Surgeons
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John B. Deaver correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/036-02
Scope and Contents
This small collection of John B. Deaver's letters received from
other surgeons and physicians, 1885-1926, was probably retained
for its autograph value. Prominent correspondents are John
Ashhurst, Jr., Calvin Coolidge, Harvey Cushing, S. Weir Mitchell,
John B. Murphy, Sir William Osler, Maurice H. Richardson, A.
W. Mayo Robson, N. Senn. and G. Grey Turner. The letters concern
reactions to Deaver's published writings and notes on surgical
cases and matters. The letter from Calvin...
Dates:
1885 - 1926
Michael O'Hara, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/009
Scope and Contents
This collection of Michael O'Hara's correspondence documents his
professional career as a surgeon. The collection is divided
into three series. Series 1 contains manuscript and typescript correspondence, 1898-1899, principally addressed to George M.
Sternberg, Surgeon General of the United States, from Philadelphia
physicians and other influential figures, such as Senator Boies
Penrose. These letters are testimonials to O'Hara's background,
conduct, and fitness for military...
Dates:
1889 - 1903
