University of Pennsylvania
Organization
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
George W. Freeman lecture and matriculation tickets
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/144
Scope and Contents
This small collection documents George W. Freeman's education
in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania,
1850-1851. The collection includes Freeman's matriculation
card, admission cards to lectures, and a certificate entitling
him to use of the medical library of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Faculty members whose lectures Freeman attended are: Joseph
Carson, William Gibson, Hugh L. Hodge, W. E. Horner, Samuel
Jackson, and James B. Rogers.
Dates:
1850 - 1851
Guy Hinsdale record of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania
Item
Identifier: 10a 51
Scope and Contents
One volume of illustrations and descriptions of anatomical anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania during the sessions 1879-1880 and 1880-1881. Submitted to H. Lenox Hodge, Demonstrator of Anatomy,
for the Anatomical Prize.
Dates:
1879 - 1881
H. Chester Parry lecture and matriculation tickets
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/126
Scope and Contents
This small collection documents H. Chester Parry's medical education
at the University of Pennsylvania, 1859-1861. The collection
contains Parry's matriculation card, lecture and clinic admission
cards, an examination schedule, and a letter certifying his
passage of his examinations. Faculty members whose lectures
Parry attended are: Joseph Carson, Hugh L. Hodge, Samuel Jackson,
Joseph Leidy, R. E. Rogers, Henry H. Smith, and George B. Wood.
Dates:
1859 - 1861
H. Earnest Goodman lecture tickets
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/158
Scope and Contents
The H. Earnest Goodman Collection consists of two 1857 cards admitting
Goodman to the lectures of D. Hayes Agnew on practical anatomy
at the Philadelphia School of Anatomy, and of R. A. F. Penrose
on obstetrics. There is also an 1858 matriculation card for
courses at Edward Parrish's School of Practical Pharmacy.
Although Goodman was a student in the Medical Department of
the University of Pennsylvania at this time, the collection
documents his attendence at courses outside the...
Dates:
1857 - 1858
Howard Fackenthall record of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania
Item
Identifier: 10a 49
Scope and Contents
One volume of 459 descriptions of anatomical anomalies as discovered in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania during the 1875-1876 session. Includes letters at end to Dr. H. Lenox Hodge submitting this manuscript in competition for the best practical study of anatomy and for the best record of anomalies. Printed notice of anatomical prizes pasted on front flyleaf.
Dates:
1875 - 1876
Jacob Jeanes notes on the lectures of Nathaniel Chapman
Item
Identifier: 10a 365
Scope and Contents
Two volumes of notes taken by Jacob Jeanes on the beginning lectures by Nathaniel Chapman on the practice of medicine delivered in the winter session of 1821-1822. Vol. 1 (225 pages) contains lectures on fevers. Vol. 2 (251 pages) contains lectures on hemorrhages and diseases of the digestive system. Vol. 2 also bears note “corrected in the winter of 1822-1823” and has many pencil annotations.
Dates:
1821 - 1822
Jacob Weber lecture and matriculation cards
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/193
Scope and Contents
This collection of lecture admission and matriculation cards and
related material documents Jacob Weber's medical education at
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1845, and the Medical Department
of the University of Pennsylvania, 1855 to 1857. The collection
indicates that, in addition to the prescribed series of courses
at the university, Weber also attended supplementary lectures
on anatomy and surgery.Physicians and faculty members whose lectures Weber attended include:...
Dates:
circa 1855-1857
Jesse Elmer Shuman papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/250
Scope and Contents
This small collection, 1885-1935, documents Jesse Elmer Shuman's
medical education at the University of Pennsylvania and the
Medical Institute of Philadelphia and includes matriculation
and lecture admission tickets, lecture schedules, examination
questions, and a recipe book. Also included are some newsclippings,
a volume of notes used from 1912-1931, for lectures on materia
medica, and an undated typescript address on angina pectoris.
Dates:
1885 - 1935
John Ashhurst, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/075-02
Overview
The John Ashhurst Papers collection documents the life and professional career of Dr. John Ashhurst from 1846 to 1901. John Ashhurst was a prominent Philadelphia surgeon who worked at the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church, as well as the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He also wrote extensively on the subject of surgery, writing the book The Principles and Practice of Surgery, which was published in several editions. Located in the collection are...
Dates:
1846-1901, undated
John Augustus Fritchey record of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania
Item
Identifier: 10a 50
Scope and Contents
One volume of descriptions of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania during the 1878-1879 session. Submitted to H. Lenox Hodge in competition for the Anatomical Prize. Anomalies are divided into three categories: nerves, muscles, and veins.
Dates:
1878 - 1879
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