Board of Trustees Meeting Canceled

The TADL Board of Trustees Regular Meeting of February 19, 2026 has been cancelled due to a lack of business items. All routine business matters from this canceled meeting will be conducted at the TADL Board of trustees Regular Meeting on March 19, 2026.

Traverse City Psychiatrist Makes History: The "Shocking" Career of Dr. Paul H. Wilcox

Program Type:

Exhibits & Shows, Genealogy/History

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details

Local History Collection Presents: the Wilcox Papers of Electroshock Research, with an exhibit and article that explores the development of psychiatry in the mid-20th century. Dr. Paul H. Wilcox’s original documents will be on display to shine a light on this psychiatrist’s pioneering research on electroshock therapy. Curated by Local History Collection staff, Zoë Schwartz, visitors will discover another chapter of Traverse City’s medical history through the work of a local psychiatrist who made history!

This exhibit spans two display cases at the entrance to the Sight & Sound Department, First Floor of Traverse Area District Library Main.