Journal of the American Medical Association
(Dermatology - 1920-1930) — Complete Archive
Documentation

Curated by Devin Media Corp
Last updated: March 16, 2026

About This Dataset

This is the complete archive of the Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology, the official journal of the American Medical Association, spanning 1920–1930. It represents the foundational era of modern dermatology, including the journal’s historic focus on syphilology.

– Total issues: 146
– Total articles: 1,054
– Date range: 1884–1930
– Format: JSONL (JSON Lines), loaded into Snowflake
– Delivery: Snowflake Secure Share (no file downloads)

Data Dictionary

| Column Name | Type | Description |
|————-|——|————-|
| `variant_col` | VARIANT | Contains all article data in JSON format |

JSON Fields Inside `variant_col`

| Field | Type | Description |
|——-|——|————-|
| `author` | STRING | Author name(s) of the article |
| `issue` | STRING | Issue identifier (e.g., “1920-August”) |
| `text` | STRING | Full article text, including **[Bias Audit]** statements |

Bias Audit

Every article in this dataset begins with a bias audit statement embedded directly in the `text` field:

> `[Bias Audit: Historical context — language and norms reflect the publication era, not current standards.]`

This ensures that any model training on this data receives crucial historical context *before* reading the article content.

Quick Start Examples (Snowflake)

Once you have access to the dataset in your Snowflake account, you can query it immediately.

Example 1: Preview the data
“`sql
SELECT * FROM DERMATOLOGY_COMPLETE LIMIT 5;

Example 2: Search for articles about a specific condition

SELECT * FROM DERMATOLOGY_COMPLETE
WHERE variant_col LIKE ‘%syphilis%’
LIMIT 10;

Example 3: View articles with bias audit context

SELECT * FROM DERMATOLOGY_COMPLETE
WHERE variant_col LIKE ‘%Bias Audit%’
LIMIT 5;

Provenance & Ethical Standards

All source material is pre-1950, verified public domain, and ethically sourced. Every article has been:

  • Professionally OCR’d with quality validation

  • Aggressively cleaned of OCR artifacts

  • Bias-audited with era-level context

  • Human-reviewed for accuracy

  • Provenance-tracked from source to delivery

Licensing

This dataset is licensed via Snowflake for commercial AI training and research use only. Redistribution of the underlying files is prohibited. Access is provided via Snowflake Secure Share.

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