Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Anna M. McAllister notes on lectures from Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/056
Scope and Contents
Volume contains notes on lectures taken by Anna M. McAllister during third year of study at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Nov. 1872-Mar. 1873. Lecturers not identified but are: Rachel L. Bodley on chemistry; Emeline H. Cleveland on obstetrics and diseases of women; Isaac Comly on practice of medicine; Henry Hartshorne on diseases of children and hygiene; Charles Hermon Thomas on materia medica; and Benjamin B. Wilson on surgery. Lectures identified by subject and...
Dates:
1872 - 1873
Catharine Macfarlane typescript autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/092
Scope and Contents
Unbound original typescript autobiography, [ca. 1957], with occasional manuscript emendations by
Catharine Macfarlane. Autobiography discusses Macfarlane’s education and appointments at Woman’s
Medical College of Philadelphia, conditions at Woman’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and her work on
treatment of uterine cancer and cancer prevention.
Dates:
circa 1957
Henry Hartshorne papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/030
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection of Henry Hartshorne's papers documents
his professional life and activities, concentrating on texts
of his lecture courses to students and manuscripts of his published
and unpublished writings.Series 1 consists of sketchy records of Hartshorne's private medical
practice which began in 1848. The series contains a journal
with a chronological account of his patients from the opening
of the office until 20 October 1848. The journal includes financial...
Dates:
1836 - 1897
Margaret Castex Sturgis papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/020
Scope and Contents
This small collection of papers of Margaret Castex Sturgis touches
on many aspects of her medical career and interests during her
time in the Philadelphia area. The collection is particularly
strong in the areas of gynecology and cervical cancer research.The collection is divided into six small series. Series 1 concerns
Sturgis' teaching career while at Woman's Medical College.
The bulk of this series is the text of a complete course of
twelve lectures on gynecology from...
Dates:
1927 - 1946
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