Jacob Price notes on the lectures of Thomas D. Mütter
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/081
Scope and Contents
Price’s notes are interleaved with Thomas D. Mütter’s Syllabus of the course of lectures on principles and
practice of surgery (Philadelphia, 1847) and expand on printed text. Notes occur in chronological order
from 23 October 1848 through 22 February 1849 and consider inflammation, wounds, diseases of bones and
joints, abdominal wounds, syphilis, and amputation. There are also a few pages of Price’s review notes,
dated February [1849?].
Dates
- 1847 - 1894
Creator
- Price, Jacob (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Jacob Price, West Chester, Pa., physician, was born in East Bradford township, on 4 August or 4 October 1826. He married Rachel L. Thomas in 1851. Price died of uremia on 9 July 1905 at West Chester. He
received his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1850 and then began to practice medicine in West
Chester. He was President of the Chester County Medical Society in 1860 and 1899. From 1887 to 1897,
Price was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Price, Jacob (Person)
- Title
- Jacob Price notes on the lectures of Thomas D. Mütter
- 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
