William M. McPheeters diary, 1840-1856. 1840-1856.

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William M. McPheeters diary, 1840-1856. 1840-1856.

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A diary recorded during residency at the Philadelphia Hospital at Blockley (the Philadelphia Alms House Hospital, later Philadelphia General Hospital). Entries concerning the Blockley service begin 25 May 1840, end 19 April 1841. Subsequent entries relate to McPheeters's move and early professional career in St. Louis, and are dated 1841-1856.

0.5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)

Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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Alms-House (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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McPheeters, William M. (William Marcellus), 1815-1905

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Dr. William Marcellus McPheeters graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned an M.D. (1840) at the University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine. He was resident physician and surgeon in the Philadelphia Hospital at Blockley (then Philadelphia Alms House Hospital) from 1840-1841. In St. Louis, he taught at two proprietary medical schools that later merged to form the Medical Department of Washington University. One was St. Louis Medical College where h...