Robley Dunglison papers
Scope and Contents
This small collection of Robley Dunglison's papers contains correspondence
with many individuals, 1830-1869; holograph manuscripts of three
Dunglison lectures on physiology and medical jurisprudence,
1832-1856; and miscellaneous material, 1841-1868, including
some financial papers, a report by Joseph Pancoast on a thoracic
examination, and resolutions of the Board of Trustees of Jefferson
Medical College on the retirement of Dunglison.
Principal correspondents in the collection are: William Beaumont,
William Benjamin Carpenter, Sir John Forbes, Samuel D. Gross,
Sir Henry Holland, Edward King, Granville Sharp Pattison, William
Taylor, and the publishing firm of Gray and Bowen. Most of
the letters concern the publication and reviews of Dunglison's
works, medical publishing in general, and Jefferson Medical
College affairs. The collection also includes Dunglison's correspondence
with the accountants and other officers of the Society of Apothecaries.
Dates
- Creation: 1830 - 1869
Creator
- Dunglison, Robley (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Robley Dunglison, physician and educator, was born in Keswick,
England, on 4 January 1798. He married Harriette Leadham (d.
1853) in 1824; they had seven children, including physician
Richard James Dunglison. Robley Dunglison died in Philadelphia
on 1 April 1869.
Dunglison attended the Royal College of Surgeons in 1818, received
a license as surgeon apothecary from the Society of Apothecaries,
and began practice in 1819. In 1823, he received an M.D. from
the University of Erlangen. He then became accoucheur to the
Eastern Dispensary in London and lectured on midwifery.
From 1823 to 1833, Dunglison was professor of medicine at
the University of Virginia; from 1833 to 1836, he was professor of
medicine at the University of Maryland. In 1836, he came to
Philadelphia to become professor of the institutes of medicine
at Jefferson Medical College. He held this post until 1868.
Dunglison founded and edited the American library and intelligencer
(1837-1842) and published several works, including Human physiology
(1832), Elements of hygiene (1835), Practice of medicine
(1842), and A new dictionary of medical science
and literature (1833).
Robley Dunglison became a Fellow of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia in 1838. He was also a member of the Philadelphia
Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and the Academy
of Natural Sciences.
Full Extent
.4 Linear feet (1 half document box)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The source of this collection of Robley Dunglison's papers
is generally unknown, although two items were presented to the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia by Charles Perry Fisher on 8 January
1926 and one item by Mrs. Hampton Carson on 29 October 1931.
The Robley Dunglison papers were originally housed in the Autograph
Collection. The papers were removed, processed, and recatalogued
in 1990.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Robley Dunglison 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
