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William W. Rutherford and A. T. Dean account books

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/317
Scope and Contents The collection contains two account books, 1831-1873, documenting the medical practice of Dr. William Wilson Rutherford, 1805-1873, and, in part, Dr. A. T. Dean, d. 1834. Items found interleaved in the account books were removed and placed in folders. The first account book, 1831-1841 (Bulk 1832-1836), is most likely from the period when Dr. Rutherford practiced medicine with Dr. Dean in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The account book lists patients, services rendered and their cost, and payments made....
Dates: 1831 - 1873
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

William Wood Gerhard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/183
Scope and Contents This small collection of W. W. Gerhard's papers, 1834-1845, documenting his education and early career, contains letters received and sent, some correspondence of his brother, lawyer Benjamin Gerhard, and a few receipted bills and miscellaneous items. The bulk of the collection is composed of letters sent to Gerhard, 1834-1837, from colleagues, many of whom studied with him in Paris, The letters, several in French, describe medical student life and conditions there. Included are letters from...
Dates: 1834 - 1845
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

William Zentmayer memoir of Dr. Posey

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/105
Scope and Contents

Recounts William Campbell Posey’s education, published works, and professional career in ophthalmology. Memoir read before the Section on Ophthalmology of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 18 Oct. 1934, and College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 7 Jan. 1935.

Also published as: Zentmayer, William "Memoir of Dr. William Campbell Posey," Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, ser. 4, vol. 2 (1934), pp. xxiiixxviii.

Dates: 1834
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Wilmer Worthington notes on the lectures of Nathaniel Chapman

 Item
Identifier: 10a 33
Scope and Contents

Two volumes of notes on lectures delivered by Nathaniel Chapman at the University of Pennsylvania. Lecture topics include physiology, pathology, and the practice of medicine, including diseases of the circulatory, digestive, and respiratory systems, plus lectures on dropsy, gout and diseases of the genital organs. Each volume contains an index.

Dates: circa 1823-1825
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Wilson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/295
Scope and Contents The collection contains a small assortment of papers concerning the Wilson family of Philadelphia, 18611950.Folder 1 includes letters, bills, an address, signature cuttings, fragments of a student diary, and a typescript obituary of J. C. Wilson; most of this material documents the career and professional appointments of Dr. Wilson. Folder 2 contains two undated photoprints of J. C. Wilson. A typescript genealogical history of the Wilson family, compiled by physician W....
Dates: 1861 - 1950
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Wilson Jewell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/080
Scope and Contents This small collection of Wilson Jewell's letters, marriage certificates, and other items provides documentation of his personal life, 1824-1867, as well as the history of the Jewell family. The collection is divided into three series: letters and documents relating to Wilson Jewell, 1824-1867; a letter of his son, Howard L. Jewell, 1905; and papers relating to the Jewell family, 1821-1977.Items of note in the collection are, in Series 1, a letter, 1 May 1867, from Jewell...
Dates: 1821 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1821 - 1867
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Wistar family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/125
Scope and Contents This small collection contains personal letters, 1827-1859, one from Caspar Wistar, the others received by him from family members, and two undated poems. The undated letter from Wistar to [Caspar?] Morris describes the concern Wistar feels for his brother's failing eyesight, while the letter from S. M. Waln to Wistar, 10 January 1859, relates the efforts made to locate Wistar's son, Caspar, who disappeared in Australia in 1859. The collection also includes three letters,...
Dates: 1827 - 1859
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

World War I propaganda photograph album

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 457
Abstract

This collection consists of an album of German propaganda from World War I. The cover page is a leaflet encouraging American soldiers to stop fighting, arguing that they have nothing to fight for and “all the fine words about glory are tommy rot.” The remaining pages of the album are comprised of photographs of soldiers with facial injuries that have led to visible differences.

Dates: circa 1917-1918
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

World War II ration book of Arthur Dannenberg

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 388
Abstract Arthur M. Dannenberg, Sr., born in Philadelphia on 7 January 1891, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1913. He served an internship at the Jewish Hospital of Philadelphia — now the Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) — and then volunteered for service in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. After his service, he applied for an appointment to a junior position in the pediatrics department of the Jewish Hospital, and eventually became the senior...
Dates: August 1943
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

W.R. Stirling notes on the lectures of Henry McMurtrie

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/273
Scope and Contents These notes on Henry McMurtrie's anatomical and physiological lectures were taken by W. R. Stirling while he was a student at the Central High School of Philadelphia. The volume is marked "Vol. II" and contains notes on the muscles and digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and the nervous systems. In addition to notes, the volume contains numerous anatomical drawings.Stirling's notes reveal that McMurtrie's lectures on anatomy included information on famous anatomists and...
Dates: circa 1842
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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