Smallpox
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
"A comparative view of the effects on individuals and society" chart, Royal Jennerian Society for the Extermination of the Small-Pox, London, undated (after 1803)
Item
Scope and Contents
This chart shows "a comparative view of the effects on individuals and society" by smallpox, inoculated smallpox, and inoculated cowpox (or smallpox vaccine). The chart details the general character and mortality of the diseases, as well as the danger; eruptions; confinement, loss of time, expense; requisite precautions; medical treatment; deformity; and subsequent diseases. Also included on the chart are illustrations highlighting the comparative outcomes of infection with smallpox,...
Dates:
undated (after 1803)
Charles G. Strohecker notes on the lectures of William Darrach
Item — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 411
Scope and Contents note
Notes taken from lectures by William Darrach at the University of Pennsylvania by C. G. Strohecker, 1845-1846. Notes are on diseases, including influenza, yellow fever, dropsy, typhus fever, small pox, and various inflammations. The volume includes some color illustrations and a syllabus of Dr. Darrach's lectures. There are also a number of poems at the back of the volume.
Dates:
1845-1846
COVID-19 and public health stamp collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 456
Overview
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries issued special stamps. These stamps served to signal the government's commitment to fighting the virus, to highlight the work of scientists working on a vaccine, and to honor healthcare and other essential workers.
This small collection contains COVID-19 stamps from around the world, collected between March and April 2022.
This small collection contains COVID-19 stamps from around the world, collected between March and April 2022.
Dates:
1978-2021; Majority of material found within 2020
