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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed with initials : Berwick-upon-Tweed, to his sister Letitia [Mrs. Henry Austin] / 1861 Nov. 25.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : Berwick-upon-Tweed, to his sister Letitia [Mrs. Henry Austin] / 1861 Nov. 25.

Telling her that he thinks she should find lodgings that will also accommodate her servant; informing her that he contacted Tom Taylor to ask about a pension for her before he went away; saying that he will send her newspapers from other cities now that he knows she wants them; noting that he doesn't know who will come to his reading as he has "seen nobody but three dogs, a little girl, a sailor, and an old Lighthouse Keeper"; passing on Dr. [John] Elliotson's remedies for improving the nervous system.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 18.3 cm.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : Boulogne, to Wilkie Collins, 1854 Sept. 26.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Boulogne, to Wilkie Collins, 1854 Sept. 26.

Mentioning [Robert] Keeley and the weather and describing his guest Vincent [Percival Cattermole]. Noting that Mary [his eldest daughter usually called Mamie] was taken very ill with English Cholera and describing her sickness. Reporting that the Theatre [in the Rue Monsigny] took fire, and mentioning mutual acquaintances, including Beaucourt [Dickens' landlord], Ellioston, "the Kernel" [Augustus Egg], Beard, and Ward. Sending kind regards.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 1/4 p.) ; 17.9 cm. + envelope.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : On board the steamboat from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, to William Charles Macready, 1842 Apr. 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed : On board the steamboat from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, to William Charles Macready, 1842 Apr. 1.

Alluding to a "despondent letter" from Macready; telling Macready that he should not let "things so mean and small ... and utterly separated from the exercise of [his] genius" disturb him; referring to John Forster and John Elliotson; discussing Macready's eating habits and noting that "no man can work in mind and body, long, unless he uses a dining table as christians should"; mentioning his "extraordinary success in magnetizing Kate" [Catherine Dickens]; expressing his negative opinions about the United States: "I believe the heaviest blow ever dealt at Liberty's Head, will be dealt by this nation in the ultimate failure of its example to the Earth."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address) ; 25.2 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475003602 View

Scientists Collection, 1563-1973

Title: Scientists Collection 1563-1973

The Scientists Collection is comprised of individual letters and small groups of correspondence from American, British, French, and German scientists during the past three centuries. Although the content is highly varied, there is significant strength in astronomy, natural history, conchology, and geology. Among the scientists better represented in the collection are the astronomers William Radcliffe Birt, J.F.W. Herschel, and Franz Xaver von Zach; the conchologists A.D. Brown, Fred L. Button, Otto Mörch, Alfred Newton, Christian M. Poulsen, Temple Prime, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, and A. G. Wetherby; the physical scientists George Biddell Airy, Arnold Sommerfeld, Ferdinand R. Hassler, and Max Planck; the archaeologist Jean François Nadaillac; the philosopher William Whewell; and the naturalists Walter Henry Bates, Robert Chambers, Edme Dupuget, Robert Kaye Greville, Joseph Henry, John Stevens Henslow, John Lubbock, and Herbert Spencer.

ArchivalResource: 5.75 Linear feet; 13 upright boxes, 8 oversize folders.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : Broadstairs, to William Charles Macready, 1841 Aug. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Broadstairs, to William Charles Macready, 1841 Aug. 24.

Thanking him for his "kind note" about [John] Overs; mentioning Dr. [John] Elliotson's attentive care of Overs; condeming the press for criticizing Elliotson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 18.1 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/474900070 View

Elliotson, John, 1791-1868. Autograph letter signed : to Charles Dickens, [1854] Feb. 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed : to Charles Dickens, [1854] Feb. 4.

Reporting on the case of ladies named Goodluck who had requested charitable assistance from Miss Coutts.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (12mo)

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Elliotson, John, 1791-1868. Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] May 4-10.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] May 4-10.

Concerning his experiments in mesmerism.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (7 p.) ; 18.6 cm.

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Alfred, Count D'Orsay mansucript material : 33 items, 1824-1852

Title: Alfred, Count D'Orsay mansucript material : 33 items 1824-1852

Alfred D'Orsay, styled Count D'Orsay, French artist and man of fashion. The Alfred, Count D'Orsay manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and artwork. The writings include a holograph essay discussing a journal article on Lord Byron, and an autograph attestation for a snuff box belonging to Henry IV. The correspondence dates from between 1824 and 1852; correspondents include: Dr. Paul Curie, the physician; Abraham Hayward, the essayist and translator; James Smith, the writer and humorist; and over a dozen others. The artwork consists of a quick pencil and crayon caricature sketch of Teresa Guiccioli.

