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Calcutta Phrenological Society

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George Murray Paterson letter to the Phrenological Society of Philadelphia

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Identifier: MSS 2/232
Scope and Contents Describes Paterson’s experiences promulgating phrenology in India in 1825, including course of lectures; his role in formation of the Calcutta Phrenological Society with phrenological examinations of its officers and members; and establishment of a phrenological school near Barrackpur and its curriculum.
Dates: circa 1825
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia / George Murray Paterson letter to the Phrenological Society of Philadelphia

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