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Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon ephemera
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 415
Overview
In South Philadelphia, at the corner of Washington Avenue and Swanson Street, a neighborhood grocer named Barzilai Brown began distributing food to soldiers traveling to and from the nearby Navy Yard and railroads. This operation, originally referred to as “Brown’s,” became the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon on May 27, 1861. The establishment grew and became a place of rest, relaxation, and, of course, refreshment for travel-weary soldiers, whom the saloon provided with food, drink, paper,...
Dates:
1862
United States Army 95th Evacuation Hospital reports
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 387
Overview
The 95th Evacuation Hospital’s official station was set up at Fort Breckenridge, Kentucky on August 25, 1942. In April 1943, the Hospital shipped out to North Africa from New York City. The unit served as support to the U.S. Fifth Army through the end of the North Africa campaign, as well as Italian campaigns at Naples-Foggia, Anzio, and Rome-Arno. In August 1944, the Hospital was reassigned to the U.S. Seventh Army, and supported it through campaigns in southern France, the Rhineland,...
Dates:
1944 - 1945
United States Army Diet Table for General Hospitals
Item
Identifier: MSS 362
Scope and Contents
A chart created by the United States Surgeon General's office detailing the components of daily meals for full diets and half diets; perhaps meant to guide hospitals in feeding patients.
At the top of the document, it states: "Articles composing the different diets for the day - Avoirdupois weight."
At the top of the document, it states: "Articles composing the different diets for the day - Avoirdupois weight."
Dates:
1862-10-28
United States Colored Infantry, 28th Regiment of Company G muster roll
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1/005-01
Overview
One volume. Muster roll ledger recording details of Company G of the 28th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry. This ledger records the physical descriptions, entry and discharge dates, and details of the deaths of those who succumbed to enemy action or illness. Also of note are interesting manuscript medical treatments for cholera, whooping cough, etc.
Dates:
1863-1865
United States Insole Company letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 371
Overview
United States Insole Company Papers contains a letter sent from the United States Insole Company in 1886. The United States Insole Company sold magnetic medical equipment to treat a multitude of ailments. The letter solicits interest in a free pair of magnetic insoles. This collection was discovered during a survey in the summer and fall of 2015.
Dates:
1886-04-26
Venditio facta parchment
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/358
Scope and Contents
This document, dated 13 January 1497 [Milan?], is a charter concerning property – perhaps vineyards – “in loco Altanelli.” It is notarized by Joannis Antonius de Taegio. Prince Ludovicus Maria Sfortia (Sforza) is mentioned on lines 4-5, and camera ducalis of Milan is identified.
Dates:
1497 January 13
W. B. Harer papers (unprocessed)
Collection
Identifier: 1992-5-1
Scope and Contents note
This is a collection of papers of W. Benson Harer which includes appointment books, certificates, photographs, patient records, and drug evaluation reports. The drug evaluation reports (1955-1960) include reports for Schering; Smith, Kline & French; Squibb; Merck and others. There are patient records dating between 1944-1955, and appointment books listing the names of patients and amount paid between 1948-1967. Also included is an account book of office expenses (1949-1954) and photographs...
Dates:
1924-1967
W. S. W. Ruschenberger papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/012
Scope and Contents
This collection of Ruschenberger's papers contains personal correspondence.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Ruschenberger
to his wife, Mary B. Wister, 1843-1848, and to his mother, Ann,
1826-1846. Although the correspondence with his wife is primarily
concerned with domestic issues, principally the birth of their daughter,
Fanny, these letters also describe a trip Ruschenberger made to Saratoga
Springs in 1843 and are filled with information on basic medical...
Dates:
1822 - 1851
W. Sampson Handley manuscript on the origin of bone deposits in breast cancer
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 427
Overview
William Sampson Handley MD, MS, FRCS (12 April 1872 – 1962) was an English surgeon who influenced the development of cancer surgery.
Paper originally published in the Surgical Clinics of North America, vol. VII, no. 1 (February 1927): 47.
Previously catalogued as 10a 288.
Paper originally published in the Surgical Clinics of North America, vol. VII, no. 1 (February 1927): 47.
Previously catalogued as 10a 288.
Dates:
circa 1927
Waldo E. Nelson papers (unprocessed)
Collection
Identifier: 1998-008
Scope and Contents note
The Waldo Emerson Nelson papers contain a variety of materials relating to Emerson's professional career. The collection includes an oral history taken by the American Academy of Pediatrics. There are transcripts of speeches from the 1940s to the mid-1960s, as well as post-retirement visits and speeches. Topics covered in the speeches include pediatrics, fluid therapy, cerebral palsy and infectious diseases. Some film and glass slides that accompanied his talks are present. The collection also...
Dates:
1924-1997
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