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Sylvanus Stall Records of Vir Publishing Company

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 441
Abstract Sylvanus Stall (18 October 1847 – 6 November 1915) was a United States Lutheran pastor, most famous for his 1897 sex education and anti-masturbation book What A Young Boy Ought To Know and its many sequels. This book, and others, were part of a series called “Self and Sex,” and were published by Stall’s publishing company, Vir Publishing Company, between 1897 and 1904.The Sylvanus Stall Records of Vir Publishing Company span the years 1899 to 1911, and documents the activities of...
Dates: 1899-1911
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Syphilis not caused by vaccination

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 480
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a three-page statement from the Surgeons General of the United States Army, Navy, and U.S. Public Health Serivce which declares that syphilis cannot be contracted from calf lymph smallpox vaccination. The statement goes on to list the number of vaccinated individuals and explains safety measures, including that the quality of vaccines is prescribed by the Pure Food and Drugs Law and that sales are controlled by regulations drawn up by a board composed of the...
Dates: 1927 February 15
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

T. Schöninger notes on the lectures of J. M. Chelius

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/205
Scope and Contents

Volume contains notes taken by T. Schöninger on the lectures of J. M. Chelius on ophthalmology and diseases of the eye. Major subjects include cataract and diseases of the conjunctiva.

Dates: 1829
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Taunton Lunatic Asylum casebook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 6/011
Booksellers' description Patient index included.240 entries with patients' names, family histories, financial status, and mental state. The records contain detailed information about patients' occupations, whether taxes had ever been paid, original depature sites, ships sailed on, time in America, and extensive genealogies. A number died while in the hospital; many were dispersed to different locations. Occasionally, ship's passage was arranged for people to go home. Some records note the prognosis but...
Dates: 1854 - 1868
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Thaddeus Hildreth daybook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/247
Scope and Contents

Daybook of physician practicing in Gardiner, Me., and surrounding Kennebec County area, 1 Dec. 1865-20 June 1874. Internal evidence suggests volume documents medical practice of Thaddeus Hildreth. Several accounts charged for vaccinations and examinations of patients for life insurance companies. Includes farm and household accounts and monthly tallies of charges and fees collected. Includes pension examination reports on Civil War veterans with case histories, 1869-1870.

Dates: 1865 - 1874
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia COVID-19 collection

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 22/001
Abstract A collection of websites, crawled by the Internet Archive, focusing on resources created by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the College's "Documenting #COVIDPHL at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia" digital exhibit.About the project:The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) has partnered with Archive-It to develop a public, archived collection of web content relating...
Dates: 2020-06-08
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The superiority of inoculations with mixed triple vaccine (B. Typhosus, B. Paratyphosus A, and B. Paratyphosus B)

 Collection
Identifier: 10d 31
Scope and Contents This collection contains a typescript of the paper "The superiority of inoculations with mixed triple vaccine (B. Typhosus, B. Paratyphosus A, and B. Paratyphosus B): Over successive inoculations with the single vaccines, as shown by agglutinin curves in men and rabbits." The typescript includes edits in pencil. Also included are accompanying figures and a reprint of the publication. In the paper, Davison presents evidence that a mixed "triple" vaccine provided superior immune response...
Dates: 1917
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Theodore F. Breck lecture notes

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/272
Scope and Contents Theodore F. Breck's lecture notes on skin diseases were taken at the K. K. Allgemeine Krankenhaus in Vienna, Austria, during 1868 and 1869. The lecturer was dermatologist Ferdinand Hebra (1816-1880), the author of numerous works on skin diseases. Hebra's lectures dealt with the identification, classification, and treatment of skin diseases. Breck's notes also contain approximately thirty different prescriptions for medicines and salves to treat diseases of the skin.Also...
Dates: 1868 - 1869
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Theodore Woodward collection (unprocessed)

 Collection
Identifier: CoPSp.ACC2278
Scope and Contents note

Photographic copies of seven letters from Walter Reed to James Carroll related to the discovery of the mosquito transmission of yellow fever and photographic copies of eight photographs of members of the US Army Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates: 1900-1901
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Thomas B. Anderson ledger

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/281
Scope and Contents

Ledger documenting medical practice of Thomas B. Anderson in Hanover and Caroline counties, Va., 1842-1843; some accounts settled as late as 1845. Lists patients, occupation, reason for visit, prescriptions, and settlement of accounts. Includes daybook, 1843 Jan. 1-Mar. 11. Several patients were slaves and plantation overseers.

Dates: 1842 - 1845; Majority of material found within 1842 - 1843
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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United States. Navy 4
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