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- 1914-1930 (Produção)
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5cm of textual and graphic records
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Lester David Riggs was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, in 1880, and died in Fort Lyon Colorado in 1963. He married Bertha L. VanKirk (née Culver) in 1912. She died at Fort Thompson, South Dakota, on April 3rd, 1940, after having succumbed to cancer.
Riggs's parents were William Bates Riggs and Mary Priscilla Riggs (nee Nelson). He had three siblings: Leo Bates Riggs, Wanda E. Riggs, and Vera Lewis (nee Riggs). His father, William Bates Riggs, was originally from Pennsylvania, however in 1881, had moved to Belleville, Ontario.
For part of his medical career, Dr. Lester David Riggs was a doctor for natives at the Tapwai Sanitarium, Federal Public Health Service at the Naval Sanitarium in Las Animas Colorado, in Valentine Colorado.
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Originally donated to Belleville General Hospital.
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Transferred by Dr. Don Brearley in March 2018.
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Items relating to the life of Lester David Riggs.
1) Certificates:
- License to practice medicine in California, 1914
- License to practice medicine in Arizona, 1916
- License to practice medicine in New Mexico, 1918
- License to practice medicine in New York, 1918
- Appointment as First Lieutenant in the United States Army Medical Corps, 1918
- License to practice medicine in Wyoming, 1920
- Membership of the Associate of Military Surgeons, 1920
- Licentiate from the Post Graduate Course in Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1925
- Licentiate as Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 1929
- Certificate in Internal Medicine, 1937
2) Other materials
- Two photographs of Lester D. Riggs in army uniform
- 'Symptoms and Treatment of Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, c. 1926
- 'Chronic Diseases Found in Association with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Their Influence on Prognosis and Treatment' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 2 December 1926
- 'Tuberculous Activity Following Tonsillectomy' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 25 May 1928
- 'Definite Terminal Signs in Pulmonary Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, c.1928
- 'Artificial Pneumothorax and Tuberculosis' paper by Lester D. Riggs, 26 March 1929
- Copy of letter of recommendation from George H. Kress, 15 May 1929
- Printed program for the Convocation of the American College of Physicians, 1 May 1935
- List of books [possibly owned by Lester D. Riggs]
- Biography of Dr. Lester David Riggs
3) Journal of 'Artificial Pneumothorax Notes', including names of patients, 1929-1930