Miscellaneous physicians' diaries, 1791-1946.

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Miscellaneous physicians' diaries, 1791-1946.

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Diaries, primarily nineteenth century, contain accounts of travel; medical training, practices, and work in hospitals; wars in which physicians served; and personal affairs. Among the many diarists are Charles Buxton; Frederic Shepard Dennis, England; David Hosack; Milo Linus North, Sharon, Conn. and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Willard Parker; Caleb Wyand Geeting Rohrer, Baltimore, Md.; Howard Townsend; Peter Solomon Townsend; Daniel Brigham, Berlin, Mass.; John Burke, New York; David Hanford; Francis William O'Connor; Isaac Paine, Marshfield, Mass.; Linsley Rudd Williams; and others. Of note are a diary kept by Ferebe E. Guion while a nursing student at St. Luke's Hospital Training School for Nurses, and at Sloane Maternity Hospital, 1891-ca. 1898; diaries kept by Nathan Sturges Jarvis while he served as a surgeon in the army in Florida, 1837-1839, and in Texas during the war with Mexico, 1845-1846; a diary kept by Armentus Boyden Bixby while Assistant Surgeon with the 4th Regiment Vermont Volunteers, 1862-1864, in Virginia and Maryland; and a medical log containing letters, clippings, photographs, and wireless messages kept by James Francis O'Donnelly while aboard the S.S. RED CROSS, 1914 (the ship was carrying doctors, nurses, and medical supplies from the American National Red Cross). Some appointment books are included.

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New York Academy of Medicine

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Blackwells Island is the former name of Welfare Island in New York. From the description of Miscellaneous hospitals' records, [ca. 1770-1962] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155497904 ...

Hosack, David, 1769-1835

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David Hosack was a New York physician and horticulturist; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1810. From the guide to the David Hosack letters and papers, 1795-1835, 1795-1835, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Townsend, Peter S. (Peter Solomon), 1796-1849

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Physician, New York City. From the description of Diary, 1823. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58773605 ...

Donnelly, James Francis, 1955-

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JARVIS, NATHAN STURGES

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Williams, Linsley Rudd.

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Burke, John.

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Buxton, Charles, 1768-1833

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Townsend, Howard Garfield, 1938-

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O'Connor, William F. (William Francis), 1873-1940

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Guion, Ferebe E.

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Dennis, Frederic Shepard.

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United States. Army. Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, 4th.

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North, Milo Linus.

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Brigham, Daniel.

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Paine, Isaac.

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Red Cross (Ship)

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Hanford, David.

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Bixby, Armentus Boyden.

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St. Luke's Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Training School for Nurses.

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Rohrer, Caleb Wyand Geeting.

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American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

Parker, Willard, 1800-1884

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Brooklyn doctor. From the description of Papers, 1829-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155453028 New York surgeon; lecturer at Columbia University and New York Hospital. From the description of Lectures on surgery, 1847-1848 / by Willard Parker ... (University of Minnesota). WorldCat record id: 62552886 U.S. surgeon and professor of surgery. From the description of Letter, 1866, Aug. 10 : New York City. (Duke University). WorldCat record ...

Sloane Hospital for Women (New York, N.Y.)

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Also called Sloane Maternity Hospital in New York City. It is now part of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. From the description of Obstetrics records, 1892-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155498410 Founded in 1886 as Sloane Maternity Hospital with a donation to the College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) from William D. and Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Sloane. The hospital opened in Jan. 1888 on the P&S campus at Amsterdam Ave. and West 59th St. Bes...