Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary (N.J.)
Variant namesEstablished in Newark, N.J. (Essex County) in 1880 to provide free medical care for "indigent persons suffering from diseases of the eye and ear." Founders included Dr. Charles J. Kipp (1838-1911), who first opened a special eye and ear clinic at St. Michael's Hospital (Newark) in 1870, Robert H. Ballantine, William Clark, Frederick Frelinghuysen, and Dr. William Rankin. Dr Kipp, born in Hanover, Germany, played a leading role in the infirmary until his death in 1911. Dr. Wells P. Eagleton (1865-1946), the first physician to complete an internship and residency at the infirmary, remained on the staff for over 40 years.
From the description of Records, 1880-1944. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 38867072
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| creatorOf | Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary (N.J.). Records, 1880-1944. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Stanford Pharmacy (Newark, N.J.). Record books, 1853-1905. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary (N.J.). Newark Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary records, 1880-1982. | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences |
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| associatedWith | Berg, Samuel, 1898-1990. | person |
| associatedWith | Eagleton, Wells P. 1865-1946. | person |
| associatedWith | Kipp, Charles J. 1838-1911. | person |
| associatedWith | Stanford Pharmacy (Newark, N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | St. Michael Hospital (Newark, N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Hospitals Medical Center. | corporateBody |
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| New Jersey | |||
| New Jersey--Newark | |||
| Essex County (N.J.) | |||
| Newark (N.J.) | |||
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| Associations, institutions, etc. |
| Charities, Medical |
| Eye Diseases |
| Ear |
| Ear |
| Ear Diseases |
| Eye |
| Eye |
| Hospitals, Ophthalmic and aural |
| Hospitals, Special |
| Medicine |
| Ophthalmology |
| Ophthalmology instruments |
| Physicians |
| Poor |
| Poor |
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| Physicians |
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Active 1880
Active 1944
