Dr. Hiram Corson family papers 1827-1896

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Dr. Hiram Corson family papers 1827-1896

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Dr. Hiram Corson (1804-1896) was a practicing physician, and an advocate for abolitionism and women in medicine. He lived in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Dr. Hiram Corson family papers, 1827-1896, consist primarily of the papers of Dr. Hiram Corson, with a small amount of materials by other family members. The highlight of the collection is the diaries of Dr. Corson, which date from 1848 to 1896.

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Historical Society of Montgomery County

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Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania

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American Anti-Slavery Society

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American Anti-Slavery Society, also known as the AASS (established 1833–disestablished 1870) was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison, and Arthur Tappan. Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was a key leader of this society who often spoke at its meetings. William Wells Brown was also a freed slave who often spoke at meetings. By 1838, the society had 1,350 local charters with around 250,000 members....

Corson, Hiram, 1804-1896

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Dr. Hiram Corson was born in 1804 to Joseph and Hannah Dickinson Corson in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Friends' School at Plymouth Meeting under Joseph Foulke and at Friends' Select School in Philadelphia before earning his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1828. Corson married Ann Jones Foulke in 1833 and settled near Plymouth Meeting. The couple had nine children together. Their son Charles Follen Corson (1842-18...

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