnecessary Program," copy of two AIDS brochures 1) AIDS-A Guide for Survival & 2) AIDS-Education Resources, and a copy of "EXPO '89" held in Greenville, 1989
Box 8 Folder 2 PCMS correspondence, copy of "AMA Sponsored Medical Payment System Update," copy of "Annual, Scientific, Interim & Special Meeting Dates," notice of AMA teleconference "RVS: What it Means for the Practice of Medicine," copy of "Federation Cholesterol Update," copy of "ICD-9-Coding Requirements," copy of "Monthly Direct Member Report for 1989," copy of "1988 Compendium of Statements of the AMA," copy of "Summary of Board of Trustees Report AA (I-88) on the RBVS," notice of two PCMS events 1) booth at EXPO '89 & 2) televised Health Fair, summary of AMA/MPS User's Group Meeting, and letter requesting physicians participate in "National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) , 1989
Box 8 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, letter from School Board member trying to improve quality of education for Pitt County children, applications for position of executive secretary for the Medical Society, Monthly Direct Member Report for 1989 AMA members, copy of "AMA Professional Liability Clearinghouse Holdings," copy of 1989 Delinquent Members Effort, information concerning EXPO '89, page of photograph negatives, brochure of "ICD-9: New Medicare ICD-9-CM Coding Requirements," copy of "Pitt County Medical Society Physicians Roster," U. S. Health Care at a Glance Data Card, and AMA Efforts on Development of Practice Societies, 1989
Box 8 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, copy of "1990 AMA Directory of Officials & Staff," copy of "Implementation of Resolutions (I-88)," notice of AMA Teleconference "Cost of Resident Physician Work Hour Regulations: Rhetoric vs. Reality," copy of "Update on the AMA Market Area Profile (MAP) Service," announcement of AMA's summer workshop series, list of Medical Society Presidents & Secretaries for 1989, meeting highlights of the AMA/MPS User's Group," copy of "Humanism and the Art of Medicine: Our Commitment to Care," announcement of inauguration of Dr. Nathan Davis Awards, and "Report of Direct Applicants", 1989
Box 8 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, copy of "Group Insurance Plans of the American Society of Association Executives," copy of "Status Report on the Tacoma Needle Exchange in Washington State," letter from AMA on U. S. House imposing arbitrary limits on expenditures for Medicare patients," copy of "Nominations for Positions on AMA Councils, copy of "Membership Facts Brochure," copy of "Study of the Canadian Health Care System," copy of AMA's "Physician Negotiation Advisory Office," copy of "WITN-TV Health Hotline" agenda, announcement of "FREEPAC, NCFREE's Political Action Committee" readiness to serve the physicians of North Carolina, copy of AMA/BCBSA/HIAA Brochure on "Guidelines for Health Benefits Administration: Prior Authorization; Claims Submission & Review", 1989
Box 8 Folder 6 PCMS correspondence, copy of "Special Physician Mailing on Expenditure Targets," subscriber information report for insurance, information regarding the recent "Health Hotline," Report of Direct Applicants, copies of "America Responds to AIDS," "Issue Packet - Bedside Care Shortage," "Cumulative AMA Direct Member Report," and "National AIDS Information Clearinghouse, The Year in Review & a Look Ahead", 1989
Box 9 Folder 1 PCMS correspondence, copies of "AMA Headlines," "Grace Period for Diagnosis Coding Ends October 1, 1989," news release "AIDS TV Network Expands Programming," article dealing with "Creation and Duties of the AMA Department of Foreign Medical Graduates," copy of application for federal assistance for the "Greenville Community Shelter Clinic," copies of "The Canadian Health Care System: Not Right for America," and "HIV Blood Test Counseling", 1989
Box 9 Folder 2 PCMS correspondence, copies of "AMA Headlines," "U.S. Health Care System-It's Worth Saving," "Lead, Follow, Or Get Out of the Way," "A Medical Society Guide to Physician Volunteer Projects," "Policy Research Perspectives Series," "NAIC Conference Calendar," "Carolina Doctors Care Health Care Savings," "Budget Reconciliation-Health Care Provisions-Views of the AMA," "Mini Internship Program," letter on "Budget Reconciliation-Physician Payment Reform; Other Pending Proposals," ballot count for 1989 PCMS officers and elected positions, list of AIDS educational booklets, and a notice of the discontinuation of "Headlines' News Service", 1989
Box 9 Folder 3 PCMS correspondence, notice of new AMA publication "AMA Tort Reform Compendium," notice from AMA that some members age 70 or over are exempt from local and state dues but not AMA dues, notice of televised series "American Medical Television," notice of changing time and location of the AMA National Communications Conference, notice of "Nominations for Positions on AMA Councils, details of how a doctor can be certified in the ABQAURP (American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review Physicians)," survey dealing with how North Carolina Medical Society can be of assistance to it's members, and a copy of "AMA National Congress on Adolescent Health", 1989
