1. Correspondence and memoranda, 04 May 1942-22 May 1967
File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William D. Frazier Papers, spanning 1874 to 1984, contain
professional papers relating to Frazier's career as a surgeon
and specialist in occupational medicine; personal papers; papers
of his father, neurosurgeon Charles H. Frazier; and numerous
photographs.
Included among William D. Frazier's professional papers is correspondence, reports of operative experience, and other items concerning his work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Also present are papers relating to hisjservice in the Medical Corps of the United States Army during World War II. Series 1.3 contains material on occupational medicine from Frazier's tenure as medical director at the Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corporation. Frazier's medical writings are in Series 1.5; included are several drafts of his essays on hyperthyroidism.
Frazier's personal papers are in Series 2. Included are numerous letters from his father, Charles H. Frazier, written to Frazier when he was a young man. Also present are letters of sympathy from friends and colleagues on the death of Charles H. Frazier in 1936. Series 2.2 contains miscellaneous items, including lecture notes from Frazier's third year in medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, papers concerning the establishment of the Charles H. Frazier Professorship in Neurosurgery, and numerous awards, certificates, and diplomas.
A collection of Charles H. Frazier's papers are in Series 3. Included is correspondence, a transcript of a series of letters written while he was visiting Japan in 1926, his notebook on tumors, and miscellaneous notes and speeches.
Series 4 contains numerous portraits and photographs of Charles H. Frazier, William D. Frazier, and the Frazier family. Of special interest are photographs of Charles H. Frazier in the surgical amphitheater at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a photograph of the Reserve Corps Officers who attended his course in neurological surgery during World War I. Also present is a 1917 photograph of the medical staff and personnel from Base Hospital No. 34 (Episcopal Hospital) at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Included among William D. Frazier's professional papers is correspondence, reports of operative experience, and other items concerning his work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Also present are papers relating to hisjservice in the Medical Corps of the United States Army during World War II. Series 1.3 contains material on occupational medicine from Frazier's tenure as medical director at the Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corporation. Frazier's medical writings are in Series 1.5; included are several drafts of his essays on hyperthyroidism.
Frazier's personal papers are in Series 2. Included are numerous letters from his father, Charles H. Frazier, written to Frazier when he was a young man. Also present are letters of sympathy from friends and colleagues on the death of Charles H. Frazier in 1936. Series 2.2 contains miscellaneous items, including lecture notes from Frazier's third year in medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, papers concerning the establishment of the Charles H. Frazier Professorship in Neurosurgery, and numerous awards, certificates, and diplomas.
A collection of Charles H. Frazier's papers are in Series 3. Included is correspondence, a transcript of a series of letters written while he was visiting Japan in 1926, his notebook on tumors, and miscellaneous notes and speeches.
Series 4 contains numerous portraits and photographs of Charles H. Frazier, William D. Frazier, and the Frazier family. Of special interest are photographs of Charles H. Frazier in the surgical amphitheater at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a photograph of the Reserve Corps Officers who attended his course in neurological surgery during World War I. Also present is a 1917 photograph of the medical staff and personnel from Base Hospital No. 34 (Episcopal Hospital) at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- 04 May 1942-22 May 1967
Extent
From the Collection: 22 items (4 boxes and 18 oversize items)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Frazier, William D. (William Doane) (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
