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James E. Gibson manuscript on Bodo Otto, 1935, 1937

Extent:

0.05 linear feet (1 folder)

Abstract:

The collection comprises a signed typescript of a paper (12 leaves) presented by James E. Gibson at the annual meeting of the Montgomery County Historical Society at Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1935, on the German-born physician Bodo Otto, who served at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. The paper preceded Gibson's book on Otto, which was published in 1937. Also included is a newspaper clipping of a German-language article on Bodo Otto by Carl Frederick Haussmann, published in the Philadelphia Gazette-Democrat, in 1937, which was based on Gibson's material.

Held at: German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library [Contact Us]