University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine, 1908; undated

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The James Tyson papers date from circa 1873 to 1914 and document parts of a nineteenth-century Philadelphia physician’s professional life. The collection is divided into five series and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical information, and writings.

Series I: Clippings is mostly undated, but includes an obituary for Tyson’s father, Dr. Henry Tyson, from 1873, and a 1905 article from the Baltimore Sun about the Tyson family lineage. Many other clippings also concern other family members and family history.

Series II: Correspondence, 1889 to 1914, is mostly professional in nature, dealing with Tyson’s election as President of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1907 as well as various medical topics.

Notes about the history of the Tyson family, and correspondence between Tyson and his cousin, Henry, make up the bulk of Series III: Genealogical information (1890 to 1901). Much of the material is undated, but Tyson’s letters with his cousin are dated 1901.

Series IV: Professional associations represents some of Tyson’s work with the Rush Hospital for Consumption during the years 1911 to 1914 as well as his involvement in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1908.

Series V: Writings, circa 1898 to 1914, comprise the bulk of the collection, and include papers read at graduations and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; manuscript drafts of articles on various medical topics; and testimonials.