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This collection was donated to the Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collection by Doctor Blaine H. Passey who served as president of the Upper Snake River Valley Medical Society in 1962.
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The Upper Snake River Medical Society was formed in 1933 with T. A. Ellison as president. The Upper Snake River Medical Society was formed as a local chapter of the Idaho Medical Association which is a state branch of the American Medical Association. The Idaho State Medical Society was formed in the year 1893 in reaction to wide disarray in Idaho's medical community. The first president of the association was Dr. W. W. Watkins of Moscow, Idaho. In 1967, the society developed into the Idaho Medical Association which now focuses on issues such as education and insurance. They actively support health needs such as immunization, seatbelt and motorcycle helmet use, and minimum drinking ages. The Associate today boasts 1,800 members in fourteen regional societies such as the Upper Snake River Valley Medical Society. The Upper Snake River Valley Medical Society supports doctors in Madison, Jefferson, Lemhi, Clark, Fremont, and Teton Counties.
This collection was donated to the Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collection by Doctor Blaine H. Passey who served as president of the Upper Snake River Valley Medical Society in 1962. This collection contains correspondence, minutes, by-laws, member applications, and membership lists for the Upper Snake River Medical Society from 1933-1974. .
This collection is organized with the Upper Snake River Valley Medical Society's charter, constitution, and by-laws in the first four folders. The society's minutes have been placed chronologically in folders five through seven. The society's correspondences are in folder eight, arranged alphabetically. The correspondences are followed by officer lists, membership lists, and membership applications. The applications are of particular interest because they contain the names of prominent doctors in the area as they applied for membership in the society. The staples have been removed from all parts of the collection and the papers have been taken from their original binders and placed in acid-free folders.