9. Miscellaneous, 17 June 1929-1977
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 the University of Pennsylvania. Also present
are papers relating to hisjservice in the Medical Corps
of the United States Army during World War II. Series 1.3 contains
material on occupational medicine from Frazier's tenure as medical director
at the Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corporation. Frazier's medical
writings are in Series 1.5; included are several drafts of his
essays on hyperthyroidism.
Frazier's personal papers are in Series 2. Included are numerous
letters from his father, Charles H. Frazier, written to Frazier
when he was a young man. Also present are letters of sympathy
from friends and colleagues on the death of Charles H. Frazier
in 1936. Series 2.2 contains miscellaneous items, including
lecture notes from Frazier's third year in medical school at
the University of Pennsylvania, papers concerning the establishment
of the Charles H. Frazier Professorship in Neurosurgery, and numerous
awards, certificates, and diplomas.
A collection of Charles H. Frazier's papers are in Series 3.
Included is correspondence, a transcript of a series of letters
written while he was visiting Japan in 1926, his notebook on
tumors, and miscellaneous notes and speeches.
Series 4 contains numerous portraits and photographs of Charles
H. Frazier, William D. Frazier, and the Frazier family. Of
special interest are photographs of Charles H. Frazier in the
surgical amphitheater at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
and a photograph of the Reserve Corps Officers who attended
his course in neurological surgery during World War I. Also
present is a 1917 photograph of the medical staff and personnel
from Base Hospital No. 34 (Episcopal Hospital) at Camp Crane
in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- Creation: 17 June 1929-1977
Creator
- From the Collection: Frazier, William D. (William Doane) (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 22 items (4 boxes and 18 oversize items)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
