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World War II ration book of Arthur Dannenberg
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 388
Abstract
Arthur M. Dannenberg, Sr., born in Philadelphia on 7 January 1891, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1913. He served an internship at the Jewish Hospital of Philadelphia — now the Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) — and then volunteered for service in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. After his service, he applied for an appointment to a junior position in the pediatrics department of the Jewish Hospital, and eventually became the senior...
Dates:
August 1943
W.R. Stirling notes on the lectures of Henry McMurtrie
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/273
Scope and Contents
These notes on Henry McMurtrie's anatomical and physiological
lectures were taken by W. R. Stirling while he was a student
at the Central High School of Philadelphia. The volume is marked
"Vol. II" and contains notes on the muscles and digestive, respiratory,
circulatory, and the nervous systems. In addition to notes,
the volume contains numerous anatomical drawings.Stirling's notes reveal that McMurtrie's lectures on anatomy included
information on famous anatomists and...
Dates:
circa 1842
Yellow Fever Epidemic Correspondence
Series — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 422
Abstract
In 1793, the yellow fever epidemic gripped Philadelphia, followed by smaller outbreaks in 1794, 1797, and 1798. Over 5,000 residents died during the first outbreak. At this time, the nation’s capital was located in Philadelphia. To avoid the “universal terror,” George Washington and Congress fled the city for the outlying suburbs. However, most residents did not have the means to re-locate. Benjamin Rush (1746-1813), a Philadelphia physician, refused to abandon the city. Rush...
Dates:
1794 - 1799
YMCA sex education slides
Collection
Identifier: P-YMCA
Scope and Contents
During the first World War the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) were particularly concerned with the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs, then called venereal disease). During this time, and with help from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), the CEF produced pamphlets, lectures, and other assorted materials to educate young soldiers on sexual health and how to avoid STIs. These materials emphasized the ill effects of gonorrhea and syphilis, and urged...
Dates:
circa 1918
Yogaratnakara
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 421
Abstract
Book manuscript, written about 1750 in Pali-Sinhalese on the prepared leaves of a talipot palm. It is a copy of the famous work on Sinhalese medicine originally compiled several centuries before. The painted wooden covers decorated with the sacred bo tree symbols are old, but the binding cord is modern after an early type by a native artist.Item was donated with a contemporary stylus of the type that could have been used to write the text on the palm leaves. (Museum catalog...
Dates:
circa 1750
Zachary B. Friedenberg letter
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 383
Abstract
Born in New York City on April 12, 1915, Zachary B. Friedenberg graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1939. He served in World War II as a surgeon in the 95th Evacuation Hospital, an advanced army field hospital, in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany and participated in three D-day landings. He was honored with the European Theater Ribbon, the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque, and the American Defense Service Medal. After his...
Dates:
January 1944
