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Lewis Albert Sayre was born on February 29, 1820 in Bottle Hill (now Madison), New Jersey. After graduating from Transylvania University in 1839 and considering entering the ministry, Sayre began to study medicine. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now part of Columbia University) in New York in 1842 and became an orthopedic surgeon. In 1859 he was appointed surgeon to the Bellevue Hospital and in 1861 was one of the principal founders of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Sayre served as professor of both orthopedic surgery and clinical surgery, and when the Bellevue Hospital Medical College merged with the University Medical College at NYU in 1898, Sayre was appointed emeritus professor of orthopedic and clinical surgery in the consolidated institution. In addition to his work as a professor and surgeon, Sayre worked to improve sanitary conditions in New York and to stop the spread of cholera from sailors on ships entering New York City.
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Lewis Albert Sayre was born on February 29, 1820 in Bottle Hill (now Madison), New Jersey. After graduating from Transylvania University in 1839 and considering entering the ministry, Sayre began to study medicine. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now part of Columbia University) in New York in 1842 and became an orthopedic surgeon. In 1859 he was appointed surgeon to the Bellevue Hospital and in 1861 was one of the principal founders of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Sayre served as professor of both orthopedic surgery and clinical surgery, and when the Bellevue Hospital Medical College merged with the University Medical College at NYU in 1898, Sayre was appointed emeritus professor of orthopedic and clinical surgery in the consolidated institution. In addition to his work as a professor and surgeon, Sayre worked to improve sanitary conditions in New York and to stop the spread of cholera from sailors on ships entering New York City.
New York University Archives - Guide to the Lewis Albert Sayre Papers MC.113
Lewis Albert Sayre was born on February 29, 1820 in Bottle Hill (now Madison), New Jersey. After graduating from Transylvania University in 1839 and considering entering the ministry, Sayre began to study medicine. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now part of Columbia University) in New York in 1842 and became an orthopedic surgeon. In 1859 he was appointed surgeon to the Bellevue Hospital and in 1861 was one of the principal founders of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Sayre served as professor of both orthopedic surgery and clinical surgery, and when the Bellevue Hospital Medical College merged with the University Medical College at NYU in 1898, Sayre was appointed emeritus professor of orthopedic and clinical surgery in the consolidated institution. In addition to his work as a professor and surgeon, Sayre worked to improve sanitary conditions in New York and to stop the spread of cholera from sailors on ships entering New York City.
Publications, scholarly papers, offprints, appointment calendars, letters, notebooks, speeches, clippings, programs, theses, photographs and other graphics, diplomas and certificates, recordings, and other material concerning individuals associated with New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, and related and predecessor institutions. Individuals include Fordyce Barker, Gunning Bedford, Hermann Biggs, Robert J. Carlisle, Clarence Ewald De La Chapelle, Henry Draper, John C. Draper, John William Draper, William A. Hammond, Milton Helpern, Edward G. Janeway, Alfred L. Loomis, Graham Lusk, William Chittenden Lusk, William Thompson Lusk, Valentine Mott, Severo Ochoa, Granville Sharp Pattison, John Revere, Daniel B. St. John Roosa, Howard A. Rusk, Lewis Albert Sayre, Reginald H. Sayre, George D. Stewart, William Holme Van Buren, George B. Wallace, William H. Welch, James Rushmore Wood, Arthur M. Wright, John Wyckoff, Stephen Smith, Martyn Paine, and Frank H. Hamilton.
New York University. School of Medicine. Individuals, doctors, surgeons collection, [ca. 1820]-1986.
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Sayre, Lewis A. (Lewis Albert), 1820-1900
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Correspondence, 1852-1895.
Correspondence, 1852-1895.
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Correspondence, 1852-1895.
Included are letters written by physicians to Lewis Albert Sayre; some were written to his wife, and his sons Charles Hall Sayre, Lewis Hall Sayre, and Reginald Hall Sayre. Letters concern lectures and demonstrations given by Sayre, meetings, letters of introduction and referrals, cases, and personal and miscellaneous matters. Of note are letters to Sayre from physicians, 1894-1895, in response to his request for opinions of his method for treating spondylitis and scoliosis; and the Walsh v. Sayre alleged malpractice suit, 1869-1874.
Sayre, Lewis A. (Lewis Albert), 1820-1900. Correspondence, 1852-1895.
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Sayre, Lewis A. (Lewis Albert), 1820-1900
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John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897
LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897
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John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897
This collection contains mostly entomological material, with much information on the description and identification of particular insects, entomological collections, and the study of entomology in Europe and the United States. In addition, there are materials on medicine and hospitals during the American Civil War, on the Corps of Topographical Engineers, the United States Army, on natural history in the United States, and on the LeConte's family. Some letters are written to President Rutherford B. Hayes and concern the Commissionership of Agriculture, for which LeConte was considered, but not appointed. Letters of John Eatton LeConte and Joseph LeConte are included.
John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897, 1812-1897
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Sayre, Lewis A. (Lewis Albert), 1820-1900
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Yandell family added papers, 1837-1919.
Yandell family. Yandell family added papers, 1837-1919.
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Yandell family added papers, 1837-1919.
Includes many letters of regret and sympathy from medical societies and physicians following the deaths of Doctor Lunsford P. Yandell in 1878, and Doctor David W. Yandell in 1898. Correspondence also includes material concerning David Yandell's service as medical director for the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi and letters of introduction and invitations from English doctors during his European tour of 1878. An undated memoranda written by Lunsford P. Yandell provides his early biography and insights into the establishment of the Louisville Medical College. Doctor David Yandell's 1846-1848 diary of travel in the U.S. and Europe highlights his medical education.
Yandell family. Yandell family added papers, 1837-1919.
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Sayre, Lewis A. (Lewis Albert), 1820-1900
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Scrapbook, 1890-1936 (inclusive).
Lovett, Robert Williamson, 1859-1924. Scrapbook, 1890-1936 (inclusive).
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Scrapbook, 1890-1936 (inclusive).
Collection of letters to and from R.W. Williamson, E.H. Hickling, L.A. Sayre, and C.F. Stillman (and other correspondents) relating to the publication, reception, and critique of Bradford and Williamson's book, "Orthopedic Surgery." Also includes copy of copyright contract between Bradford and William Wood & Co., Publishers.
Sage, Gardner A. Map of the lands required for and benefited by opening 133d Street from 4t Ave to 8th Ave / G.A.S.
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Sayre, Lewis Allen, 1820-1900.
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Yandell family papers, 1823-1877.
Yandell family. Yandell family papers, 1823-1877.
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Yandell family papers, 1823-1877.
The papers primarily consist of correspondence, diaries, and medical notes. Most of the letters were written by Wilson Yandell, Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Susan Wendell Yandell, and Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Jr. The letters consist mostly of family news but also contain information relating to a variety of other topics, including medical practice, physicians of Ky., medical politics at Transylvania and the Louisville Medical Institute, state politics and economic conditions in Ky. and Tenn., references to important citizens in Louisville and Lexington, the career of David W. Yandell, disease, slavery, the secession crisis, and the Civil War. In addition to correspondence, the collection also includes lectures of Lunsford P. Yandell, material about his father Wilson Yandell, notes for medical biographies, diaries of Lunsford P. Yandell, and a scrapbook. Correspondents include Elisha Bartlett, Charles Caldwell, Daniel Drake, Austin Flint, Timothy Flint, Samuel D. Gross, Philip Lindsley, Henry Miller, and Benjamin Rush.
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