Correspondence
Subject
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Found in 355 Collections and/or Records:
William M. Coffin papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/297
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters, claim forms, affidavits, memoranda,
and other documents, 1880-1911, concerning William M. Coffin's
military pension and medical disabilities from his service in
the Civil War. The papers describe Coffin's state of health
and war related disabilities as well as his experiences with
medical care and treatments during and after the war. Coffin
suffered from typhoid fever, gunshot wounds, hemorrhoids, chronic diarrhea,
and rheumatism.
Dates:
1880 - 1911
William Osler Abbott papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 2/015
Scope and Contents
The William Osler Abbott papers consists of two collections. The first collection contains correspondence, reprints, and health and biographical notes, and was assembled by Catherine Leek, Abbott's secretary at the Gastro Intestinal
Clinic at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.The second collection documents his work with T. Grier
Miller on intestinal intubation at the Gastro Intestinal Clinic and includes a technique book and correspondence, as well as records...
Dates:
1931 - 1949
William Pepper letters to Hampton L. Carson
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 2/306
Scope and Contents
Two typed letters signed, 1910 Feb. 5 and circa 1910, concerning William Pepper’s efforts to obtain complete collection of oil portraits of University of Pennsylvania medical faculty.
Dates:
1910
William R. Cooper postcards
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 405
Overview
Dr. William Ridge Cooper was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College, worked in his father’s medical practice, and later established his own. Cooper died in 1925.
The William R. Cooper postcards date from February through December of 1893. There are ten postcards in the collection, all from patients reporting new cases or requesting visits from Cooper.
The William R. Cooper postcards date from February through December of 1893. There are ten postcards in the collection, all from patients reporting new cases or requesting visits from Cooper.
Dates:
1893
William T. Taylor correspondence
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 394
Content Description
The William T. Taylor correspondence collection contains three items, including a letter to the Medical Examiner, written in 1852 and concerning the birth of triplets; a bibliography, presumably of his published works; and a statement of defense re James J. Levick's reinstatement to the Philadelphia County Medical Society.
Dates:
1852; 1886; undated
William W. Keen correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 430
Overview
William Williams Keen, surgeon and neurologist, was born on 19 January 1837 in Philadelphia. He was the third son of merchant William W. Keen and Susan (Budd) Keen. Keen married Emma Corinna Borden in 1867; they had four daughters, Corinne, Florence, Dora, and Margaret. William W. Keen died on 7 June 1932.Keen graduated from Brown University in 1859. He entered Jefferson Medical College in 1860, left in 1861 to become Surgeon to the 5th Massachusetts Regiment, then returned to...
Dates:
1876-1927; undated
William W. Keen papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/076-01-06
Scope and Contents
The William W. Keen papers are comprised of six separate collections, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, and newsclippings. Much of the correspondence deals with eithr family matters or the controversy vivisection. For more detail on the materials contained the Keen papers, please see the "Scope and Content" note for each series.
Dates:
1855 - 1932
William W. Keen papers II
Series
Identifier: MSS 444
Overview
William Williams Keen, surgeon and neurologist, was born in 1837 in Philadelphia. He entered Jefferson Medical College in 1860, left in 1861 to become Surgeon to the 5th Massachusetts Regiment, then returned to Jefferson and received his M.D. in 1862. He then became Acting Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army. In 1887, at St. Mary's Hospital in Philadelphia, Keen performed the first successful removal of a brain tumor in the United States. He was the first physician to perform a decompression...
Dates:
1885-1926
William W. Keen's material related to the operation of President Cleveland
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/076-07
Overview
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 then-secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. Given the tumultuous financial markets at the time, President Cleveland’s health was kept secret, with Keen being entrusted to perform a quick yet safe surgery on the President while aboard the yacht Oneida. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s...
Dates:
1893, 1905, 1915-1918
William Wood Gerhard papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/183
Scope and Contents
This small collection of W. W. Gerhard's papers, 1834-1845, documenting his education and early career, contains letters received and sent, some correspondence of his brother, lawyer Benjamin Gerhard, and a few receipted bills and miscellaneous items. The bulk of the collection is composed of letters sent to Gerhard, 1834-1837, from colleagues, many of whom studied with him in Paris, The letters, several in French, describe medical student life and conditions there. Included are letters from A....
Dates:
1834 - 1845
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