Correspondence
Subject
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Found in 348 Collections and/or Records:
Forster family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/300
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters sent and received, 1819-1887,
by members of the Forster family of Dauphin County, Pa., particularly
General John Forster (1777-1863); his second wife, Margaret
S. Forster (1804-1891); Mrs. Forster's son, James H. Stuart
(1828-1854); and Benjamin L. Forster, the second son of John
and Margaret Forster.Although the content of the Forster family letters is personal
in nature, there are many observations concerning matters of
individual and public...
Dates:
1819 - 1877
Francis C. Grant papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/184
Scope and Contents
This collection contains professional, personal, and subject
correspondence; financial and property papers; course material;
discussions, book and article reviews, and miscellaneous writings;
and extensive case records with indexes, documenting the life,
interests, and neurosurgical career of Francis Clark Grant. Although
the correspondence is incomplete (primarily 1923 to 1933), the
discussions and reviews extend to 1949, and the case records span
Grant's entire career, 1921-1957....
Dates:
1920 - 1957
Francis Clark Wood papers I
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/228-01
Scope and Contents
This collection is the larger of two collections of Francis C. Wood's papers, the other being MSS 2/0228-02. This extensive collection (1892-1989) chronicles the life and career of a 20th century physician, scientist, soldier, administrator, and teacher. The collection is divided roughly evenly among the different phases of his life and career. Because Dr. Wood was a leader in both his community and profession, the collection documents the activities and functioning of many institutions and...
Dates:
1892 - 1989
Francis R. Packard papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/034
Scope and Contents
This collection of correspondence, addresses, writings, and research
materials documents Francis R. Packard's work with the history
of medicine and his editorship of "The annals of medical history".Series 1 contains two collections of Packard's incoming correspondence
(1893-1950) with occasional copies of his outgoing letters.
Series 1.1 is filed alphabetically by name of correspondent;
subjects include submissions to "The annals of medical history",
inquiries concerning the...
Dates:
1893 - 1950
Frank Fisher papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/048
Scope and Contents
This small collection of Frank Fisher materials contains correspondence,
a pathological report, two miscellaneous items, and some financial
bills and receipts. Series 1 contains 20 letters received by Frank Fisher and
1 letter which he wrote, 1891-1908. Many of these items deal with
ophthalmological matters or patients of Fisher. Notable items
include: a letter, 1908, from Blanche Bard Dailey concerning
Fisher's charges; a referral from L. Webster Fox (ca.1891?);
case...
Dates:
1879 - 1908
Frank J. Hartman papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/340
Overview
Frank Janczak Hartman (1893-1986) was a radium specialist and consultant who also worked as a “radium hound,” searching for pieces lost by area hospitals and industry until his retirement in 1956. The Frank J. Hartman papers provide an insightful view into the changes atomic energy brought to society. Hartman, who owned two companies dealing with radium, clearly saw the product’s value, but he also recognized the potential dangers and the damage that could result from the improper usage,...
Dates:
1904-1977
Fred B. Rogers papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/354
Overview
Fred Baker Rogers was Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine and an active member of the medical community in Philadelphia and throughout the East Coast. He received his M.M.S. in Internal Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.D. from Temple University, and his M.P.H. from Columbia University. Rogers was a prolific author of articles and books on medical history, from local doctors to infectious outbreaks, with a specific focus on preventive...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1948 - 1985; 1922 - 2000
Fred D. Weidman papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/182
Scope and Contents
The collection of Fred D. Weidman's papers, 1896-1933 contains
student notebooks and papers; correspondence and reports concerning
a 1926 survey on fungal disease; drawings and photographs; and
some miscellaneous writings.The bulk of the collection is concerned with Weidman's education,
both in secondary school and in the Department of Medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains 28 volumes
of student notes on many subjects. The notes from Weidman's
medical...
Dates:
1896 - 1933
Frederick Murtagh papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/336
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondencem typescripts, ephemera,
photogrphs and slides, memoranda, and records of operations. It
documents the career of Murtagh and many of the operations and
procedures within the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
(HUP), the hospital at Temple University, and the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia. Mostly, the collection concerns
Murtagh's work as a neurosurgeon at HUP. The history of
procedures he performed is well covered as are his...
Dates:
1947 - 1996
Friedrich L. J. Boettcher letter and typescript
Item
Identifier: MSS 396
Overview
Friedrich L. J. Boettcher could possibly be the artist born 1852, known for illustrator-agricultural subjects, and who lived in the Washington, D.C., area and Germany.Dr. J. Parsons Schaeffer (1878-1970) received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1907, a Master of Arts degree in 1909 from Cornell University, and Doctor of Philosophy in 1910, also from Cornell. He served as Professor of Anatomy at Jefferson Medical College from 1914 until 1948. ...
Dates:
9 November 1908
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