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Silas Weir Mitchell correspondence, 1865-1938 (inclusive) 1883-1887; 1910-1911 (bulk)

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 half document box)
Abstract:: Silas Weir Mitchell was born in Philadelphia in 1829. He earned his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1850. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), Mitchell worked as a contract surgeon in Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia, an army hospital for nervous diseases. was actively involved in numerous local and national medical societies. He was founder and first president of the American Neurological Society and first president of the Philadelphia Neurological Society. In later life, Mitchell embarked on a serious literary career. He died in 1914. The Silas Weir Mitchell correspondence is a small collection which spans the years 1865 to 1938, although many years within that range are not represented. The collection is divided into three series: Letters to Mitchell, Letters from Mitchell, and Other notes. Previously catalogued as 10a 513.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Robley Dunglison autobiographical ana, circa 1852-1862 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (1 half document box and 8 volumes)
Abstract:: Robley Dunglison was born in Keswick, England, on 4 January 1798. He attended the Royal College of Surgeons in 1818, received a license as surgeon apothecary from the Society of Apothecaries, and began practice in 1819. In 1823, he received an M.D. from the University of Erlangen. From 1823 to 1833, Dunglison was professor of medicine at the University of Virginia; from 1833 to 1836, he was professor of medicine at the University of Maryland. In 1836, he came to Philadelphia to become professor of the institutes of medicine at Jefferson Medical College. He held this post until 1868. He died in Philadelphia in 1869. The Robley Dunglison autobiographical ana was written by Dunglison, circa 1852, and is comprised of eight volumes, with some supplemental correspondence previously tipped in. An ana is a collection of memorable sayings of, or anecdotes and interesting information about a person or place. Dunglison's ana preserves personal recollections thought to be of particular...(see more)

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Jones Family Papers, 1881-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 linear feet (8 document boxes, 1 half document box, 1 post card box, 81 volumes, and 1 oversized folder)
Abstract:: The Jones Family Papers, spanning from 1881 to 1968, documents parts of the family practice and life as a family where the patriarch is a country doctor. The collection contains 45 rpm records, photographs, correspondence, financial records in the form of patient cards and ledgers, notebooks, patient records and personal records. The Jones Family Papers focus on several of country doctors from West Virginia. William Notly Jones is the first doctor of the family, but is not well represented with this collection. The materials mainly focus on the later generations of men: Andersen Porter Jones, Latimer Porter Jones, and James Porter Jones.

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Benjamin Rush Letter and Portraits, 1809, undated

Extent:: 1 folder (3 items)
Abstract:: The Benjamin Rush Letter and Portrait collection, dated 1809, is a small collection that contains correspondence and portraits. Benjamin Rush was born in Byberry Township, PA on January 4, 1746. He was an American physician, politician and educator who is best known for his activities during the American Revolution and for signing the Declaration of Independence. He helped found the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and founded Dickinson College, located in Carlisle, PA.

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Addinell Hewson photographs of surgery patients, 1861-1865

Extent:: .6 linear feet (1 print box)
Abstract:: The Addinell Hewson photographs of surgery patients is a small collection of seven photographs, dating between 1861 and 1865, and including tumors, fractures, and amputations. Addinell Hewson was born in 1828 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1850. He was a resident of Pennsylvania Hospital, and later opened his own practice. Hewson also served as assistant surgeon to the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church, surgeon to Wills Hospital for Diseases of the Eye, surgeon at the Pennsylvania Hospital, and a contract surgeon for during the American Civil War, on duty at Cherry Street Hospital in Philadelphia, among other positions. He was elected a Fellow of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1853. Notably, he performed an amputation of the thigh at the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1865, using torsion instead of ligatures, and invented a torsion forceps. Hewson and his wife, Rachel Macomb Wetherill, had six children. ...(see more)

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W. Osler Abbott Papers, 1938-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.0 folders
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National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies Collected Records, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.17 linear ft. (2 linear in.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Mary Kelsey Collected Papers, 1914-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (6 linear in.)
Abstract:: Includes miscellaneous correspondence; two oversize scrapbooks (ca. 1914-1919) which contain correspondence (some with her relative, Kate Kelsey); articles and half-tone images from U.S. and foreign periodicals about World War I; small posters; sheet music; and material about Woodrow Wilson's 1916 presidential campaign and the Women's March for Woodrow Wilson in Washington D.C., ca. 1917; also small amounts of secondary material relating to the American Friends Service Committee, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Arbitration and Peace Society of Pennsylvania, the American Union Against Militarism, the U.S. Democratic Party and the American Friends Reconstruction Unit.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Collected Records, 1958- (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:: Includes pamphlets, leaflets, and periodicals.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Frédéric Passy Collection, 1863-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
Abstract:: Includes correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, and periodicals.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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