University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine
Organization
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
John M. Keating notes on the lectures of Alfred Stille
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/128
Scope and Contents
Student notes by John M. Keating at University of Pennsylvania on lectures of Alfred Stille on theory and practice of medicine, 1873 Feb. 17-1873 Feb. 28 (nos. 71-78) and 1873 Oct. 9-1873 Nov. 14 (nos. 1-22). Lectures concern diseases of heart and brain and nervous system. Index to subjects included.
Dates:
1873
Joseph A. Wolf lecture and matriculation tickets
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/172
Dates:
1844 - 1847
Joseph Carson correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/292
Scope and Contents
The collection contains four letters to Joseph Carson from the publishing firm of Lindsay Blakiston concerning the production and sale of Carson's A history of the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. The collection also includes a letter containing resolutions made by the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania on the resignation of Joseph Carson in 1876. 1. Lindsay Blakiston. Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Joseph Carson, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1868 Sept....
Dates:
1868 - 1876
Joseph Leidy papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/170-01
Scope and Contents
Letters received: Organized into five series: I. Correspondence, 1847-1890. II. University of Pennsylvania, 1853-1891. III. Notes and Drawings, 1874-1882. IV. Newsclippings, 1876-1933. V. Leidy Biography, 1845-1933. arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically.Letters, notes, and drawings, newsclippings, and unpublished biography written by Joseph Leidy II. Bulk of collection consists of letters received by Joseph Leidy, 1852-1890, concerning anatomy, fossils,...
Dates:
1845 - 1933
Leonard Lawrence notes on the lectures of Nathaniel Chapman
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/083
Scope and Contents
Three volumes bound as one containing beginning of Chapman’s lecture course on practice of medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania. Volume 1 concerns description and treatment of fevers, including
yellow fever; volume 2, hemorrhages; and volume 3, respiratory diseases, including croup, asthma, and
consumption.
Dates:
1818 - 1820
Notes on lectures from the University of Pennsylvania
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/131
Scope and Contents
Student notes taken in three different hands on lectures in University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Medicine, 1850-1862. Bulk of volume contains notes on lectures of George Bacon Wood on theory and practice of medicine, 1857, and William Pepper on theory and practice of medicine, 1861-1862. Other lecturers are: Joseph Carson on materia medica, 1851; J. F. Frazer on the steam-engine, 1850; William Gibson on surgery, 1851; Samuel Jackson on institutes of medicine, 1851, 1860, and 1861; and...
Dates:
1850 - 1862
Notes on lectures from the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Hospital
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/208
Scope and Contents
Volume of notes taken by an unidentified student on the lectures of Joseph Carson on materia medica, William Pepper on the theory and practice of medicine, and Henry H. Smith on surgery in the Department of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 1862 December 2-1863 January 29, and R. A. F. Penrose on obstetrics at Philadelphia Hospital, 1862 December 10-1863 February 6. Three case descriptions presented by J. M. Da Costa at the hospital are also included.
Dates:
1862 - 1863
Notes on the lectures of John Redman Coxe
Item
Identifier: MSS 389
Overview
John Redman Coxe was born on 16 September 1773 in Trenton, N.J. and died in Philadelphia on 22 March 1864. He earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1794. Coxe held the positions of Professor of Chemistry (1809-1818) and Professor of Materia Medica and Pharmacy (1818-1835) at the University of Pennsylvania.One volume of notes (254 pages) taken by an unknown student from a course of lectures on materia medica delivered at the University of Pennsylvania by John...
Dates:
27 November 1824 - 25 February 1825
Notes on the lectures of Philip Syng Physick
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/206
Scope and Contents
Volume contains notes taken by an unnamed student on lectures of Philip Syng Physick on surgery, probably in the Department of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, circa 1805. The lectures are numbered 1-14 in part 1 and 15-26 in part 2. Major subjects are: inflammation; ulcers; the treatment of fractures, wounds, and head injuries; diseases of the eye and cataract surgery; and amputation. Index to subjects included in part 2.
Dates:
circa 1805
Robert Louis Weber lecture admission card from the University of Pennsylvania
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/195
Scope and Contents
Card admitting R. L. Lewis to lectures of Henry H. Smith on practical surgery in Medical Dept. of the University of Pennsylvania, [1858?].
Dates:
circa 1858
Our records may include historic language that is inaccurate, offensive, or inappropriate. We are committed to acknowledging and updating hurtful legacies in the collections in our care. We welcome your feedback in identifying harmful language or images as we continue to update our records. If you have comments about a record or believe it includes information that should be changed or improved, please submit your thoughts using the Language Report Form.
