Multiple birth
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
English commonplace book on observations relating to human abnormalities and natural phenomena
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/217
Scope and Contents
English commonplace book, compiled by an unknown author by 1795, containing observations and historical anecdotes relating to human abnormalities, including dwarfs and giants, longevity and rejuvenation, and multiple births, as well as natural phenomena, such as fires and earthquakes. Many anecdotes are dated and contain citations to sources.
Dates:
circa 1795
William T. Taylor correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 394
Content Description
The William T. Taylor correspondence collection contains three items, including a letter to the Medical Examiner, written in 1852 and concerning the birth of triplets; a bibliography, presumably of his published works; and a statement of defense re James J. Levick's reinstatement to the Philadelphia County Medical Society.
Dates:
1852; 1886; undated
