Charles A. Oliver papers
Scope and Contents
This small collection of letters received and copies of letters sent by Charles A. Oliver as chairman of the Committee for the Organization of the Class of 1876 of the Department of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 1901, contains information about the planned reunion, held 11 June 1901, and members of the class. Principal correspondents are: A. Y. Gerhard, John G. Hersh. J. Craig Miller, R. Harvey Reed, and J. Francis Walsh. Also included are Oliver's notes concerning the Class of 1876 and its deceased members.
Dates
- Creation: 1901
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Charles Augustus Oliver, Philadelphia ophthalmologist, was born
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 14 December 1853; he was the son of
physician George Powell Oliver. Oliver died of pulmonary edema
on 8 April 1911.
Oliver received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in
1876. After a residency at Philadelphia Hospital, he became
Clinical Clerk at Wills Eye Hospital and, in 1890, Attending
Surgeon. Oliver was Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon at Philadelphia
Hospital and helped to establish clinical services for eye diseases
at St. Mary's, St. Agnes, and Presbyterian Hospital. From 1897
to 1909, he taught ophthalmology at Woman's Medical College
of Pennsylvania.
Oliver worked closely with William F. Norris, and they collaborated
on the Text book of ophthalmology and the System of
diseases of the eye.
In 1884, Charles A. Oliver was elected to fellowship in the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia. He was also a member of the
American Ophthalmological Society, the Pathological Society
of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Neurological Society.
Full Extent
.5 Box (27 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The source of this collection of Charles A. Oliver's correspondence is unknown. The papers were formerly catalogued in the Autograph Collection, but processed and recatalogued in 1990.
Subject
- University of Pennsylvania. Alumni (Organization)
- Title
- Charles A. Oliver papers
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
