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Manuscripts (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Instituzioni della chirurgia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/331
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a bound manuscript volume titled "Instituzioni della Chirurgia," ca. 1600-1650, a transcription of the text, [n.d.], and an annotated English translation typescript of the text, [n.d.]. The manuscript volume is divided into four parts: Institutes of Surgery; Phisology (labelled Part I); On Pathology (labelled Part II); and On Therapeutics (labelled Part III). Each part contains a preface and chapters. The chapters in the first part are Origin of medicine, On surgery...
Dates: circa 1600-1650

Jacob Solis-Cohen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/046
Scope and Contents The John Solis Cohen papers consist of five collections. This first collection contains correspondence, addresses, and published and unpublished manuscripts of articles and textbooks documenting J. Solis Cohen's research, labors, and concerns in the fields of laryngology and tuberculosis throughout most of his professional career. The other four collections consist of three volumes of scrapbooks the case of Emperor Frederick III of Germany and seven volumes of lecture notes.For a...
Dates: 1856 - 1922

Joseph Kelsall manuscript on massage

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/249
Scope and Contents Holograph manuscript, 1926, describing symptoms of each ailment and recommended treatment using massage, exercise, and electrotherapy.
Dates: 1926

Maud Richards collection on the Ashhurst, Eyre, and Leiper family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/073
Scope and Contents This small collection of genealogical research, photographs, printed material, and manuscript material, 1813-1964, assembled by Maud Richards, documents the history of members of the Ashhurst, Eyre, and Leiper families of Philadelphia.Series 1 contains a manuscript genealogy, compiled circa 1933, with information on the Eyre, Connolly, Little, and Ashhurst families. Many original manuscript items, chiefly receipts, payment orders, and signature cuttings, have been inserted...
Dates: 1813 - 1964

McCall Cloughman course notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 376
Overview The McCall Cloughman course collection contains the manuscript of an address. The manuscript discusses ethics and religion in relation to the field of medicine. This collection was discovered during a survey in the summer and fall of 2015.
Dates: circa 1800s

Mona Spiegel-Adolf papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/252
Scope and Contents Personal papers and research files of biochemist Mona Spiegel-Adolf, including correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, and laboratory notes. Series 1 contains biographical material and personal journal. Series 2 contains research files, including data, notes, memoranda, tables, and drafts of reports concerning electrophoresis, melanin, steroids, biochemical aspects of Tay-Sachs disease, and vitamins. Includes typescript of Kolloidforschung in der immunbiologie, circa 1930.Organized...
Dates: 1930 - 1966

Paul E. Steiner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/094
Scope and Contents This small collection of Paul E. Steiner's writings contains his research on disease during the Civil War. In addition to a folder of correspondence, 1965, concerning an article, "A note on determining the correct medical diagnosis on historical personages", the collection includes the holograph manuscript and an incomplete typescript copy of "Common valor", Steiner's 1971 examination of four Civil War officers' reactions to wounds and disease. The bulk of the collection is...
Dates: 1965 - 1977

Records of the Board of Managers of Wills Hospital

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Identifier:  MSS 6/008
Scope and Contents These records of the Board of Managers of the Wills Hospital consist of three manuscript documents, all of which date from approximately 1833, when the hospital was first established. Included are the "By Laws of the Board of Managers of the Wills Hospital", "General rules and regulations for the management and supervision of the Wills Hospital for the indigent lame and blind", and a certificate announcing the election of new managers to the Board. These documents provide insight into...
Dates: 1833

Records of the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine II

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 14/002-01
Overview The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine was established in 1976 to promote to the scholarly community the rich historical resources of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's historical library and the Mütter Museum. The Institute sponsors conferences, occasional seminars, and short-term travel grants to researchers who require the resources of the museum and library. This collection documents the operation and programs of the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the...
Dates: 1968 - 2005

Rene La Roche papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/186
Scope and Contents The Rene La Roche papers consist of two collections: one of correspondence, and one of manuscripts. For a more detailed description of the materials, please see the "Scope and Contents" note for each series.
Dates: 1818 - 1867