Guide to the Benjamin L. Askue Archival Collection
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Title: |
Benjamin L. Askue Archival Collection |
Repository: |
University of Cincinnati, Health Sciences Library, Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions
Phone: 513-558-5120
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/winkler-center.html
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Creator: |
Askue, Benjamin L., 1833-1906 |
Dates: |
1851-1952 |
Quantity: |
9 linear feet |
Abstract: |
A collection of papers and realia belonging to Benjamin L. Askue, a doctor in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the
American Civil War, which include letters written to his wife, Flavia Pritchard Askue.
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Identification: |
WC-BA-1982 |
Location: |
Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions |
Language: |
The records are in English |
Biography of Benjamin L. Askue
Born in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1833, Benjamin Askue was a nurse during the American Civil War. He did not, however, go
the traditional educational path. Instead, he studied under the hand of a local doctor and eventually became a practitioner
of homeopathic medicine. Askue joined the Union Army in 1861, serving for the 23rd Ohio Volunteers Infantry (O.V.I.). Under
the leadership of future President Rutherford B. Hayes and William S. Rosencrans, Askue eventually became a field nurse for
the O.V.I., putting his medical training to use. While in the army, Askue was captured several times by the Confederacy and
even hid in the forest of West Virginia to avoid capture on one occasion, but he always managed to escape. His brother, Oscar
Askue, had also been a soldier in the Union Army, and when Oscar was killed in battle, Benjamin Askue escaped the Confederates
and made his way to the battlefield where his brother’s body lay. Upon arrival, he had his brother shipped back to Ohio.
Benjamin Askue married his cousin and “Ever Dear Companion,” as he referred to Flavia in his letters, in 1854, though he later
remarried after her death in 1893. After leaving the army in July of 1865, when the Civil War ended, Askue returned to Ashtabula,
where he practiced homeopathic medicine until his death in 1906.
Scope and Content
The Askue archives occupy only nine linear feet, but include a collection of flyers, advertisements, and pamphlets from the
19th century, a multitude of transcribed letters to his wife, books, and realia, such as a beaver top hat, the medical bag
Askue used in practice, and ambrotypes of himself and his wife, Flavia. The collection spans the years 1851 to 1952.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is organized into six series, arranged by item type. Categories include: "Almanacs, booklets, and flyers,"
"Articles and publications," "Miscellaneous documents," "Correspondence," "Realia," and "Books."
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
American Civil War
Correspondence--1860-1870.
Medicine--History--19th century.
Medicine--United States--History--19th century.
New York tribune.
Nursing--1860-1870.
Persons:
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
Material Types:
Correspondence.
Letters.
Preferred Citation
The preferred citation for this collection is: Cite specific item as appropriate, Henry R. Winkler Center for the History
of the Health Professions, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Box 1
Articles and publications, 1865-1931
Box 1 / Folder 29
The Eclectic Medical Journal, The Scudder Brothers Co. Vol. LXV, No. 12, 1905
Box 1 / Folder 30
The Lady's Friend, Vol. III, No. 4-16, 1866
Box 1 / Folder 31
The Chautauquan, Vol. XVI, No. 3, 1892
Box 1 / Folder 32
The Chautauquan, Vol. XVI, No. 6, 1893
Box 1 / Folder 33
New-York Tribune, Vol. XXIV, No. 1,229, 1865 April 1
Box 1 / Folder 34
