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William H. Helfand collection of medical quackery ephemera, 1736-2006, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

2 linear feet (6 boxes)

Abstract:

The William H. Helfand collection of medical quackery ephemera contains prints that address the public perception of physicians and the practice of medicine across three centuries (1736-2006, with undated materials). A large number of cartoons from nineteenth century French satirical newspapers reveal that medical practices and symbols were used to visually express political sentiments. In this collection, medicine also emerges as a theme in imagerie populaire, inexpensive block prints mass-produced during the same period. Other aspects and eras of medicine are represented in the collection's portraits, advertisements, devotional images and artwork.

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

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William Schleif Papers, 1898, 1933-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 cubic feet

Abstract:

William Schleif was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 26, 1868 and earned a Ph.G. in 1890 from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (now the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia) and a M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1895. The William Schlief papers document the efforts of the Executricx of his estate, Elsie Warren Heiser, to have his will probated.

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