Speeches (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Ashhurst, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/075-02
Overview
The John Ashhurst Papers collection documents the life and professional career of Dr. John Ashhurst from 1846 to 1901. John Ashhurst was a prominent Philadelphia surgeon who worked at the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church, as well as the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He also wrote extensively on the subject of surgery, writing the book The Principles and Practice of Surgery, which was published in several editions. Located in the collection are...
Dates:
1846-1901, undated
William Gerry Morgan typescript on the history of the University of Pennsylvania
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/132
Scope and Contents
Address for University of Pennsylvania’s Celebration of Medical Progress, 10-11 Oct. 1930, but never delivered. Morgan highlights university’s outstanding events, individuals, such as Benjamin Franklin, John Morgan, and Benjamin Rush, and contributions to medicine.
Dates:
circa 1930
