Letters received, 1884-1932.

Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829-1914

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Silas Weir Mitchell was a Philadelphia physician and author. After graduating from medical school, he studied in Europe, joined his father's practice, and ran Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia during the Civil War, becoming the preeminent American neurologist of his generation. In addition to numerous medical papers and texts, he published popular novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Born on 15 Feb. 1829, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of physician John Kear...

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Librarian.

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The Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was established in 1854. Before 1851, the chairman of the Library Committee was responsible for the administration of the Library, and from 1851 to 1854, the Secretary of the College acted as Librarian. In 1863, the Librarian became an officer of the College, and the by-laws of this year established his official duties: the "preservation, arrangement and cataloguing of the books belonging to the Library of the ...

Medical Library Association.

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Founded on May 2, 1898, by four librarians and four physicians at the suggestion of George M. Gould, M.D., editor of the Philadelphia Medical Journal, the Medical Library Association (MLA) is the second oldest special library association in the United States. Membership was limited to librarians representing medical libraries of not less than 500 volumes and with regular library hours and attendance. The Association of Medical Librarians (as it was known until 1907) was founded "to...

Ruhräh, John, 1872-1935.

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Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932

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Surgeon of Philadelphia. From the description of Letter, 1864, Jan. 27 : Philadelphia, to Dr. Brinton. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847965 William Williams Keen (1837-1932) was a prominent neurological pathologist from Philadelphia, and the first brain surgeon in the United States. Keen gained national attention for his then-secret surgery performed on President Grover Cleveland in 1893. From the description of William Williams Keen's material related...

Brigham, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1840-1926

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Henry, Frederick P. (Frederick Porteous), 1844-1919

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Frederick Porteous Henry was born on 21 July 1844 in Middlesex County, N.J. He married Josephine B. Nancrede of Philadelphia, Pa., on 24 November 1869. He died in Philadelphia on 24 May 1919. He received his M.D. in 1868 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York and moved to Philadelphia to set up private practice. Henry held the position of Physician to Episcopal Hospital (1874-1888) and Philadelphia General Hospital (1888-1918), as well as Consulting Physician to Woman's Medical Ho...

Taylor, William J. (William Johnson), 1861-1936

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William Johnson Taylor was born in Worcester County, Md., on 13 Oct. 1861. He received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1882. He died on 22 Jan. 1936. After his residency at Pennsylvania Hospital, he established a private practice in Philadelphia. William W. Keen hired Taylor as his assistant at the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases. Later, Taylor became Attending Surgeon at the hospital. Taylor became a Fellow of the Coll...

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

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Born in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Osler was received his medical from McGill University in 1872. He became Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's first professor of medicine in 1889. Author of The Principles and Practices of Medicine (1892), Osler has been celled the father of psychosomatic medicine and the "most influential physician in history." From the description of Sir William Osler press clippings, 1905-1920. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14312601 ...

Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939

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Harvey Williams Cushing was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 8, 1869. He graduated from Yale College in 1891 and in 1895 received his M.D. and A.M. degrees from the Harvard Medical School. He served on the staff of the Johns Hopkins University Hospital from 1901 to 1912, where he devoted himself to neurological surgery. In 1912 he was appointed professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and in 1913 surgeon-in-chief of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, posts which he held until 1932. During W...

De Schweinitz, G. E. 1858-1938.

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Da Costa, J. M. 1833-1900.

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Dorland, W.A. Newman (William Alexander Newman), 1864-1956

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The Second Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry was organized in 1775, disbanded in 1850, and reorganized in 1896. From the description of History of the Second Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1775-1917. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524140 ...

Mears, J. Ewing (James Ewing), 1838-1918

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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...

Krumbhaar, E. B. 1882-1966.

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Fisher, Charles Perry, 1857-1940

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