Charles V. Chapin Papers (MSS 343)
Rhode Island Historical Society
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Collection Overview
| Title: | Charles V. Chapin Papers |
| Date range: | 1880-1941 |
| Creator: | Chapin, Charles V. (Charles Value), 1856-1941 |
| Extent: | 11 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Charles V. Chapin (1856-1941) served as Superintendent of Health in Providence, RI from 1884-1932 and as City Registrar from 1889-1932. Chapin was well known nationally and internationally for his public health work related to contagious diseases, such as diphtheria, scarlet fever, and typhoid. In 1910, he was instrumental in setting up City Hospital, where people who had contagious diseases could get medical care. This collection contains biographical information, certificates, commissions, correspondence, manuscript material, physician's reports and scrapbooks related to Chapin's work. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Rhode Island Historical Society |
| Collection number: | MSS 343 |
