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Albert S. Ashmead papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/029
Overview
The Albert S. Ashmead papers (1875-1910) is a fine collection
documenting the professional experiences of a well-known American
leprologist. The focus of the collection is Ashmead's correspondence
with other leprologist and international figures concerning
the 1897 Berlin lepra conference. The collection also contains
manuscripts of Ashmead's articles, the text for an unpublished
anthology on Japanese medicine, and research notes and translations
of articles concerning leprosy and...
Dates:
1869 - 1910
Charles C. Chapple papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/207-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts,
printed material, and photographs, drawings, and slides, 1901-1983,
documenting the career and research of pediatrician Charles
C. Chapple. The bulk of the collection concerns Chapple's work
on congenital dislocation of the hip in infants; fetal abnormalities
and developmental defects; and the development of the Chapple Incubator
and Isolette.Series 1 contains miscellaneous correspondence and printed...
Dates:
1901 - 1983
Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard papers
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/134
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains three brief holograph manuscripts,
1890-1891, of C. E. Brown Sequard. Two of the manuscripts,
"Nouvelles remarques" and "Histoire et critique" concern the
therapeutic use of animal testicular extract as an aid to rejuvenation
and a specific against diseases such as tuberculosis. The third
manuscript, "De la perte de connaissance" concerns epilepsy.
All three manuscripts were published, "Nouvelles remarques"
in Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des seances
et...
Dates:
1890 - 1891
Charles H. Frazier papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/033
Scope and Contents
The Charles H. Frazier Papers are divided into three series:
a general file, 1901-1941; medical manuscripts, papers, and
reprints, 1914-1942; and a medical case file [patient records],
1900-1945.
Series 1 contains biographical and bibliographical data of Charles
H. Frazier; his correspondence; instructional notes and other
documents related to his teaching of medicine; records of the
various activities, medical as well as social, in which he was
engaged; and personal and miscellaneous...
Dates:
1900 - 1945
Daniel Joseph McCarthy Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/348
Overview
The Daniel Joseph McCarthy Papers document portions of McCarthy’s medical career, particularly his writings and addresses on psychiatry and medical jurisprudence. As a prominent neurologist and medical jurisprudence expert, McCarthy treated wounded soldiers in the First World War, taught for thirty-five years at the University of Pennsylvania, and founded several research and benevolent medical foundations. The collection contains three series; “Writings and Addresses,” “Subject Files,” and...
Dates:
1902, 1921-1933, undated
Documents relating to the death of Charles II of England
Collection — Oversize: 1
Identifier: MSS 450
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two separate texts: 1) The state of his late Majesty's body when opened February 7, 1684, read to the Councell the same evening (2 ff., text on recto of f.1, title on verso of f.2); and 2) A short character of Charles the Second, King of England, setting forth his untimely death (2 ff., verso of f.2 with title "my Lord's Mulgraves characer of King Charles the 2nd.")
Dates:
1684-1685
E. B. Krumbhaar papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/344
Overview
Edward Bell Krumbhaar (1882-1966) was a distinguished pathologist and cardiac physician, as well as one of Philadelphia’s leading historians of medicine. A founder of both the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians and the American Association of the History of Medicine (AAHM), Krumbhaar also served as president of the College and of the AAHM. The E.B. Krumbhaar papers covers Krumbhaar’s accomplishments and contributions to pathology and cardiac physiology from the early to...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1899 - 1992; 1825 - 1992
Edward L. Bauer papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/319
Scope and Contents
Organized into four series: I. Manuscripts, 1940 & 1955. II. Typescripts, 1921-1941. III. Galley proof[n.d.] IV. Reprints, 1920-1945.The collection contains manuscripts, 1940 & 1955, typescripts, 1921-1941, a galley proof, [n.d.], and reprints, 1920-1945, documenting Dr. Edward L. Bauer’s career with the Department of Health of the City of Philadelphia. The collection also contains a few items post-dating Dr. Bauer’s employment at the Department of Health. Series 1 consists...
Dates:
1920 - 1955
George Bacon Wood papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-04
Overview
The George Bacon Wood Papers collection documents George Bacon Wood’s professional and personal life from 1813 to 1870. Dr. George Bacon Wood was an accomplished physician and author, and also lectured at several medical institutions in the Philadelphia region. Materials located in the collection include correspondence, manuscript drafts, lecture notes, financial material, and some graphic material. The collection contains six series arranged by their relative size: “Correspondence,”...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1813-1870; 1793-1921
Henry Bond manuscript on prescriptions
Collection
Identifier: 10a 48
Scope and Contents
One volume (169 pages) containing prescriptions and some household formulae at end. Flyleaf is dated 1815 and bottom entry on p.88 is dated 21 Aug. 1826. Includes references to Drs. Borrows, Samuel Jackson, Physick, Ferriar, et al.
Dates:
1815-1825
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