New-York Tribune, Vol. XXIV, No. 1,225, 1865 March 4
Box 1 / Folder 35
Adult Hereditary Anterior Megalophthalmus Sine Glaucoma: A Definite Disease Entity, Derrick T. Vail, Jr., MD, 1931
Box 1 / Folder 36
Sugar of Milk, Wells and Richardson Co., undated
Box 1 / Folder 57
"Uncle Sam's a Hundred" Evening Post, 1875 December 31
Box 1 / Folder 59
Daily Examiner, 1852 April 23
Box 1 / Folder 29
The Eclectic Medical Journal, The Scudder Brothers Co. Vol. LXV, No. 12, 1905
Box 1 / Folder 30
The Lady's Friend, Vol. III, No. 4-16, 1866
Box 1 / Folder 31
The Chautauquan, Vol. XVI, No. 3, 1892
Box 1 / Folder 32
The Chautauquan, Vol. XVI, No. 6, 1893
Box 1 / Folder 33
New-York Tribune, Vol. XXIV, No. 1,229, 1865 April 1
Box 1 / Folder 34
New-York Tribune, Vol. XXIV, No. 1,225, 1865 March 4
Box 1 / Folder 35
Adult Hereditary Anterior Megalophthalmus Sine Glaucoma: A Definite Disease Entity, Derrick T. Vail, Jr., MD, 1931
Box 1 / Folder 36
Sugar of Milk, Wells and Richardson Co., undated
Box 1 / Folder 57
"Uncle Sam's a Hundred" Evening Post, 1875 December 31
Box 1 / Folder 59
Daily Examiner, 1852 April 23
Box 2
Almanacs, booklets, and flyers, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 1
Advertisement for the Weekly Ohio State Journal, 1877
Scope and Content: Hand written notes on back
Box 1 / Folder 2
I.O.O.F. Price List, Charles G. Manning & Co, undated
Box 1 / Folder 3
The Regulator Diary or Pocket Companion for Everybody, published by J. H. Zeilin & Co., undated
Scope and Content: Hand written notes inside
Box 1 / Folder 4
Merchant's Gargling Oil Songster, 1888
Box 1 / Folder 5
Rush's Almanac and Guide to Heath, Flanders & Co., 1883
Box 1 / Folder 6
Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 1885-1886
Box 1 / Folder 7
Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 1886-1887
Box 1 / Folder 8
Poor Richard Almanac, Wilmer Atkinson Co., 1919
Box 1 / Folder 9
Hostetter's illustrated United States Almanac, The Hostetter Company, 1900
Box 1 / Folder 10
Jayne's Medical Almanac and Guide to Health, 1851
Box 1 / Folder 11
Dr. Harter's Almanac, The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. St. Louis, MO, 1888
Box 1 / Folder 12
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Almanac, 1917
Box 1 / Folder 13
Centennial Memorandum Book, E. F. Rinehart, Manufacturing Druggist, Troy, Ohio, 1876
Box 1 / Folder 14
Merchant's Gargling Oil Songster, undated
Box 1 / Folder 15
Souvenir of South Dakota (booklet), undated
Box 1 / Folder 16
Dr. Pierce's Memorandum Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 1937-1938
Box 1 / Folder 17
Ransom's Family Receipt Book, D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1883
Box 1 / Folder 18
Hostetter's illustrated United States Almanac, The Hostetter Company, 1908
Box 1 / Folder 19
Advertisement, The New Improved "Favorite" Monthly Protector, Forshee & McMakin, undated
Box 1 / Folder 20
Advertisement, Natural Uterine Supporter, Dr. McIntosh Natural Uterine Supporter Company, undated
Box 1 / Folder 21
Advertisement, Fay's New Patent, Manilla Roofing and Siding, undated
Box 1 / Folder 22
Merchant's Collecting and Reporting Association, undated
Box 1 / Folder 23
Advertisement, Dr. L. D. McIntosh's Electric or Galvanic Belt, undated
Box 1 / Folder 24
The New Almanac, Dr. Greene's Nervura, 1898
Box 1 / Folder 25
Flyers, Milo B. Stevens & Co., 1888
Box 1 / Folder 26
The Taraxine Memorandum Book, A. Kiefer, 1881-1882
Box 1 / Folder 27
Bliss Native Herbs, pocket notebook, undated
Scope and Content: Hand written notes inside
Box 1 / Folder 28
Ladies' Note Book and Calendar, 1911
Scope and Content: Notes inside on eggs and chickens
Box 1 / Folder 1
Advertisement for the Weekly Ohio State Journal, 1877
Scope and Content: Hand written notes on back
Box 1 / Folder 2
I.O.O.F. Price List, Charles G. Manning & Co, undated
Box 1 / Folder 3
The Regulator Diary or Pocket Companion for Everybody, published by J. H. Zeilin & Co., undated