Box 9 Folder 4 PCMS correspondence, list "The Association for the North Carolina Regional Medical Program," notice from State Bank & Trust Office that Society's checking account will be given a number, notice "Do you OR do you not want 'booze' served at the social thirty minutes prior to meeting," Dr. Bowman looking into Nursing Status Scholarships, copies of "Utilization Review Plan for PCMH," "An Act Authorizing & Regulating Joint Action by Insurers in Insuring Persons 65 Years of Age & Their Spouses Against Financial Loss Resulting from Accident & Sickness," "Etiological Classification of Spontaneous Hypoglycemia," AMA notice on Belgian physicians striking, statement concerning President Johnson's health message, different copies of a individual ballot on admission of all qualified physicians regardless of race to MSSNC, notice of PCMS sponsoring adult tetanus toxoid immunizations, long range and strategic planning mission statement, and speech from outgoing PCMS President Wilson, undated
Box 9 Folder 5 PCMS correspondence, copies of "AMA Leadership Conference Report," "Procedural Considerations in the Hospitalization of Individuals on (1) an emergency, or (2) a judicial basis," "Rules & Regulations for Registered Nurses Performing Medical Acts," letter from Candlewick Inn of changes in paying charge accounts, report from committee on "Eligibility of Patients to the Maternal & Infant Welfare Clinic," resolution that PCMS is against any form of compulsory health insurance, letter stating that PCMS endorses proposed plan for establishing blood program in Pitt County, resolution addressed to the "NC Industrial Commission," letter from Dr. E. Burtis Aycock on "Consolidated Statutes (practicing without a license, practicing defined & penalties)," list of widow addresses, notice of thirteen Greenville physicians appointed to public service committees of the State Medical Society, and various newspaper clippings, undated
Box 9 Folder 6 Copies of "Summary of Proposed Recommendations of Legislative Study Commission as Authorized by General Assembly of the State of North Carolina," "Suggested By-Law Changes," "Membership & Fellowship Defined," "Fees of Pitt County Medical Society," "Memorandum of Understanding Between the Physicians of XX County & the Farm Security Administration," Dr. Thomas Ennett's "Resolution of Appreciation," "Statement of Opinion of Congressional Candidates on Questions Relating to Medical Practice & Public Health," "Professional Committee for Pre-Election Interviews," list of widows, list of doctor's wives, pamphlet "You! and the Malpractice Insurance Crisis," bumper sticker "Ward for Congress," pamphlets on "AMA Health Education Materials Catalog," "AMA - Emergency Medical ID Symbol," "Association Insurance Coverage - Designed Exclusively for Members of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina," seven sympathy card thank-yous, thank-you note for wedding gift, Christmas card from D. Raymond Moore, and two dinner meeting receipts, undated
Box 10 Folder 1 Photographs, 1984-1986, 2005; undated
Box 10 Folder 2 Negatives, 1984-1986, undated
Box 10 Folder 3 CDs -- photographs, 2001; 2003; 2005
Box 10 Folder 4 PCMS dues owed/paid, cancelled checks, loan fund information, and a thank-you letter from a student loan recipient, 1936-1940
Box 10 Folder 5 PCMS dues owed/paid, and cancelled checks, 1942-1949
Box 10 Folder 6 PCMS dues owed/paid, cancelled checks, 1950-1951
Box 10 Folder 7 PCMS dues owed/paid, and cancelled checks, 1952-1959
Box 10 Folder 8 PCMS dues owed/paid, and cancelled checks, 1960-1965
Box 10 Folder 9 PCMS dues owed/paid, and letter from Medical Society of the State of North Carolina to re-affirm it's authorized to conduct state-wide billing of state and AMA dues, 1966-1969
Box 11 Folder 1 PCMS dues owed/paid, and bank statements, 1970-1971
Box 11 Folder 2 PCMS dues owed/paid, and bank statements, 1972-1973
Box 11 Folder 3 PCMS dues owed/paid, and bank statements, 1974-1976
Box 11 Folder 4 PCMS dues owed/paid, 1977-1978
Box 11 Folder 5 PCMS dues owed/paid, 1980
Box 11 Folder 6 Survey of "County Medical Society Dues & Membership," copy of the "1989 Composite Dues Survey," and a copy of "AMA Dues Schedule", 1989
Box 11 Folder 7 "Hospital Care for the American People: Policies and Program Recommended by the Hospital Service Plan Commission to the American Hospital Association," Preprinted from Hospitals, April 1942., 4 March 1942
Box 11 Folder 8 PCMS reprints of journal articles ("Hospital Standardization;" Newsweek "The Male Operation" from the Human Betterment Association for Voluntary Sterilization; "House Approves Increase in Dues;" "Diabetic Consultation and Educational Services: A Feasability Study;" "A Special Report: Should You Form a Professsional Corporation? A New Look at an Old Question"), 1950-1968
