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Collection of lecture notes from courses taught by Benjamin Smith Barton, 1810-1823 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.75 linear_foot (4 volumes in 4 boxes)

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith Barton was a naturalist, botanist, and a professor of natural history, botany, and materia medica at the University of Pennsylvania from 1789 to 1813, succeeding Benjamin Rush as professor of medicine. This collection consists of lecture notes taken by four different University of Pennsylvania medical students in Benjamin Smith Barton's materia medica course.

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