Short History of Neurology

at the

University of Minnesota

and

The Twin Cities Metropolitan area
Assembled by

William R. Kennedy M.D. Professor, Department of Neurology

The information for this history was gathered from several sources.

• “Medical revolution in Minnesota: a history of the University of Minnesota Medical School” by Dr. Leonard G. Wilson was the main source.
• J. Arthur Myers, 1968 “Masters of medicine”. 1888-1966 (Anderson & Wangensteen libraries)
• E. Bird Johnson “40 years of the University of Minnesota” (Anderson & Wangensteen libraries)
• Minnesota Alumni Weekly Vol. XIII No. 8, Nov. 19, 1913. (Anderson library)
• Minutes of the Executive committee of the medical Department. (Anderson Library)
• Some information about the early medical school is from “Ariel”, the student publication that gave way to The Minnesota Daily in about 1905.
• 150 years of the MMA http://www.mmaonline.net/   Go to “about MMA” then find “about/150anniversary”
• American Neurological Association on line history, http://aneuroa.org Go to about the ANA, then to history.
• Minutes (original hand-written) of the Minnesota Neurological Society 1909-1942 are in the MN Historical Society Museum, St. Paul. Ms Ruth Anderson at t he historical Society copied the minutes for this history.
• Drs Terrance Capistrant and Dr. James Allen contacted former residents to collect memories and bibliographic information.
• Resident pictures were mainly from files of the Department of Neurology and Dr. Kennedy’s EMG laboratory.
• Dr. Joseph A. Resch was a major source of information about the early days of Department neurology training program at Minnesota.
• Minnesota Historical Society Museum (Ruth Anderson) for the Northwestern Lancet.
• Many present and former faculty, residents, nurses and others shared their time, memories and notes.
• Wagensteen History Library, Diehl Hall, University of Minnesota for early copies of Journal Lancet and Northwest Lancet..