John Diller notebook
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/058
Scope and Contents
Notebook documenting John R. Diller’s education at Jefferson Medical College, 18671868,
and
finances of practice in Emmaus, Pa., 18681885.
Material from Jefferson (pp. 137)
includes notes on J.
M. DaCosta on clinical medicine; Samuel D. Gross on surgery; John B. Biddle on materia medica; and
Ellerslie Wallace on obstetrics. Also includes treatments and prescriptions. Notebook also contains
Diller’s financial records including ledger, 1868-1870,
and summary monthly cash accounts, 1869-1885.
Recipes and undated letter from W. B. Erdman concerning rectal suppository included.
Dates
- 1867 - 1885
Creator
- Diller, John R. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
John R. Diller, Pennsylvania physician, was born circa 1837. He received his M.D. from Jefferson
Medical College in 1868 and then opened a private practice in Emmaus, Pa. Diller died from injuries
resulting from a kick by a horse on 29 Sept. 1902 at Emmaus.
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
- Biddle, John B. (John Barclay)
- Da Costa, J. M. (Jacob Mendes)
- Financial records
- Gross, Samuel D. (Samuel David)
- Jefferson Medical College
- Lecture notes
- Ledgers (account books)
- Materia Medica
- Obstetrics
- Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Lehigh County -- Nineteenth century
- Recipes
- Surgery
- Wallace, Ellerslie
Creator
- Diller, John R. (Person)
- Title
- John Diller notebook
- 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
