Chevalier Jackson papers, 1890-1964.

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Chevalier Jackson papers, 1890-1964.

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Includes biographical data, correspondence, case reports, daybooks, notes for lectures and talks, reprints and printed matter, certificates and diplomas, and photographs. Material pertains chiefly to Dr. Jackson's work in the field of bronchoscopy. Also included are items relating to his autobiography, his art work, his interest in poetry and other subjects, and his articles for nonmedical journals.

30 MS. boxes and case items.

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Jackson, Chevalier, 1865-1958

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Born in Idlewood, Pennsylvania, Chevalier Jackson attended the Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh) and gained his medical education at Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College. While he was professor of laryngology at the University of Pittsburgh, Jackson perfected the design of the bronchoscope. His refinements, a slim brass tube with a light at the end which allowed forceps to be insterted into the lungs or stomach, revolutionized the medical technique of extr...