Physicians -- Biographies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Morris Eaton papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/005
Scope and Contents
The Eaton Papers consist of correspondence, handwritten notes,
reports, and newspaper and periodical articles concerning Eaton's
life, career, and professional concerns. The bulk of the collection
is comprised of records from Eaton's tenure as Chairman of the Philadelphia County Medical Society(PCMS) Committee on Archives. These records include reports
of the committee; correspondence files with physicians and their
descendants concerning biographical information; Eaton's
biographical...
Dates:
1885 - 1919
Francis R. Packard papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/034
Scope and Contents
This collection of correspondence, addresses, writings, and research
materials documents Francis R. Packard's work with the history
of medicine and his editorship of "The annals of medical history".Series 1 contains two collections of Packard's incoming correspondence
(1893-1950) with occasional copies of his outgoing letters.
Series 1.1 is filed alphabetically by name of correspondent;
subjects include submissions to "The annals of medical history",
inquiries concerning the...
Dates:
1893 - 1950
Robert Abbe papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/146
Content Description
This collection was assembled by Robert Abbe and contains scrapbooks and other memoranda relating to Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, Joseph Lister, Edward Jenner, and Benjamin Rush. Included in the scrapbooks are correspondence, portraits, and newslippings. For a more detailed description of the materials included, please the "Scope and Content" note for each item.
Dates:
1781 - 1927
William John Potts papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 2/230
Scope and Contents
The collection contains eight biographical and genealogical compilations
of information on American physicians and surgeons and their
families, primarily during the 18th century. Each compilation
includes a index to names; an additional abstract of birth,
death, and burial information is available. The information, compiled by William John Potts, 1872-1880, derives
from newspaper articles and other contemporary printed material;
wills; obituaries; church records; gravestone...
Dates:
1872 - 1880
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