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Paul E. Steiner papers
Peirce family papers
Pennsylvania Land Office land patent to Benjamin Rush
Document from Pennsylvania Land Office, 1809 June 30, conveying Guildhall property in Luzerne Co., Pa., to Benjamin Rush; includes 1793 survey of property. Signed by John Cochran, secretary of Land Office.
1 item (1 leaf): parchment ; 28 x 44.5 cm.
Perley Barker casebook
Volume documents Perley Newel Barker’s medical practice in Troy, Pa., and Bradford County area, 18971903. Entries list patient’s name, age, notes on examination, and prescription; many cases have followup notes. Letters, 1897, from physicians Edward Jackson and Willis T. Davison inserted in volume on page 70.
Peter Forrester notes on the lectures of Franco̧is Magendie
Volume of Forrester’s notes and observations on undated course of seventeen lectures on physiology delivered by Magendie in Paris, possibly at Collége de France. Course consists of lectures with experiments on dogs, rabbits, birds, and guinea pigs. Experiments explore nervous system and connection to optical and olfactory senses by severing nerves and removing sections of animal brains. Includes examples of stimulation of contraction with galvanic batteries.
Peter Koblenzer reminiscences of the new building of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Reminiscences contain Peter J. Koblenzer’s reflections during opening ceremony of the new building of St. Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia, [1990]. Koblenzer considers need for the new location and facilities and his dermatological practice at former location.
Peter Turner ledger
Pharmaceutical prescription cards
This small collection consists of 16 manuscript pharmaceutical prescriptions with occasional typescript comments. The cards and the comments were attributed to Battin and Lunger Pharmacists, Philadelphia, by the donor. The physicians who signed the prescriptions include J. Harold Austin, Radcliffe Cheston, J. Clinton Foltz, Alvin R. McCarthy[?], John F. McCloskey, Frank M. Ramsey, Edward G. Rhoads, Fred A. Sutcliff, and Josephus T. Ullom.
Philadelphia area death and interment certificates
Philadelphia County Medical Society lease
Counterpart of agreement between Philadelphia Medical Society and Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for ten years’ rent of two rooms in Masonic Hall on Chestnut Street, between 7th and 8th Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Term of lease begins 4 Dec. 1819. Signed by William P. Dewees, president of Philadelphia Medical Society. Bears seal of society.
