Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888

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Professor of eye and ear diseases at College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.

From the description of Letters, 1875-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31421768

Cornelius Rea Agnew was born on 8 August 1830 in New York City. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York in 1852, having as his preceptor John Kearny Rodgers. Agnew was a founder of the Ophthalmic Clinic in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York, the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, and the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital of New York.

From the description of Cornelius Rea Andrew papers, 1857-1890. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14322514

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Professor of diseases of the eye and ear at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Agnew, a prominent New York ophthalmologist, also helped organize the eye and ear hospital in Manhattan. (Columbia B.A., 1849; M.D., 1852)

From the guide to the Cornelius Rea Agnew Papers, 1851-1924, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Professor of diseases of the eye and ear at the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Agnew, a prominent New York ophthalmologist, also helped organize the eye and ear hospital in Manhattan. (Columbia B.A., 1849; M.D., 1852).

From the description of Cornelius Rea Agnew papers, 1851-1924. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 458423797

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referencedIn Papers, 1660-1891. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888. Letters received from Wilson Cary Nicholas Randolph and N.H. Massie 1875 August 10 and 11. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf King family. King family papers, 1844-1901, bulk 1844-1895. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888. [Letter] April 4, 1876, New York [to] Edmund Burke Haywood, Raleigh / C.R. Agnew. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library
creatorOf United States Sanitary Commission. United States Sanitary Commission records, 1861-1878, bulk (1861-1872). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Cornelius Rea Agnew Papers, 1851-1924 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn James, William, 1842-1910. Papers, 1803-1941 (bulk: 1862-1910) Houghton Library
referencedIn Georgia Historical Society. Cornelius Rea Agnew letters, 1875-1886. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Darby, John T. (John Thomson), 1836-1879. John T. Darby papers, 1863-1876. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893. Letter, 1887 July 20. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Agnew, Cornelius Rea, 1830-1888. Cornelius Rea Agnew papers, 1851-1924. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Parker, Francis LeJau, 1836-1913. Letter, 1875 December 7 [to] Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew / Francis L. Parker. Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
creatorOf Kinloch, Robert Alexander, 1826-1891. Letter, 1886 June 26 [to] Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew / R.A. Kinloch. Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
creatorOf Thomas, T. Gaillard (Theodore Gaillard), 1832-1903. Letters, [to] Dr. Agnew / Theodore Gaillard Thomas. Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
referencedIn Autograph File, A, 1518-2002. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957,. [Map of the area later bounded by 147th and 155th Streets along Broadway, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Papers, 1798-1893 (bulk 1827-1887) Houghton Library
referencedIn King family papers 1844-1901 1844-1895 King family papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Meyer, Annie Nathan, 1867-1951. Annie Nathan Meyer papers, [ca. 1890-1950]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Agnew, Cornelius Rea. Letters, 1875-1888. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Cornelius Rea Agnew papers, 1857-1890. National Library of Medicine
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Deafness
Medical ethics
Eye
Hospitals
Ophthalmology
Seminole Indians
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Occupation
Educators
Medical Doctor
Ophthalmologists
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Birth 1830-08-08

Death 1888-04-18

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