MSS 2/0146-03: Memoranda of Edward Jenner, 1803 - 1817
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook contains mementos of Edward Jenner collected by
Robert Abbe. Included are numerous engravings dating from 1803
to 1817 and one letter written by Jenner in 1803.
The collection includes numerous portraits of Jenner by German,
English, and Italian engravers, including Johann Heinrich Lips,
James Hopwood, Edward Scriven, John Henry Robinson, Robert Mitchell
Meadows, and John Raphael Smith.
The letter in the collection was sent by Jenner to
Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847) on 10 October 1803.
Dibdin, a bibliographer, essayist, and poet, was writing a poem
for Jenner; the poem, called "Vaccinia", was about the evils
of the smallpox virus. In the letter, Jenner expresses his
wish to examine Dibdin's "papers" and discusses matters concerning
the publication of the poem. Jenner also mentions caring for
Lord Berkeley's sick infant. The letter also addresses political
issues; the United Irishman and political activist Robert Emmet
(1778-1803) is mentioned. Jenner also writes, "Will Bonoparte
[sic] be so rash as to shew himself upon our shores?"
Dates
- Creation: 1803 - 1817
Full Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection of memoranda of Edward Jenner was donated
to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia by Robert Abbe, probably
in conjunction with Anna K. W. Mitchell's donation of the Edward
Jenner inkstand on 6 June 1917.
The scrapbook was transferred from the custody of the mutter museum
to the Historical Collections of the Library of the college
of Physicians on 4 January 1983.
The scrapbook was processed and catalogued in 1992.
Inventory
Page
1 1. Lips, [Johann] H[einrich], 1758-1817.
Engraving of Edward Jenner,
[n.d.] (1 item)
3 2. Biographical information on
Edward Jenner,
[n.d.] (1 item)
13 3. Bohme, C.
Engraving of Edward Jenner,
[n.d.] (1 item)
15 4. Smith, I. R.
Hopwood, J[ames], 1752-1819.
Engraving of Edward Jenner,
1803 (1 item)
17 5. Ridley, [William?], 1764-1838.
Engraving of Edward Jenner
from the portrait by James Northcote,
1804 (1 item)
19 6. Portrait of Edward Jenner [copy],
[n.d.] (1 item)
21 7. Woodcut of Edward Jenner
from an Italian newspaper,
[n.d.] (1 item)
23 8. Scriven, E[dward], 1775-1841.
Engraving of Edward Jenner
from the engraving by J[ohn] R[aphael] Smith,
[n.d.] (1 item)
25 9. Robinson, J[ohn Henry], 1796-1871.
Meadows, R[obert] M[itchell], d. 1812.
Engraving of Edward Jenner,
1817 (1 item)
27 10. Engraving of Edward Jenner,
[n.d.] (1 item)
29 11. Smith, J[ohn] R[aphael], 1758-1812.
Scriven, E[dward], 1775-1841.
Engraving of Edward Jenner,
[n.d.] (1 item)
31 12. Fontaine, T. M.
Engraving of Edward Jenner,
[n.d.] (1 item)
35 13. Jenner, E[dward], 1749-1823.
Autograph letter signed : Cheltenham [England], to
[Thomas Frognall] Dibdin, [n.p.],
1803 Oct. 10 (1 item)
37 14. Transcript of
Jenner, E[dward], 1749-1823.
Autograph letter signed : Cheltenham [England], to
[Thomas Frognall] Dibdin, [n.p.],
1803 Oct. 10 (1 item)
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
