J.W. Porter papers
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains 31 bills, receipts, and account statements sent by five homeopathic physicians in the Champaign and Urbana area to J. W. Porter, 1877-1897. The physicians are: T. J. Merryman, J. E. Morrison, George R. Spooner, F. O'Dee Springer, and C. D. Tufford. Many of the bills and accounts concern treatments with electricity.
Dates
- Creation: 1877 - 1897
Creator
- Porter, J. W. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Nothing is known of J. W. Porter except that he lived in Champaign or Urbana, Illinois, circa 1877-1897, was married, and had children.
Full Extent
1 folder (31 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Custodial History
The J. W. Porter Collection was donated to the Historical Collections
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia as part of a larger
gift by Samuel X Radbill, circa April 1984.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1990.
Inventory
1. T. J. Merryman (8 items) 1877-1881 2. J. E. Morrison (18 items) 1880-1897 3. George R. Spooner (2 items) 1879,1880 4. F. O'Dee Springer (1 item) 1879 5. C. D. Tufford (2 items) 1879,1880
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- J.W. Porter 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
