John Elsom notes on clinics from Jefferson Medical College and Pennsylvania Hospital

Collection — Volume: 1

Identifier: MSS 2/061

Scope and Contents

Volume of medical and surgical cases presented to students by faculty members at the clinic and hospital of Jefferson Medical College and staff at Pennsylvania Hospital, 30 Sept. 1848 to 14 Feb. 1849. Entries contain name and age of patient with description of the ailment and notes on treatment or prescription. There are occasional follow-up studies of certain patients. Index to subjects included. Physicians presenting cases are: Robley Dunglison, George Fox, W. W. Gerhard, Charles D. Meigs, John Kearsley Mitchell, Thomas D. Mütter, George W. Norris, Joseph Pancoast, Edward Peace, and George Bacon Wood.

Dates

Creation: 1848 - 1849

Creator

Elsom, John W. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

John W. Elsom of Nelson County, Va., received his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1849.

Full Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Dunglison, Robley (Person)
Fox, George (Person)
Gerhard, William W. (William Wood) (Person)
Jefferson Medical College (Organization)
Meigs, Charles D. (Charles Delucena) (Person)
Mitchell, John K. (John Kearsley) (Person)
Mütter, Thomas D. (Thomas Dent) (Person)
Norris, George W. (George Washington) (Person)
Pancoast, Joseph (Person)
Peace, Edward (Person)
Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa) (Organization)
Wood, George B. (George Bacon) (Person)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Patients

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: John Elsom notes on lectures from Jefferson Medical College and Pennsylvania Hospital
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin