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Contains 28 Collections and/or Records:
White, James William (1850-1916), letters received. Mitchell discusses his various social engagements in Philadelphia and expresses regret at missing dinner with Henry James. Also present is a letter from Letitia White explaining the provenance of the letters, 1905-1912,1921, undated
File — Container: 8, Folder: 16
Identifier: Series 4_2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1905-1912,1921, undated
Miscellaneous, with individual letters from Hideyo Noguchi (1876-1928) and Hugo Munsterberg (1863-1916), 1851-1911, undated
File — Container: 8, Folder: 17
Identifier: Series 4_2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1851-1911, undated
Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909), correspondence. Includes letters from Mitchell discussing editorial matters. Also present is a letter from Rosamond Gilder explaining the provenance of the correspondence, 1898-1907,1925, undated
File — Container: 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 4_3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1898-1907,1925, undated
Hale, Edward Everett (1822-1909), letters sent, 1886-1898
File — Container: 8, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series 4_3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1886-1898
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911), letters sent. Describes his wife's nervous condition and asks for Mitchell's assistance in curing her, 1885-1905
File — Container: 8, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 4_3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1885-1905
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894), letters sent [copies only]. Comments on some of Mitchell's early works, 1858-1864
File — Container: 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 4_3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1858-1864
Lea, Henry Charles (1825-1909), letters sent. Discusses his latest book and cites Mitchell as his inspiration, 1885-1893
File — Container: 8, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 4_3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1885-1893
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903), letters sent. Discusses his works on folklore, 1883-1889
File — Container: 8, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 4_3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The S. Weir Mitchell Papers, spanning 1788 to 1949, contain Mitchell's correspondence, travel journals, diaries, literary notebooks, and manuscripts of his speeches, poems, and unpublished autobiography. The bulk of the collection concerns Mitchell's family life and literary career, but also present is material pertaining to Mitchell as a physician, such as correspondence with his British and American colleagues and records of his studies of patients with nerve injuries. The collection also...
Dates:
1883-1889
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