Inventory of the Charlotte S. Holt Papers, circa 1950s-1960s

Abstract

Medical illustrator, sculptor, and exhibit designer active in Chicago and affiliated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Collection consists of the exhibit detail book containing text and illustrations for the exhibit "Ostetrical Forceps Delivery," curated by Dr. Frederick H. Falls and illustrated by Charlotte S. Holt, as well as five exhibition panels. The exhibit consisted of five sections: Anesthesia; Technique; Management of Newborn; Pathology; and History and Indications. Within each section, Falls and Holt present examples of situations leading to a forceps birth, correct technique for the use of forceps, the issues arising from this method, and the treatment of the newborn after this procedure. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Holt, Charlotte Sinclair, 1914-
Title: Charlotte S. Holt Papers, circa 1950s-1960s
Language of Material: English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet, 6 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Obstetrical Forceps Delivery

Collection Overview

Collection consists of the exhibit detail book, probably produced in the 1950s or 1960s, containing text and illustrations for the exhibit "Ostetrical Forceps Delivery," curated by Dr. Frederick H. Falls and illustrated by Charlotte S. Holt, as well as five exhibition panels. The exhibit consisted of five sections: Anesthesia; Technique; Management of Newborn; Pathology; and History and Indications. Within each section, Falls and Holt present examples of situations leading to a forceps birth, correct technique for the use of forceps, the issues arising from this method, and the treatment of the newborn after this procedure. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.

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Obstetrical Forceps Delivery

(1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Collection consists of the exhibit detail book probably produced in the 1950s or 1960s containing text and illustrations for the exhibit "Ostetrical Forceps Delivery," by Dr. Frederick H. Falls and illustrated by Charlotte S. Holt, as well as five exhibition panels. The exhibit consisted of five sections: Anestheia; Technic; Management of Newborn; Pathology; and History and Indications. Within each section, Falls and Holt present examples of situations leading to a forceps birth, correct technique for the use of forceps, the issues arising from this method, and the treatment of the newborn after this procedure. The five exhibition panels are 39.5 x 26.5, and include color drawings, text, and photographs of models.

Exhibit Overview, circa 1950s-1960s

Box 1

Anesthesia--Technique

Box 1

Low Forceps--Mid Forceps--High Forceps

Box 1

Management of Newborn--Pathology

Box 1

History & Indications

Box 1

"Obstetrical Forceps" Exhibition Panels, circa 1950s-1960s

Low, Mid

Oversize Folder 1

Fetal Pathology and Newborn Care

Oversize Folder 1

Special Presentations and High Forceps

Oversize Folder 1

Maternal Pathology and Anesthesia

Oversize Folder 1

History, Indications and Conditions

Oversize Folder 1

Historical Note

Charlotte S. Holt (1914-1990) worked for forty years as a medical illustrator, sculptor, and exhibit designer. Together with her professional partner Dr. Frederick Falls, head of the OB/GYN department at the University of Illinois, Holt created thirty-six major medical exhibits for the education of physicians and surgeons. Holt's illustrations focus on gynecological and obstetric cases, and her bas relief sculptures show the diseases and conditions most frequently fatal to mothers and babies. Holt and Falls also produced a medical atlas, entitled Atlas of Obstetric Complications (1961).