Richard Harrison Shryock papers, [ca. 1918-1972] Circa 1918-1972

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Richard Harrison Shryock papers, [ca. 1918-1972] Circa 1918-1972

This collection contains primarily professional correspondence and papers, but there is substantial material concerning Shryock family history. Most of the collection relates to Shryock's intellectual and social life at the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, and Johns Hopkins University-- institutions where he made contributions as a professor of history and especially as a medical historian.

23.0 Linear feet, Ca. 20,000 items

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SNAC Resource ID: 6631844

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University of Pennsylvania. Faculty.

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American Association of University Professors

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The national chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was organized in 1915 to advance academic freedom, shared governance and to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education. The first meeting of the AAUP at Central Washington University was held on October 14, 1954. Regular monthly meetings were held during the academic year to address faculty concerns with administrative decision-making and participative governance. Central Washington Un...

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Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978

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Pogo, Alexander, 1893-

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American Council of Learned Societies. Meeting

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Founded in 1919 to promote advancement of the humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies represents about 30 societies and association. Serves as the spokesgroup for the International Union of Academics. The Council publishes "Speculum" and "The Journal of the History of Ideas", and also helps administer the Fulbright Program. From the description of Collection, 1956-1964. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23196764 ...

Johns Hopkins University. Faculty.

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Viets, Henry R. (Henry Rouse), 1890-1969

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Henry Rouse Viets was a neurologist, medical historian and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. He studied with William Osler 1916-1917 and was an elected member of the Osler Club of London. From the description of [Collected reprints of Henry Rouse Viets] 1918-1965 (Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center). WorldCat record id: 318821118 ...

Boyd, Julian Charles, 1931-2005

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Sigerist, Henry E. (Henry Ernest), 1891-1957

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Henry E. Sigerist was born in Paris, France in 1891. He studied in Europe, served in the Swiss Army Corps, and received his M.D. from the University of Zurich in 1917. He was lecturer and professor of history of medicine at Zurich (1921-1924) and the University of Leipzig (1925-1932). He then served as professor and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University (1932-1947), before becoming a research associate at Yale University (1947-1957). Sigerist published ...

Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973

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Leonard Carmichael (b. Nov. 9, 1898, Philadelphia, Pa.–d. Sept. 16, 1973), American educator and psychologist, was Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1953 to 1964. From the description of Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582949 Leonard Carmichael was a psychologist, but was also active in research in zoology and biology. From the description of Papers, ca. 1917-1973. (American Philosophical Soc...

Cohen, I. Bernard, 1914-2003.

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Biographical NoteI. Bernard Cohen (1914-2003) was a historian of science, best known for his translation of Sir Isaac Newton&'s Principia Mathematica, published in 1972, the first English translation of the work since 1729. His interest in the history of computing manifested itself primarily in his work as an historical consultant to IBM.Cohen earned a BS in mathematics at Harvard University in 1937 and a PhD in the History of Science at Harvard in 1947. He was the first American to receive ...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Shryock family.

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Nichols, Roy F. (Roy Franklin), 1896-1973

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Roy F. Nichols : oral history, 1968-69. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 626908632 Historian Edward Potts Cheyney taught at the University of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Drafts of chapters for "Freedom of inquiry and expression, " 1936-1938, 1936-1938, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Pierson, George Wilson, 1904-1993

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George Wilson Pierson received his B.A. from Yale in 1926 and his Ph.D. in 1933. He became a member of the faculty of Yale University in 1926, holding the positions of professor of history, 1944-1946; Larned professor of history, 1946-1973; and emeritus since 1973. Pierson was also historian of Yale University and the author of many books. He died on October 12, 1993. From the description of George Wilson Pierson papers, 1820-1991 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166794...

Bradley, Sculley, 1897-....

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Garrison, Fielding H. (Fielding Hudson), 1870-1935

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Author of medical works, ed. of Index Medicus, 1903-1927, Librarian, Welch Medical Library, Baltimore, from 1930. From the description of Letters, to [W.G.?] Shules, 1931-1934. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34369734 George Washington Corner worked as an anatomist, endocrinologist, and medical historian. From the guide to the George Washington Corner papers, 1889-1981, 1903-1982, (American Philosophical Society) Medical librarian and histo...

Shryock, Richard Harrison, 1893-1972

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Shryock was a member of the Dept. of History at Duke University. From the description of Papers, 1927-1971 (bulk 1927-1931). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 231410108 Richard Harrison Shryock was a medical historian and was Librarian of the American Philosophical Society from 1958 to 1965. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1918-1972]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489498 From the guide to the National ...

Cohn, Alfred E. (Alfred Einstein), 1879-1957

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Rufus Ivory Cole served as the the director and physician-in-charge (1909-1937) of the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the first hospital in the United States devoted primarily to the investigation of disease. Cole's medical research centered on problems relating to immunity to diseases of the respiratory system, particularly pneumonia From the guide to the Rufus Ivory Cole papers, ca. 1900-1966, 1900-1966, (American Philosophical Society) Alfred ...

Butterfield, L. H. (Lyman Henry), 1909-1982

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Temkin, Owsei, 1902-2002

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Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Alfred A. Knopf and his wife, Blanche Knopf. From the description of Letters, 1928-1944, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155870929 Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Alfred A. Knopf : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743309 American publisher. From the description of Typed letters signed (1...

Bridenbaugh, Carl

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Hindle, Brooke 1918-2001

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Dupree, A. Hunter

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Duke University

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Kollmorgen, Walter Martin, 1907-

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Long, Esmond R. (Esmond Ray), 1890-1979

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Cochran, Thomas C. (Thomas Childs), 1902-1999

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Thomas C. Cochran was one of the leading business historians of the last half of the 20th century. He is particularly known for an approach that stressed the social context of American business and the sociological and psychological characteristics of business leaders, as opposed to earlier approaches that focused on the firm or the individual entrepreneur. After his retirement from the University of Pennsylvania, he was in residence at the then Eleutherian Mills Historical Library as Senior Res...

Harrison, Ross G. (Ross Granville), 1870-1959

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Ross Granville Harrison was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1870. He graduated from Johns Hopkins (A.B., 1889; Ph.D., 1894) and the University of Bonn (M.D., 1899). He taught at Johns Hopkins (1896-1907) and at Yale University (1907-1959). Harrison conducted extensive scientific research in embryonic development and related fields, and produced several publications. At Yale, Harrison's administrative responsibilities included service as director of the Osborn Zoological Laborator...

Curti, Merle (Merle Eugene), 1897-1996

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Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960

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John Farquhar Fulton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 1, 1899. He received B.S. and M.D. degrees from Harvard, and a M.A. and D. Phil. from Oxford. He was appointed Sterling Professor of Physiology at Yale in 1929 and in 1951 became the first Sterling professor of the history of medicine. During World War II, Fulton served on the National Research Council. He was an authority on comparative physiology of the primate brain, neurophysiology, aviation medicine, and medical history. He co...

Koyré, Alexandre, 1892-1964

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American association for the history of medicine

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Founded in 1925, the American Association for the History of Medicine is the oldest continuously functioning scholarly organization devoted to the study of the history of all aspects of the health profession. Its purpose is to promote interest in the field and encourage research and teaching. From the description of American Association for the History of Medicine records, 1940-1969 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168933 From the guide to the American Associat...

Marshall, John

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