American Board of Internal Medicine correspondence with W. Osler Abbott, 1940 - 1943
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This small collection of W. Osler Abbott material, 1931-1946,
assembled from several sources, documents his work with T. Grier
Miller on intestinal intubation and treatment for myelogenous
leukemia and death in 1943.
The collection includes W. Osler Abbott's technique book, 1935-1941, describing projects, experiments, and intestinal intubation devices from the Gastro Intestinal Section of the Medical Clinic of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; T. Grier Miller's correspondence with Abbott concerning his personal life, research projects, and experiments, 1931-1946; Miller's file on Abbott as a patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1934-1943, documenting the treatment for Abbott's myelogenous leukemia, with clinical charts, correspondence, Abbott's full case history and autopsy report, and letters describing his deteriorating physical condition during the last weeks of his life; and one folder of Abbott's correspondence with the American Board of Internal Medicine concerning certification examinations.
The collection includes W. Osler Abbott's technique book, 1935-1941, describing projects, experiments, and intestinal intubation devices from the Gastro Intestinal Section of the Medical Clinic of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; T. Grier Miller's correspondence with Abbott concerning his personal life, research projects, and experiments, 1931-1946; Miller's file on Abbott as a patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1934-1943, documenting the treatment for Abbott's myelogenous leukemia, with clinical charts, correspondence, Abbott's full case history and autopsy report, and letters describing his deteriorating physical condition during the last weeks of his life; and one folder of Abbott's correspondence with the American Board of Internal Medicine concerning certification examinations.
Dates
- 1940 - 1943
Extent
From the Collection: .4 Linear feet (1 box, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Abbott, W. Osler (William Osler) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
