Summary Information

Title: American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Records
Inclusive Dates: 1838-2012 (bulk 1899-2012)

Creator:

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 9

Quantity: 27.6 cubic feet (3 record center cartons, 54 archives boxes, and 4 flat boxes) and 87 volumes
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Locations:

UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)

See the catalog entry for information about possible additional materials and access to the collection.

Abstract:

Records of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is an organization of colon and rectal surgeons and related health care physicians dedicated to quality patient care through research and the education of its physicians and public. The official records of the organization date to its founding in 1899 as The American Proctologic Society and include works of its early members and correspondence regarding the ongoing challenge of education and change in the organization.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-pks-uwpksmc009