Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia

Unbound original typescript autobiography, [ca. 1957], with occasional manuscript emendations by Catharine Macfarlane. Autobiography discusses Macfarlane’s education and appointments at Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia, conditions at Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and her work on treatment of uterine cancer and cancer prevention.

One volume ([13], 172 leaves) of 114 surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Preliminary leaves include table of contents, summary of operations, and classification of new cases seen in 1898-1899 [i.e. 1897-1898].

One volume ([7], 130 leaves) of surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cases are dated 1 Oct. 1897 to 15 Apr. 1898. Preliminary leaves include general rules for operations and subject indexes of diagnoses and operations.

One volume (101 leaves) of surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cases are dated 29 Sept. 1894 to 12 Apr. 1895.

One typescript volume (iv, 171 leaves) of surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia from 2 Oct. 1896 to 23 Apr. 1897. Procedural notes on preliminary leaves.

One typescript volume (xxiv, 160 leaves) of 119 surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia. Preliminary pages include table of contents, summaries of walking cases and operations, procedural notes, clinic rules, and an introduction to the report. Cases dated 30 Sept. 1898 to 14 April 1899.

One typescript volume ([5], 75 leaves) of surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cases dated 1 Oct. 1897 to 15 April 1898. Preliminary leaves include index of diagnoses and notes on preparatory measures for an operation.