Dr. Samuel Paul Callahan Collection

MSA SC 5559

Dates

1955-1965

Medium

Restrictions

Restricted until processed

Storage

00/14/14/25; 00/14/14/26

Description

Objects related to Dr. Samuel Callahan, the first African-American dentist to set up practice in Annapolis. Items include a selection of his dental tools and an example of a plaster cast and a bridge. The collection also includes a cabinet [c. 1960] produced by the Dentists' Supply Company of New York. Its drawers feature several varieties of naturalistic-looking porcelain teeth that could be presented to patients in advance of making their dentures.

History

Dr. Callahan opened his 20 Dean Street office in the mid-1950s and continued to service patients until his death in the 2002.

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Miscellaneous

Microfilm Inventory