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O. S. Fowler notes on phrenology and phrenological character of George L. Moore
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/119
Scope and Contents
Holograph description of personality and character traits of George L. Moore based on phrenological examination by O. S. Fowler, 12 July 1841. Character reading written by Fowler on blank leaves of first edition of Fowler’s practical phrenology (1840); several marginal notes concerning Moore written by Fowler in text. Entitled "Fowler's practical phrenology : : giving a concise elementary view of phrenology, presenting some new and important remarks upon the temperaments, and...
Dates:
1841-07-12
Oliver Wendell Holmes lines on the presentation of his portrait
Collection
Identifier: MSS 417
Overview
Oliver Wendell Holmes was an American physician, poet, and humorist notable for his medical research and teaching, and as the author of the “Breakfast-Table” series of essays. He was born in 1809 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in 1984. He received his M.D. in 1836 from Harvard Medical School. His most well-known essay was the controversial "The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever" (1843). In 1886, he received honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, and Edinburgh Universities. He was...
Dates:
1892
Oscar V. Batson photograph and illustration collection
Collection
Identifier: P-BAT
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photographs, negatives, pencil drawings, and other images related to Dr. Oscar Batson's work. It was donated to the Mütter Museum by his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Batson, along with numerous medical instruments and pathological specimens. The collection of photographs was transferred to the Library on September 22, 2016.
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Dates:
circa 1940s-1960s; undated
Otto Rosenthal papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/022
Scope and Contents
This small collection of Otto Rosenthal's papers contains professional
and personal correspondence with colleagues and co workers during
his years at the Harrison Department of Surgical Research and
his work with alkaline phosphatase and cytochrome P 450. Many
of the major correspondents, including Jonathan E. Rhoads, William
S. Blakemore, Shakunthala Narasimhulu, David Y. Cooper, and
Ronald W. Estabrook, were members of the Harrison Department.
Although mention of Rosenthal's research...
Dates:
1951 - 1972
Otto Scheller records
Series
Identifier: MSS 428
Overview
Otto Scheller was born in Bohemia/Czechoslovaka/Austria on 29 June 1881, and immigrated to the United States in 1911. On 14 December 1928, he was admitted to Philadelphia State Hospital (locally known as "Byberry") against his wishes. Doctors Irving and Burr diagnosed Scheller as having "true paranoia" after interviewing him and his sister-in-law, with whom he lived; and inspecting the packages of petitions and correspondence, presumably copies of what Scheller had sent to the various courts....
Dates:
circa 1928; undated
Palmer Futcher papers (unprocessed)
Collection
Identifier: 1990-092
Scope and Contents note
The Palmer Futcher papers contain files concerning the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library Committee (1975-1984), including correspondence, memoranda, reports, and printed material (7 folders). Additional College of Physicians of Philadelphia materials include: memoranda, correspondence, and reports related to the Section of Medical History and the Wood Institute Advisory Committee (up to 1994). There are files from Futcher's time as assistant dean at Johns Hopkins, and some files...
Dates:
1939-1994
Papers concerning The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/004
Overview
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia was created during the organization of the
College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of
record. His original duties were to record the minutes and
transactions of the College and preserve its documents and
correspondence.The collection contains letters, circulars, and reports,
1818-1821, probably assembled by Joseph Parrish, Secretary
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, documenting
the...
Dates:
1818 - 1843
Papers concerning the publications of the transactions of the College from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/005-01
Overview
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. His original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.These reports, letters, and proposals concerning the
publication of the College's transactions, spanning 1841 to
1879, are part of the records of the Office of the Secretary
of...
Dates:
1841 - 1879; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1858
Parkinson's Disease prescription
Item
Identifier: MSS 392
Content Description
This collection consists of a prescription for Parkinson's disease treatment, in French, written in Paris on 4 May 1877, presumably by Dr. J. M. Charcot. The name "Dr. Seguin" also appears. A typescript copy, translated into English, is available.
Dates:
4 May 1877
Pathological Society of Philadelphia articles of incorporation
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/009
Scope and Contents
Articles of incorporation of Pathological Society of Philadelphia, circa 1842, describing offices and function, with list of members, many of whom have signed their own names.
Dates:
circa 1842
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