Worcester, Alfred

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Worcester graduated from Harvard in 1878 and taught hygiene at Harvard.

From the description of Papers of Alfred Worcester, ca. 1930-ca. 1950 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973227

Worcester (1855-1951) (Harvard, M.D. 1883) was Henry Kemble Oliver Professor of Hygiene at Harvard Medical School from 1925 to 1935. He had a private medical practice in Waltham, Mass. where he founded the Waltham Training School for Nurses and the Waltham Baby Hospital. He was chairman of the Massachusetts Commission on Maternity Benefits in 1920 and a member of the Obstetrical Society of Boston. Worcester served as trustee of the Massachusetts Hospital for Consumptives, 1897-1901, and he was one of the first surgeons to operate for appendicitis.

From the description of Papers of Alfred Worcester, 1886-1935 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281428109
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referencedIn Vol. LXXVII (ff. 223). Sept. 1897-May 1910 and n.d.includes:f. 1 Ethel M. Hertitage, probationer at St Thomas's Hospital: Letter to Florence Nightingale: 1897.ff. 2, 5, 7, 42, 69, 83 Lilian F. Jenkin, sister at St Thomas's Hospital; wife (1898) o... British Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Butman, Douglas. Doctor Douglas Butman collection, [18--]-[19--]. Waltham Public Library
referencedIn Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Worcester, Alfred. Papers of Alfred Worcester, 1886-1935 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXVI (ff. 252). Dec. 1896-July 1902, n.d.includes:f. 44 James Gadesden Wainwright, Treasurer of St Thomas's Hospital; Knight 1919: Letters to H. Bonham Carter: 1893-1897.f. 57 Alfred Worcester, MD; of Massachusetts: Letter to H. Bonham Cart... British Library
creatorOf Worcester, Benjamin, 1824-1911. Waltham schools collection, 1866-1996. Waltham Public Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXV (ff. 239). Feb. 1895-Oct. 1896.includes:ff. 1, 159 Lady Margaret Maria Verney, LLD; wife of Sir E H Verney, 3rd Baronet: Correspondence with Florence Nightingale: 1893-1895.ff. 3, 4, 100 Miss M. Andrews, Secretary of the Matrons' Counci... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXVI (ff. 252). Nov. 1896-Aug. 1897.includes:ff. 12 (draft), 16 Seymour John Sharkey, MD, FRCP; physician at St Thomas's Hospital: Correspondence with Florence Nightingale: 1896.f. 17 Margaret St Clair, of Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute f... British Library
creatorOf Worcester, Alfred. Papers of Alfred Worcester, ca. 1930-ca. 1950 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
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Birth 1855-06-22

Death 1951-08-28

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