Correspondence
Subject
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Found in 348 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Ruston papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/137
Scope and Contents
This small collection of manuscripts, 1764-1802, documents the
education, medical career, and personal life of Thomas Ruston.
Items in the collection relating to Ruston's medical education
at the University of Edinburgh include notes on two lectures
on the pulse delivered by William Cullen with drafts of three
letters by Ruston describing his affairs, 1764-1765; petitions
signed by the students of the university, protesting the lack
of regulations in granting degrees, 1764; and an...
Dates:
1764 - 1802
Traill Green papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/221
Scope and Contents
This collection of the personal papers of Traill Green (1813-1897),
spanning 1845 to 1868, consists of correspondence, case descriptions
of patients, a committee report, the transcript of a speech,
excerpts from published materials, and other miscellaneous items.Series 1, spanning 1845 to 1857, consists of letters written
and received by Traill Green, many of which are drafts. Of
special interest in the correspondence are Green's letters pertaining
to the remains of a...
Dates:
1845 - 1868
Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 380
Overview
The Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., Papers date from 1908 to 2007 and represent Schnabel’s career at Philadelphia General Hospital and in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Medicine, as well as the numerous professional medical organizations in which he was involved. The collection is divided into eight series: Boards, Committees, and Groups; Correspondence; Foundations; Lectures, Speeches, and Talks; Personal Files; Philadelphia General Hospital; Published Articles; and Truman G....
Dates:
1908 - 2007
United States Insole Company letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS 371
Overview
United States Insole Company Papers contains a letter sent from the United States Insole Company in 1886. The United States Insole Company sold magnetic medical equipment to treat a multitude of ailments. The letter solicits interest in a free pair of magnetic insoles. This collection was discovered during a survey in the summer and fall of 2015.
Dates:
1886-04-26
W. S. W. Ruschenberger papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/012
Scope and Contents
This collection of Ruschenberger's papers contains personal correspondence.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Ruschenberger
to his wife, Mary B. Wister, 1843-1848, and to his mother, Ann,
1826-1846. Although the correspondence with his wife is primarily
concerned with domestic issues, principally the birth of their daughter,
Fanny, these letters also describe a trip Ruschenberger made to Saratoga
Springs in 1843 and are filled with information on basic medical...
Dates:
1822 - 1851
Walter B. Shelley papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/147
Scope and Contents
This collection of 54 letters, 1951-1954, to Walter B. Shelley
from dermatologists around the world, contains biographical
information which was used in Shelley's Classics in clinical
dermatology (1953). Most of the correspondents convey photographs
and information on their own life, career, and work or that
of relatives.Correspondents are: Stuart D. Allen, Paul Blum, Aldo Castellani,
Helen O. Curth, Niels Danbolt, Oskar Gans, Henri Gougerot, Sir
Archibald Gray, Sven...
Dates:
1951 - 1954
Walter Freeman correspondence
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 2/014-01
Scope and Contents
This small collection of letters from Walter Freeman to two Japanese
neurosurgeons, Mizuho Nakata and Sadao Hirose, gives some indication
of Freeman's own views on psychosurgery and lobotomy and is
also filled with personal information on Freeman's career and
family. There are no original items in the collection, only
photocopies of original material in the possession of either
Franklin Freeman or Sadao Hirose.The 1948 letter to Mizuho Nakata from Walter Freeman discusses
a...
Dates:
1848; 1955-1972
Walter Hughson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/077
Scope and Contents
This collection of Walter Hughson's papers, 1921-1945, including
his correspondence, records of research and work on special
projects, writings, and lectures, documents his professional
work in otology, particularly the aural rehabilitation of soldiers
deafened in war and hearing aid development.The collection is divided into four series. Series 1 contains
Hughson's correspondence with colleagues on various otological
or surgical matters, including the treatment of headaches...
Dates:
1921 - 1945
Washington L. Atlee correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 386
Overview
Washington Lemuel Atlee was born in Lancaster, PA, on February 22, 1808. He began studying medicine under his eldest brother, Dr. John Light Atlee, at the age of 15. By 1826, when Atlee started his formal medical education at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, he had already attended over 40 obstetrics cases. He graduated from Jefferson in the spring of 1829 after completing two full courses of lectures.In 1844, Atlee accepted the position of Chair of Medical...
Dates:
1851 - 1855
William D. Frazier papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/288
Scope and Contents
The William D. Frazier Papers, spanning 1874 to 1984, contain
professional papers relating to Frazier's career as a surgeon
and specialist in occupational medicine; personal papers; papers
of his father, neurosurgeon Charles H. Frazier; and numerous
photographs. Included among William D. Frazier's professional papers is correspondence,
reports of operative experience, and other items concerning
his work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
and the Hospital of...
Dates:
1874 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1913 - 1963
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