"Aesculapian symbols," given to the Alpha Mu Pi Omega Medical Fraternity, Philadelphia, Pa., 1909

File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This small collection of Roland G. Curtin's papers, 18791912, contains holographs and typescripts of articles and speeches with bibliographies of Curtin's works. Some items in the collection include related letters or notes describing cases and reference material.

Several of the speeches and articles concern heart disease and its treatments. Other noteworthy items are a speech on medical symbolism; obituaries of James B. Walker and DejForest Willard; and Curtin's description of the therapeutic use of sulfuric acid during a cholera outbreak in the Insane Department of Philadelphia Hospital, 1865-1866. Also included in the collection are some personal letters from Curtin's cousin, A. W. Pierson, concerning genealogical research and minutes describing the organization of the Grand Chapter of the Alpha Mu Pi Omega medical fraternity in 1893. Roland G. Curtin was president of the University of Pennsylvania chapter of the fraternity and responsible for the organization of the Grand Chapter.