| Scope and content |
Collection consists of a ledger that reflects the activities of a family practitioner. It includes patient accounts and noted treatments and cures for various illnesses. In addition to records concerning his practice, the ledger contains a detailed article written by Dr. Hyatt for publication about the use of electricity in treating uterine diseases. In community activities, Dr. Hyatt was instrumental in the development of the Kinston Commercial and Trade Association, later known as the Merchants Association. Included in the ledger are the constitution, qualifications for membership, by-laws, duties of officers and members, list of members, minutes, and a list of objectives of the association. The ledger also reflects Hyatt's agricultural pursuits. Mentioned are business terms with a tenant on one of his farms. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Henry Otis Hyatt Papers (#503), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of the Elbert Wilson family. |
| Biographical note | Henry Otis Hyatt, a Kinston, N.C., physician, was active in professional and community affairs in Kinston and surrounding counties during the late 19th century. Hyatt had one of the first free clinics in the United States, and in 1872, was the first to successfully perform an operation aspirating the stomach through the abdominal wall in a case of laudanum poisoning. |
