MSS 2/015-02, 1931 - 1946
Series
Scope and Contents
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
- 1931 - 1946
Extent
From the Collection: .4 Linear feet (1 box, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The W. Osler Abbott technique book and the T. Grier Miller correspondence
and medical case files on W. Osler Abbott were given by Miller
to Francis C. Wood in 1972. The American Board of Internal
Medicine correspondence file was given to Francis C. Wood by
authority of the Board. Dr.Wood offered the collection to
Lucy Waldo Abbott in 1974, but Mrs. Abbott refused the material.
The entire collection was then donated to the Historical Collections
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia by Francis C. Wood
in conjunction with a gift of his personal and professional papers
in 1989.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1992.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1992.
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
