title: [Archival materials collected by Prof. Wiktor Dega in the Department of the History of Medical Sciences, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences - general characteristics].
abstract: Interesting archival materials collected by Prof. Wiktor Dega are held in the Department of the History of Medical Sciences belonging to Karol Marcinkowski University. There are mainly personal documents including: a military booklet, passport and different identity cards. They are also the diary from 1913. Noteworthy are the notebooks from his student period and diaries full of reflections from his scientific journeys abroad and chrestomathy from the professional literature. Moreover, the archival material about Prof. Degas' pre-war activity and a organiser of cost-free gymnastic courses for children with posture defects should be mentioned in Poznań. After the Second World War Prof. Dega worked on the Committee of Rehabilitation and Adaptation of Human Beings and organised the Polish Branch of the International College of Surgeons, and materials from that time are also available. Also important are documents associated with Prof. Dega's the Order of Smile from the St. Maria Magdelena secondary school in Poznań. His letters are extremely valuable and the interesting press articles, photos and diplomas are also noteworthy.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Historii Nauk Medycznych Akademii Medycznej im. Karola Marcinkowskiego.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hłyń
mesh_terms: D001109:Archives / Q000266:history*; D006663:Historiography; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011044:Poland; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Materiały archiwalne profesora Wilktora Degi w Zbiorach Zakładu Historii Nauk Medycznych Akademii Medycznej im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu - ogólna charakterystyka.