Surgeons -- Philadelphia, Pa. -- Nineteenth century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Ashhurst, Jr. correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/075-01
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection of the correspondence of John Ashhurst, Jr.,
documents his professional interests, editorial work, and contact
with colleagues in the surgical field through the courseof
his career, 1868-1900. Most items concern responses to Ashhurst's
request for articles for the International encyclopaedia
of surgery, replies to invitations, and case descriptions
or referrals. The collection also contains a few items, 1863-1864,
from Ashhurst's service during the Civil War,...
Dates:
1863 - 1900
John Hill Brinton papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/269
Scope and Contents
The papers of John H. Brinton, spanning 1853 to 1896, consist
of a ledger, patient visiting lists, general business papers,
and a letterbook. These papers span more than forty years of
Brinton's medical career; especially well documented in the
collection are Brinton's years as a Civil War surgeon and Superintendent
and Director of General Hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee. Series 1 contains a ledger from Brinton's early practice. The
ledger, spanning 1853 to 1859, contains...
Dates:
1853 - 1896