Box 11 Folder 9 Journal articles: "D & O Liability Insurance," "Long-range planning, does it work?," and "Strategic Planning, It's Harder Than it Looks", 1985-1986
Box 11 Folder 10 Copies of "AAPS-Association of American Physicians & Surgeons: Emergency Bulletin," "ABIS-American Blood Irradiation Society Newsletter," "Among Friends-Newsletter of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine," "Connections," "Continuing Education Events (Eastern AHEC)," "Drug Information Newsletter," "Federation Membership News," "Forsyth-Stokes-Davie County Medical Society Newsletter," "Health Alert," "HMSS (Hospital Medical Staff Section) Newsletter," "Hotline News from the Central Office of AAMSE," PCMS Newsletter, 1978-1989
Box 11 Folder 11 Copies of Legislative Roundup, "Legislative Summary," "Legislative Update," "LocumTen," "Member Matters," "National Education Program," North Carolina Medical Society "The Bulletin," "Orbis Works," "Outlook - a PCMH administrative staff newsletter," "Participation '88," "PCMH Drug Information Newsletter," "Pitt County Medical Society Newsletter," "Political Stethoscope," "President's Newsletter-North Carolina Medical Society," "Public Relations Bulletin," "QA Review: Quality Assurance News & Views," "Talking Points: Legislative, Regulatory & Political Notes," "Tarheel Health Watch," and "Trial Briefs", 1978-1989
Box 12 Folder 1 "Medical Matters" a quarterly newsletter of the Pitt County Medical Society, 2005-2007; 2011-2015
Box 12 Folder 2 North Carolina Medical Society member calendar, 2012
Box 12 Folder 3 PCMS "Welcome Physicians" reception and dinner bulletin, dinner invitation and RSVP cards, 2005-2006; 2008; 2010; 2012-2015; undated
Box 12 Folder 4 "PCMS News" newsletter, 2004-2005
Box 12 Folder 5 North Carolina Medical Board newsletter, 2014
Box 12 Folder 6 "The Pitt County Check-Up" newsletter, 2005; undated
Box 12 Folder 7 Transcript of "Proceedings of the Fourth Public Relations Conference", 1950
Box 12 Folder 8 Copy of "North Carolina Medical Society Transactions", 1-4 May 1975
Box 12 Folder 9 Copy of "Actions Taken by AMA House of Delegates" and AMA Resolutions Adopted, 1962-1971
Box 12 Folder 10 Copy of "Actions Taken by AMA House of Delegates", 1975
Box 12 Folder 11 Copy of North Carolina Medical Society Annual Meeting House of Delegates" meeting on 5-7 May 1988, copy of "Actions taken by AMA House of Delegates" at interim meeting on 4-7 December 1988, and a copy of "Actions Taken by AMA House of Delegates" at annual meeting on 18-22 June 1989, 1988-1989
Box 12 Folder 12 North Carolina General Assembly Session, 1969
Box 12 Folder 13 PCMS copy of revised constitution and by-laws, 1973
Box 12 Folder 14 General Assembly House Bill #1166 & #1205, Senate Bill #703, H.R. Bill #2659, copy of "Manual of Regulations & Reporting Instructions",, 1985
Box 13 Folder 1 Copies of ratified bills #859 & #873, ratified Senate Bill #246, #DRS5724, copies of House Bill #490, #1068, #DRH7342-LK659, copies of Senate Bills #788, #245, #243, #241,, 1987
Box 13 Folder 2 Copy of H.R. #5198, copy of "State Health Legislation Report," and a copy of "Health Legislative Issues-1989", 1989
Box 13 Folder 3 PCMS newspaper clippings of polio vaccine and meeting of Pitt County pharmacists, 1962-1964
Box 13 Folder 4 Newspaper clipping-shortage of kidney donors among blacks, 1980
Box 13 Folder 5 Newspaper Clippings, 1987; 2004-2006; 2013
Box 13 Folder 6 "Early Presidents of the Pitt County Medical Society, 1903-1935" display, 2003
Oversize Folder 1 Oversize Folder 3 Medical Society of the State of North Carolina annual report of membership, 1957-1973
Oversize Folder 1 Oversize Folder 3 Medical Society of the State of North Carolina official receipts, 1942, 1967-1971
Oversize Folder 1 Oversize Folder 3 Publications from and about Pitt County Medical Society, 1967, 1970, 1986, 2004, 2012-2013, undated
Box 13 Folder 7 Related materials including memorandums, reports, and correspondence, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1964, 1968-1976, 1985
Box 14 Folder 1 Deceased PCMS member -- Fredrick Behrand Haar, 1981-1992
Box 14 Folder 2 Deceased PCMS member -- William E. Laupus, 1981-2005
Box 14 Folder 3 Book -- "Health Politics: Power, Populism, and Health" by Mike Magee, 2005
Box 14 Folder 4 Copy of "The Chronicles of Partners in Education" by Janice H. Faulkner , 2004
Box 14 Folder 5 PCMS Membership Directory, 1984
Box 14 Folder 6 MED-LAW Classic, 2005
Box 14 Folder 7 "Celebration of Life and Legacy of Dr. Andrew A. Best" event, 2001
Box 14 Folder 8 William E. Laupus bronze, 2002
Box 14 Folder 9 Correspondence regarding Oral History Transcription Project, 2001-2005
Box 14 Folder 10 Correspondence regarding Country Doctor Museum and East Carolina University alliance, 2001-2004
Box 14 Folder 11 Newspaper clippings and journal articles, 1972-2004