36. Canada, 1834-1908
Sub-Series — Box: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection contains assembled biographical and educational data on physicians and surgeons, 1663-1977; bulk
of information concerns regular, homeopathic, and eclectic American 19th century practitioners. Collection
includes photocopies of published alumni catalogues and directories, course announcements, membership
directories, and miscellaneous sources. Series 1.1 contains lists of alumni and matriculants, 1749-1955, with
folder of information on Americans attending foreign medical schools, 1749-1866, and folder of statistical data of
medical education, 1825-1902. Series 1.2 contains lists of alumni physicians of non-medical schools,
1749-1924. Series 2 contains local lists of medical practitioners and members of professional associations,
1663-1977, including lists of state board licentiates, membership lists, local directories, and necrology and
obituary lists. Series includes lists of officers and members of county medical societies of Pennsylvania and
returns of census of Pennsylvania practitioners in 1880s. Series 3 contains lists of homeopathic practioners,
necrologies, biographical indexes, and historical information, 1844-1906. Lists of military physicians and
surgeons, 1775-1928, in Series 4; bulk of data concerns Civil War medical personnel. Miscellaneous lists and
indexes to biographical compilations, 1847-1969, in Series 5; includes list of obituaries in Transactions of the
American Medical Association, 1850-1881.
Dates
- 1834-1908
Extent
From the Collection: 6 Linear feet (15 document boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Holloway, Lisabeth M. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States