Box 5
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
1. Correspondence, orders, and reports, 1862-1865
File — Box: 5, Folder: 1-8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This extensive collection of the papers of St.John Watkins
Mintzer documents the life and career of a 19th century physician,
soldier, and businessman. Although the bulk of the papers concern
his administration of Civil War hospitals, the collection also
contains information about the operation of Philadelphia's eclectic
medical schools, the work of the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas
and Mississippi, and some unusual business ventures of the day.Materials preserved in Series 1...
Dates:
1862-1865
