Notes and Fragments: Dr. Frederick C. Thayer Sprague's Journal of Maine History Vol. VI Nov. Dec. 1918, Jan. 1919 No. 3 Page 133 Dr. Frederick C. Thayer has given to the Waterville Public Li- brary his valuable medical library. The library includes many nota- ble features. In medical history and biography it is ' probably one of the richest in the State, with the possible exception of the library of the Maine Medical school. It has a complete set in bound volumes of the Journal of the American Medical Association since the or- ganization of the association; also The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal since 1867, and the transactions of the Maine Medical society since its origin in 1852. These periodicals give descriptive records of the advance in surgical and medical practice for the last fifty years. The best books on surgery, anatomy, internal medicine, obstetrics, etc., are here with many monographs on special diseases. There are many volumes on public health, sanitation, water supply, medical supervision of schools which will be of general interest. This library will be kept in a special alcove and will be cataloged separately, thus becoming readily available. The Waterville Public library now houses two special libraries, that of the Historical Soci- ety and the Medical Library. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by noncommercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.