Records of the Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic kept by James Jackson, 1814-1827 and undated.

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Records of the Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic kept by James Jackson, 1814-1827 and undated.

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This collection documents the teaching and administrative activities of James Jackson, Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard from 1817 to 1827. The correspondence, reports, and other related documents provide an overview of Jackson's administration of the Harvard Medical School, including his close involvement in the construction of a new medical building, and also reveal the teaching and classroom activities of both Jackson and other medical professors at Harvard.

.17 cubic feet; (1 half-document box)

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Harvard University Archives.

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Dr. James Jackson and Dr. John C. Warren initially sought funds for a hospital in Boston, Mass. which would also be made available to student s of the Harvard Medical School for clinical training. It was incorporated in 1811 as Massachusetts General Hospital, and in 1817 Jackson and Warren were appointed as acting physician and surgeon, respectively. The first patients were admitted in 1821. McLean Hospital was chartered in 1811 and opened in 1818 as the psychiatric facility of Massachusetts Gen...

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Jackson, James, 1777-1867

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John Thornton Kirkland (1770-1840) was President of Harvard University from 1810-1828. From the description of My dear sir, permit me to introduce to you the bearer, Mr. McEwen of Philadelphia, a gentleman & a scholar, yours truly, J. T. Kirkland, 6 October [ca. 1800-1840]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77067915 John T. Kirkland (1770-1840) was the fifteenth President of Harvard University from November 14, 1810 to April 2, 1828. He led Harvard University thr...

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