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Louis Philip Carbonell record of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania

Collection

Identifier: Z10 14

Scope and Contents

One volume of colored illustrations and one volume of accompanying notes detailing anatomical anomalies discovered in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania during the 1877-1878 and 1878-1879 sessions. Illustrations depict normal and anomalous states side by side. Descriptions are dated and include subjects not illustrated.

Dates: 1877 - 1879

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Louis Tuft autobiography

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 2/097

Dates: undated

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Lucius Wood papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 2/318

Scope and Contents The collection contains seventy-nine letters and postal cards received, 1883-1893, nine diaries, 1890-1899, two account books, 1886-1891, one recipe book, [n.d.], and miscellaneous items, [n.d.], documenting the personal life and patent medicine business of Lucius F. Wood in West Townsend, Mass. and the surrounding area. The series of letter and postal cards received, 1883-1893, is divided into two subseries: personal and business. Both subseries are arranged chronologically. An alphabetical...

Dates: 1883 - 1891

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Ludwig Loeb diploma and certificates

Collection

Identifier: MSS 2/198

Scope and Contents

This small collection documenting Ludwig Loeb's medical education in 1890 contains his M.D. diploma from Jefferson Medical College, a certificate of attendance in an anatomy course at the Philadelphia School of Anatomy and Surgery, and a certificate of attendance in a course of practical obstetrics at the Philadelphia Lying in Charity.

Dates: 1890

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

M. Randolph Latimer essay on scarlet fever

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 2/162

Scope and Contents

M. Randolph Latimer defines scarlet fever [scarlatina] and describes its types, symptoms, sequelae, cause, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and local remedies, 1855.

Dates: 1855-05-05

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Magnetic Medical Institute correspondence

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 384

Abstract Magnetic medicine was a popular (and likely ineffective) medical treatment during the 19th century. It was particularly prominent in the Midwestern United States after the American Civil War. This phenomenon has been attributed to an unsettled frontier atmosphere, a lack of trained physicians, and a tradition of self-treatment. Alternative treatments (or what might be considered quackery) flourished in this region of the United States. The Magnetic Medical Institute was...

Dates: 1900

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Manuscript archives of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Collection

Identifier: CPP 1/001-01

Abstract The Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia created during organization in 1787. Secretary is the appointed officer of record whose original duties included maintenance of College minutes and transactions and preservation of its documents and correspondence.This collection holds correspondence, financial papers, reports, medical cases, and fellowship applications and resignations, 1787-1847, kept by the Secretaries of the College of Physicians of...

Dates: 1787 - 1847

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Marcus A. Franklin lecture and matriculation tickets

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 2/129

Scope and Contents This small collection documents Marcus A. Franklin's medical education at Jefferson Medical College, 1868-1870. The collection contains Franklin's matriculation card, admission cards to lectures at Jefferson and the medical library of Pennsylvania Hospital, and an examination schedule. Faculty members whose lectures Franklin attended are: John Barclay Biddle, J. Solis Cohen, S. Henry Dickson, Samuel D. Gross, R. J. Levis, J. Aitken Meigs, Joseph Pancoast, William H. Pancoast, B....

Dates: 1868 - 1870

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Margaret Castex Sturgis papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 2/020

Scope and Contents This small collection of papers of Margaret Castex Sturgis touches on many aspects of her medical career and interests during her time in the Philadelphia area. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of gynecology and cervical cancer research.The collection is divided into six small series. Series 1 concerns Sturgis' teaching career while at Woman's Medical College. The bulk of this series is the text of a complete course of twelve lectures on gynecology from...

Dates: 1927 - 1946

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Mary Alice Schively surgical casebook

Item

Identifier: 10b 19

Scope and Contents

One volume (101 leaves) of surgical cases presented by John B. Roberts at the Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cases are dated 29 Sept. 1894 to 12 Apr. 1895.

Dates: 1894 - 1895

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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Louis Philip Carbonell record of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania

Louis Tuft autobiography

Lucius Wood papers

Ludwig Loeb diploma and certificates

M. Randolph Latimer essay on scarlet fever

Magnetic Medical Institute correspondence

Manuscript archives of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Marcus A. Franklin lecture and matriculation tickets

Margaret Castex Sturgis papers

Mary Alice Schively surgical casebook

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