ArchivalResource: 33 items

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : London, to William Macready, 1854 May 30.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to William Macready, 1854 May 30.

Reminding Macready that he is expected at Tavistock House on June 12, and mentioning that he has invited Elliotson and Townshend "who has written better of Mesmerism than any one else," to dine the following day. Suggesting that Macready "try that remedy." Discussing "Willy" and sending love to the Macready family.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm.

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Elliotson, John, 1791-1868. Autograph letter in the third person : [London], to Amelia Overs, [no year, but probably 1845 or later] Feb. 13.

Title: Autograph letter in the third person : [London], to Amelia Overs, [no year, but probably 1845 or later] Feb. 13.

Telling her she must do what seems best with the money; mentioning Charles Dickens and T.C. Newby.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 11 cm.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : London, to J.A. Overs, 1841 Aug. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to J.A. Overs, 1841 Aug. 24.

Discussing Overs' health and Dr. Elliotson's skill. Relaying that Dr. Elliotson forbids Overs to work, and noting that he has sent Dickens £5 "towards keeping [Overs] from the necessity of doing so." Stating that Dickens has "put another five to it, and [is his] banker to the amount of Ten Pounds." Enclosing (not present) a note from Macready and discussing possible employment for Overs with Macready at Drury Lane.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 18.1 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475581607 View

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to an unidentified recipient / 1863 Jan. 10.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to an unidentified recipient / 1863 Jan. 10.

Telling the recipient not to wait for him at home because he is going to see [John] Elliotson with [John] Forster.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 12.1 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495719757 View

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : Higham, to William Macready, 1863 Apr. 10.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Higham, to William Macready, 1863 Apr. 10.

Hoping Macready will visit Gad's Hill, and giving a schedule of when Dickens "can be humanely sure of being here." Confiding in Macready that Dickens does not believe Elliotson "is in a sufficiently vigorous state of mind to be advantageously consulted." Noting that Dickens has had "peculiar opportunities of judging him lately, and when he was just now in attendance on Wilkie they were confirmed." Asking Macready to not tell the Pollacks [other patients of Elliotson].

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 17.7 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489097279 View

American Medical Association. Dept. of Investigation. Records. Hypnosis, 1843-1976 (bulk 1909-1974).

Title: Records. Hypnosis, 1843-1976 (bulk 1909-1974).

Correspondence, articles, clippings, promotional material, and reports on hypnosis and its medical uses and abuses.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cubic ft. (13 folders).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22606623 View

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to William Charles Macready, [1840 Nov. 6].

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to William Charles Macready, [1840 Nov. 6].

Mentioning "some new arrangements with Chapman and Hall" and a performance of The Old Curiosity Shop; saying that he has decided "not to go tonight" [probably to one of John Elliotson's demonstrations of mesmerism] but is sending the carriage to take Macready there.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 18 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/474931049 View

Shaw, James Barron. Notes of lectures on the theory and practice of medicine : delivered at the London University, session 1833.4 by John Elliotson, M.D. 1833.

Title: Notes of lectures on the theory and practice of medicine : delivered at the London University, session 1833.4 by John Elliotson, M.D. 1833.

Lecture notes, probably taken by James Barron Shaw M.D., whose name is pencilled in at end, on p. 252. The notes are mostly contained on p. 1-252, with the remainder of the pages blank, except for p. 255, which has a few miscellaneous annotations. The notes are tightly packed, with each page averaging about 30 lines of handwriting. The notes show signs of good organization and a high degree of neatness: new lecture topics often start at the tops of pages, and subheadings, such as "cause", "treatment", "pathology", etc., are underlined and set off as new paragraphs. Therefore, it is probable that this volume is a transcription from the note-taker's original notes. For the most part, the subject matter of the lectures covers physical disease, cause and treatment, but there is also a brief section on insanity (p. 117-129), which suggests moral and humane treatment.

ArchivalResource: notebook 1 v. ([1], 262, [1] p.) ; 20 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30067494 View

Elliotson, John, 1791-1868. Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to an unidentified recipient, undated.

Title: Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to an unidentified recipient, undated.

Saying he will show a case of mesmerism at some future time.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 11.3 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270614040 View