Charles A. Oliver papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/102
Scope and Contents
This small collection of letters received and copies of letters
sent by Charles A. Oliver as chairman of the Committee for the
Organization of the Class of 1876 of the Department of Medicine
of the University of Pennsylvania, 1901, contains information
about the planned reunion, held 11 June 1901, and members of
the class. Principal correspondents are: A. Y. Gerhard, John
G. Hersh. J. Craig Miller, R. Harvey Reed, and J. Francis Walsh.
Also included are Oliver's notes concerning the Class of 1876
and its deceased members.
Dates
- 1901
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Charles Augustus Oliver, Philadelphia ophthalmologist, was born
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 14 December 1853; he was the son of
physician George Powell Oliver. Oliver died of pulmonary edema
on 8 April 1911.
Oliver received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1876. After a residency at Philadelphia Hospital, he became Clinical Clerk at Wills Eye Hospital and, in 1890, Attending Surgeon. Oliver was Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon at Philadelphia Hospital and helped to establish clinical services for eye diseases at St. Mary's, St. Agnes, and Presbyterian Hospital. From 1897 to 1909, he taught ophthalmology at Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Oliver worked closely with William F. Norris, and they collaborated on the Text book of ophthalmology and the System of diseases of the eye.
In 1884, Charles A. Oliver was elected to fellowship in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He was also a member of the American Ophthalmological Society, the Pathological Society of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Neurological Society.
Oliver received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1876. After a residency at Philadelphia Hospital, he became Clinical Clerk at Wills Eye Hospital and, in 1890, Attending Surgeon. Oliver was Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon at Philadelphia Hospital and helped to establish clinical services for eye diseases at St. Mary's, St. Agnes, and Presbyterian Hospital. From 1897 to 1909, he taught ophthalmology at Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Oliver worked closely with William F. Norris, and they collaborated on the Text book of ophthalmology and the System of diseases of the eye.
In 1884, Charles A. Oliver was elected to fellowship in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He was also a member of the American Ophthalmological Society, the Pathological Society of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Neurological Society.
Extent
.5 Box (27 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The source of this collection of Charles A. Oliver's correspondence
is unknown. The papers were formerly catalogued in the Autograph
Collection, but processed and recatalogued in 1990.
Creator
- Title
- Charles A. Oliver papers
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
