Report, 1863 Jan. 7.

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Report, 1863 Jan. 7.

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Report, 1863 Jan. 7, of Thomas G. Morton, Curator of the Pathological Cabinet, to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, containing a statistical description of 92 museum specimens organized by type and a list of donations from the previous year. Appended to the report is a catalogue of all specimens and articles belonging to the Pathological Cabinet.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Pathological Cabinet.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Curator.

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In 1849, following the proposal of Isaac Parrish, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia established a museum of pathological anatomy, the Pathological Cabinet, and elected a curator, John Neill, and a committee to oversee the museum. The duties of the curator were to receive, prepare, and exhibit specimens approved by the committee and maintain a catalogue with donor information and case descriptions. In 1863, the collections of the Pathological Cabinet were absorbed into the Mütter Museum ...

Morton, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1835-1903

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Dr. Morton was attending surgeon of the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia from 1859 to 1874 and a fellow of the College of Physicians. During the Civil War he was Acting Assistant Surgeon in Philadelphia general hospitals. With Frank Woodbury, Morton authored The history of the Pennsylvania Hospital (1895). From the description of Thomas George Morton papers, 1888-1903. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14313308 From the guide to the Thomas George Morton P...