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Series 2: Philadelphia County Medical Society. Committee on Archives, 1886 - 1919

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Eaton Papers consist of correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, and newspaper and periodical articles concerning Eaton's life, career, and professional concerns. The bulk of the collection is comprised of records from Eaton's tenure as Chairman of the Philadelphia County Medical Society(PCMS) Committee on Archives. These records include reports of the committee; correspondence files with physicians and their descendants concerning biographical information; Eaton's biographical research on individual physicians; and notes and newsclippings on historical subjects. Substantive information on the following physicians is included: William Robert Douglas Blackwood, Joseph Carson, Henry Gibbons, George Hamilton, Daniel Paul Lajus, Benjamin Lee, Isaac Remington, Winthrop Sargent Jr., Albert Holmes Smith, and James Baynes Walker.

Dates

  • 1886 - 1919

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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