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Otto Meyerhof Papers, 1900-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 cubic feet
Abstract:
Otto Meyerhof was a German-born biochemist, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 to escape Nazi Germany, and accepted a position at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as professor of biochemistry. This small but important collection documents a range of professional and personal activities of Otto Meyerhof, and consists of correspondence and professional papers.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Francis E. Dwight Papers, 1801-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.3 cubic feet
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Between 1801 and 1803 Benjamin Woolsey Dwight studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he also practiced at Pennsylvania Hospital, and at Columbia College in New York. Francis E. Dwight was the grandson of Benjamin Woolsey Dwight. In 1882 he took medical instructions at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York, New York. The Benjamin Woolsey Dwight and Francis E. Dwight Papers contain material relating to their medical education - mainly notebooks for lectures attended, and admission cards for Benjamin Woolsey Dwight.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Presbyterian Medical Center Records, 1799-1997 (inclusive) 1871-1997 (bulk)

Extent:
117 cubic feet
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The Presbyterian Medical Center originated as a charitable institution named the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. The Collection documents the history of the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia since its founding in 1871.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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University Scrapbook Collection, 1882-1931 (inclusive) 1885-1915 (bulk)

Extent:
6 cubic feet
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The majority of the University Scrapbook Collection was created by George E. Nietzsche at the beginning of the twentieth century in his capacity as Publicity Agent and later Recorder of the University of Pennsylvania. The University Scrapbook Collections documents the publicity and public face of the University from the later nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Harold Glendon Scheie Papers, 1798-1990 (inclusive) 1918-1990 (bulk)

Extent:
41 cubic feet
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Harold Scheie was a noted ophthalmologist at the University of Pennsylvania. The Harold Glendon Scheie Papers mainly document the professional contributions and achievements of Dr. Scheie in the field of Ophthalmology. There is a small group of personal papers, but these papers, in large part, still reflect in some way upon his devotion to his profession.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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J. William White Papers, 1871-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 cubic feet
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Dr. J. William White received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1871. He began his career at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1874, and rose through the ranks as a surgeon and specialist in Venereal Diseases. In 1912 White was named a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. White was also active in Philadelphia's civic life, and made extensive annual trips to Europe. The J. William White collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, diaries in manuscript form and typescripts of those diaries, diplomas and certificates, pamphlets and books written by and about White and his family, and letters from White's voyage on Professor Louis Agassiz's Hassler Expedition of 1872.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Harry E. Morton Papers, 1931-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
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Dr. Harry E. Morton started his academic career at the University of Pennsylvania in 1931 as an Instructor in Bacteriology. He would spend his 44 year career teaching at Penn's School of Medicine, rising to the rank of Professor of Bacteriology specializing in microbiology. The Harry E. Morton Papers consists of six class register books (1931-1947), and 36 class rolls (1931-1966) for Microbiology courses he taught in the School of Medicine.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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School of Medicine. Clinical Surgery Records, 1844-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 volume/s
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Clinical Lectures in Surgery were conducted from 1844 to 1869 at the University Dispensary at the Ninth Street Campus. The Clinical Surgery Records provide a record of the patients, doctors, and treatment conduced at the Surgical Clinic and used for instruction by the medical faculty.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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William S. Huber student lecture notes, 1885-1888 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
Dr. William S. Huber (1865-1909) was a dentist in Lebanon, Pennsylvania who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical and Dental Schools. This collection contains Huber's student lecture notes recorded between February 1885 and March 1888.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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