Box 2
     Container 
  
Contains 37 Collections and/or Records:
54. Stinchfield, John K. Miasmata., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   55. Swan, J. Scrofula., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   56. Taliaferro, Alfred W. Intermittent fever., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   57. Thompson, John H. Albuminuria., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   58. Tuckerman, J. Francis. Ophthalmia : its varieties and treatment., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   59. Turndells. Typhoid fever., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   60. Van Buren, A. Structure and function of the spinal marrow., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   61. Varnum, G. W. (George Washington). Rhubarb : its history, preparations and use., 13 October 1847
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        13 October 1847
      
      
   62. Vreeland, B. Hydrocele., undated
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        undated
      
      
   63. Ward, John. Concussion and compression of the brain : their diagnosis and treatment., 03 February 1848
     File  — Box: 2
  
Scope and Contents
              From the Collection:
             The collection contains a series of 74 brief essays on an array 
of subjects, 1841-1848, with a few related letters and testimonials, 
from physicians applying to the Board of Naval Surgeons, for 
entrance into or promotion in the U.S. Navy.  The Board appears 
to have been convened at the U.S. Naval Asylum in Philadelphia 
and Surgeon John A. Kearney was its president.  Many of the 
applicants were graduates of the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania.  The collection conveys...
          
      
          Dates: 
        03 February 1848
      
      
   