Scope and Content: Hand written notes inside
Box 1 / Folder 4
Merchant's Gargling Oil Songster, 1888
Box 1 / Folder 5
Rush's Almanac and Guide to Heath, Flanders & Co., 1883
Box 1 / Folder 6
Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 1885-1886
Box 1 / Folder 7
Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 1886-1887
Box 1 / Folder 8
Poor Richard Almanac, Wilmer Atkinson Co., 1919
Box 1 / Folder 9
Hostetter's illustrated United States Almanac, The Hostetter Company, 1900
Box 1 / Folder 10
Jayne's Medical Almanac and Guide to Health, 1851
Box 1 / Folder 11
Dr. Harter's Almanac, The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. St. Louis, MO, 1888
Box 1 / Folder 12
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Almanac, 1917
Box 1 / Folder 13
Centennial Memorandum Book, E. F. Rinehart, Manufacturing Druggist, Troy, Ohio, 1876
Box 1 / Folder 14
Merchant's Gargling Oil Songster, undated
Box 1 / Folder 15
Souvenir of South Dakota (booklet), undated
Box 1 / Folder 16
Dr. Pierce's Memorandum Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 1937-1938
Box 1 / Folder 17
Ransom's Family Receipt Book, D. Ransom, Son & Co., 1883
Box 1 / Folder 18
Hostetter's illustrated United States Almanac, The Hostetter Company, 1908
Box 1 / Folder 19
Advertisement, The New Improved "Favorite" Monthly Protector, Forshee & McMakin, undated
Box 1 / Folder 20
Advertisement, Natural Uterine Supporter, Dr. McIntosh Natural Uterine Supporter Company, undated
Box 1 / Folder 21
Advertisement, Fay's New Patent, Manilla Roofing and Siding, undated
Box 1 / Folder 22
Merchant's Collecting and Reporting Association, undated
Box 1 / Folder 23
Advertisement, Dr. L. D. McIntosh's Electric or Galvanic Belt, undated
Box 1 / Folder 24
The New Almanac, Dr. Greene's Nervura, 1898
Box 1 / Folder 25
Flyers, Milo B. Stevens & Co., 1888
Box 1 / Folder 26
The Taraxine Memorandum Book, A. Kiefer, 1881-1882
Box 1 / Folder 27
Bliss Native Herbs, pocket notebook, undated
Scope and Content: Hand written notes inside
Box 1 / Folder 28
Ladies' Note Book and Calendar, 1911
Scope and Content: Notes inside on eggs and chickens
Box 3
Miscellaneous documents, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 37
Hand written letter, 10 pgs, undated
Box 1 / Folder 38
Printed images of Richard Saunders and Daniel Turner, undated
Box 1 / Folder 39
Miscellaneous papers, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 40
Composition No. 2nd, B. L. Askue Jnr., undated
Box 1 / Folder 41
Celluloid Manufacturing Co. letter on Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company vs. Charles G. Davis, Supreme Court ruling, 1880
Box 1 / Folder 42
Book lists, P. Blakiston, Son & Co., undated
Box 1 / Folder 43
Flyer, War Savings Society Bureau, National War Savings Committee, undated
Box 1 / Folder 44
Invitation to annual reunion of 23d O. V. V. I., 1887
Box 1 / Folder 45
Account statements, Askue, 1904-1905
Box 1 / Folder 46
Papers, notes, instructions on penmanship, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 48
Business cards (4), undated
Box 1 / Folder 52
Civil War battlefield drawing, undated
Box 1 / Folder 58
Miscellaneous items, various dates
Scope and Content: Small card with illustration, Cincinnati Hospital patient admission paper, ribbon for 23d O.V.I. Lakeside, postcard
Box 1 / Folder 37
Hand written letter, 10 pgs, undated
Box 1 / Folder 38
Printed images of Richard Saunders and Daniel Turner, undated
Box 1 / Folder 39
Miscellaneous papers, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 40
Composition No. 2nd, B. L. Askue Jnr., undated
Box 1 / Folder 41
Celluloid Manufacturing Co. letter on Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company vs. Charles G. Davis, Supreme Court ruling, 1880
Box 1 / Folder 42
Book lists, P. Blakiston, Son & Co., undated
Box 1 / Folder 43
Flyer, War Savings Society Bureau, National War Savings Committee, undated
