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Perley Barker casebook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/063

Scope and Contents

Volume documents Perley Newel Barker’s medical practice in Troy, Pa., and Bradford County area, 18971903. Entries list patient’s name, age, notes on examination, and prescription; many cases have followup notes. Letters, 1897, from physicians Edward Jackson and Willis T. Davison inserted in volume on page 70.

Dates

  • 1897 - 1903

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Perley Newel Barker, Troy, Pa., physician was born in 1856. He received an M.D. from the MedicoChirurgical College of Philadelphia, 1887; by 1890, he was practicing in Troy. Barker specialized in otorhinolaryngology. He was a medical examiner for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, the Northwestern Mutual Life Association, and the Western Mutual Life Insurance Company. Barker died of chronic endocarditis on 4 Apr. 1934.

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Purchased through a gift from Sheldon G. Cohen in memory of George I. Blumstein.
Title
Perley Barker casebook
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

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