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Henry Willard Williams letter to John Wheeler
Letter from Henry Willard Williams to John Wheeler, 16 May 1877. Williams advises Wheeler on treatment of a patient’s chronic eyelid ailment.
Hermann B. Anderson ledgers
The collection contains three ledgers, 1888-1902, documenting the Hanover County medical practice of Hermann B. Anderson. The ledgers list patients, reason for visit, and settlement of account. An index to account names is included in each volume. Two of the ledgers contain farm accounts for the years 1889-1890 and 1897-1901, and one contains a separate section for "Negro accounts", 1895.
Historical Medical Photographs Collection
Since photography was invented in the mid-19th century, it has been used for medical purposes. The collection contains more than 4,000 photographs and showcases a variety of patients with diseases, injuries, and malformations, such as Civil War amputations, conjoined twins, and birth defects.
Please see the inventory linked below for further details.
Hospital journal
The collections consists of a journal, [18]88 Mar.-Apr., containing entries recorded by the staff of a hospital or clinic operated by Dr. William Alexander Hammond, 1828-1900. The volume documents the condition and care of patients, often including which if any medications were administered. The phrase "Night Orders Dr. Hammond" appears on the front cover of the volume. Dr. Hammond’s signature appears frequently throughout the journal.
Howard Childs Carpenter slide collection (unprocessed)
Howard Fackenthall record of anomalies found in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania
One volume of 459 descriptions of anatomical anomalies as discovered in the dissecting rooms of the University of Pennsylvania during the 1875-1876 session. Includes letters at end to Dr. H. Lenox Hodge submitting this manuscript in competition for the best practical study of anatomy and for the best record of anomalies. Printed notice of anatomical prizes pasted on front flyleaf.