Box 1 / Folder 44
Invitation to annual reunion of 23d O. V. V. I., 1887
Box 1 / Folder 45
Account statements, Askue, 1904-1905
Box 1 / Folder 46
Papers, notes, instructions on penmanship, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 48
Business cards (4), undated
Box 1 / Folder 52
Civil War battlefield drawing, undated
Box 1 / Folder 58
Miscellaneous items, various dates
Scope and Content: Small card with illustration, Cincinnati Hospital patient admission paper, ribbon for 23d O.V.I. Lakeside, postcard
Box 1-2
Correspondence, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 47
Miscellaneous correspondence, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 49
Ensign Lodge papers, 1878-1886
Box 1 / Folder 50
Correspondence 1861 March 6 - 1901 December 26, 1861 March 6 - 1901 December 26
Box 1 / Folder 53
Correspondence - Pritchard, 1854
Box 1 / Folder 54
Valentine and anniversary cards, undated
Box 1 / Folder 55
Correspondence - F. A. Davis, Att'v and Dr. Benj. Askue, undated
Box 1 / Folder 58
Correspondence - E. A. Armstrong, The Armstrong Uniforms, undated
Box 1 / Folder 60
Letters to Flavia Askue, 1862-1863
Box 2
Transcripts of letters to Flavia and family, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 47
Miscellaneous correspondence, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 49
Ensign Lodge papers, 1878-1886
Box 1 / Folder 50
Correspondence 1861 March 6 - 1901 December 26, 1861 March 6 - 1901 December 26
Box 1 / Folder 53
Correspondence - Pritchard, 1854
Box 1 / Folder 54
Valentine and anniversary cards, undated
Box 1 / Folder 55
Correspondence - F. A. Davis, Att'v and Dr. Benj. Askue, undated
Box 1 / Folder 58
Correspondence - E. A. Armstrong, The Armstrong Uniforms, undated
Box 1 / Folder 60
Letters to Flavia Askue, 1862-1863
Box 2
Transcripts of letters to Flavia and family, various dates
Box 3-9
Realia, various dates
Box 3
Wire rimmed glasses, undated
Box 3
Black leather case of medical instruments, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, E. M. Hessler, Cleveland, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, E. M. Hessler, Cleveland, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, J. D. Chevalier, New York, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, unknown maker, undated
Box 3
Metal Pliers, unknown maker, undated
Box 3
Unknown instrument, thin and spoon-shaped, undated
Box 3
Photograph of woman, in metal frame with scroll work, undated
Scope and Content: Woman in photograph is Flavia Askue
Box 3
Black leather booklet with account notes, undated
Box 3
Calomel pill bottle, Yates Drug & Chemical, undated
Scope and Content: Cork stopper with pills inside
Box 3
Photograph of B. L. Askue in wooden case, undated
Box 3
Leather billfold, undated
Box 3
Straight razor, Wade & Butcher, Sheffield, undated
Box 3
Large glass vials (3), undated
Box 3
White cloth covered box, undated
Box 3
Small leather notebook, undated
Box 4
Beaver top hat, undated
Box 5
Balance scales, undated
Box 5
Leather case with glass vials, undated
Box 5
Glass bottle - 8.5"x2"x2", undated
Box 5
Surgical kit, red leather case, undated
Scope and Content: 18 instruments inside
Box 5
Leather pouch containing several glass vials, undated
Box 5
Box containing several glass vials, undated
Box 6
Black leather bag with strap, undated
Box 6
Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators for the Intelligent Treatment of Piles, Constipation, Nervousness, F. E. Young & Company, undated
Box 6
Unknown instrument with wooden handle, metal hooks, undated
Box 6
Glass jar - 6.25"x3"x3", undated
Box 7
Medical box/kit, B. L. Askue, MD, undated
Box 8
Photograph in metal frame - 3.25"x2.75", undated
Box 8
Round metal cap - 2.5"x2.5"x1", undated
Box 8
Metal tobacco case, undated
Scope and Content: "Tobacco" stamped on outside of container
Box 8
Ceramic skull, The Francis Statuary Co. Wellington, O., undated
Box 8
