William T. Taylor manuscript on maternal impressions affecting the fetus

Collection

Identifier: MSS 2/031

Scope and Contents

Manuscript of address to Philadelphia County Medical Society on 26 Apr. 1876. Taylor contends emotional or mental state of a mother can affect unborn child during pregnancy. He cites several examples, including spina bifida, strabismus, cleft palate, and various wounds, marks, and deformations, all connected with some prenatal sight or occurrence.

Additional Form: Published in Philadelphia Medical Times, vol. 7, no. 4., 1876.

Dates

1876

Creator

Taylor, William T. (William Terry) (Person)

Biographical / Historical

William Terry Taylor, obstetrician, was born in Philadelphia on 6 Mar. 1822. He received am M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1848. Taylor married (1) Harriet H. Mattison (d. 1865) in 1849 and (2) Mrs. Jane Fesmier in 1870. He died in Philadelphia on 2 Mar. 1887. Taylor studied medicine with Wilson Jewell and worked as a drugclerk. After receiving his M.D., he was appointed Physician to the Guardians of the Poor for the Northern Liberties section of the city. His health broke after overwork during the smallpox epidemic of 18711872; Taylor then went to Europe to recover. He was a member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and the Philadelphia Obstetrical Society.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Small collections

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Taylor, William T. (William Terry) (Person)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: William T. Taylor manuscript on maternal impressions affecting the fetus
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin