CLOSURE: Sunday March 15

The Main Library on Woodmere Ave. will be CLOSED for the day on Sunday March 15, due to the anticipated winter storm. All other TADL libraries are regularly closed on Sundays.

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!

An article accompanying this exhibit is available online: https://www.tadl.org/posts/traverse-city-psychiatrist-makes-history-shocking-career-dr-paul-h-wilcox

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