Pocketknife - 3", undated
Box 8
Anesthesia cup, undated
Box 8
Anesthesia mask, undated
Box 8
Vial of Leptandrin (Lloyd Brothers), undated
Box 8
Vial of potassium chloride, undated
Box 8
Box containing metal instrument, undated
Box 8
Glass vials (10), undated
Box 8
Small glass vials (15), undated
Box 8
Photograph in metal frame, undated
Box 8
4 Paper pouches tied with string, undated
Scope and Content: 1 Paper pouch labelled "A.S. Ewing Ph.G, Druggist" tied with string; 1 Paper pouch with handwritten label "salts" tied with
string
Box 9
Leather saddlebags, undated
Box 3
Wire rimmed glasses, undated
Box 3
Black leather case of medical instruments, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, E. M. Hessler, Cleveland, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, E. M. Hessler, Cleveland, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, J. D. Chevalier, New York, undated
Box 3
Metal pliers, unknown maker, undated
Box 3
Metal Pliers, unknown maker, undated
Box 3
Unknown instrument, thin and spoon-shaped, undated
Box 3
Photograph of woman, in metal frame with scroll work, undated
Scope and Content: Woman in photograph is Flavia Askue
Box 3
Black leather booklet with account notes, undated
Box 3
Calomel pill bottle, Yates Drug & Chemical, undated
Scope and Content: Cork stopper with pills inside
Box 3
Photograph of B. L. Askue in wooden case, undated
Box 3
Leather billfold, undated
Box 3
Straight razor, Wade & Butcher, Sheffield, undated
Box 3
Large glass vials (3), undated
Box 3
White cloth covered box, undated
Box 3
Small leather notebook, undated
Box 4
Beaver top hat, undated
Box 5
Balance scales, undated
Box 5
Leather case with glass vials, undated
Box 5
Glass bottle - 8.5"x2"x2", undated
Box 5
Surgical kit, red leather case, undated
Scope and Content: 18 instruments inside
Box 5
Leather pouch containing several glass vials, undated
Box 5
Box containing several glass vials, undated
Box 6
Black leather bag with strap, undated
Box 6
Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators for the Intelligent Treatment of Piles, Constipation, Nervousness, F. E. Young & Company, undated
Box 6
Unknown instrument with wooden handle, metal hooks, undated
Box 6
Glass jar - 6.25"x3"x3", undated
Box 7
Medical box/kit, B. L. Askue, MD, undated
Box 8
Photograph in metal frame - 3.25"x2.75", undated
Box 8
Round metal cap - 2.5"x2.5"x1", undated
Box 8
Metal tobacco case, undated
Scope and Content: "Tobacco" stamped on outside of container
Box 8
Ceramic skull, The Francis Statuary Co. Wellington, O., undated
Box 8
Pocketknife - 3", undated
Box 8
Anesthesia cup, undated
Box 8
Anesthesia mask, undated
Box 8
Vial of Leptandrin (Lloyd Brothers), undated
Box 8
Vial of potassium chloride, undated
Box 8
Box containing metal instrument, undated
Box 8
Glass vials (10), undated
Box 8
Small glass vials (15), undated
Box 8
Photograph in metal frame, undated
Box 8
4 Paper pouches tied with string, undated
Scope and Content: 1 Paper pouch labelled "A.S. Ewing Ph.G, Druggist" tied with string; 1 Paper pouch with handwritten label "salts" tied with
string
Box 9
Leather saddlebags, undated
Box 9
Books, 1854-1862
Box 9
Trall, R. T., MD. Diphtheria: its Nature, History, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment on Hygienic Principles. New York: Fowler
and Wells, 1862, 1862
Box 9
Comstock, J. L., MD. A System of Natural Philosophy, Revised. New York: Pratt, Oakley, & Company, 1858, 1858
Box 9
Ricord, PH., MD. A Practical Treatise on Venereal Diseases. New York: Redfield, 1854, 1854
Box 9
Trall, R. T., MD. Diphtheria: its Nature, History, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment on Hygienic Principles. New York: Fowler
and Wells, 1862, 1862
Box 9
Comstock, J. L., MD. A System of Natural Philosophy, Revised. New York: Pratt, Oakley, & Company, 1858, 1858
Box 9
Ricord, PH., MD. A Practical Treatise on Venereal Diseases. New York: Redfield, 1854, 1854