Case histories; ca. 1872 - ca. 1942., 1872-1942.

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Case histories; ca. 1872 - ca. 1942., 1872-1942.

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Hospital Clinic records (in various handwritings) of patients of several Philadelphia orthopedic and neurological specialists who practiced at this hospital, esp. Sir William Osler, S. Weir Mitchell, Wharton Sinkler, Francis X. Dercum, and Charles W. Burr. Majority of entries date from 1872-1900. Some autograph letters also included. Most volumes arranged by date, with some indexes by patients' names.

27 v. 36-52 cm.

College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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SNAC Resource ID: 6993794

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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...

Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861-1944

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Neurologist, psychiatrist, and professor emeritus of mental diseases at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, as well as a book collector who gave 19,000 volumes to the University Library in 1932. From the description of Collection : of autograph letters and documents, 1788-1932. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862715 ...

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 ...

Sinkler, Wharton

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Dercum, Francis X. (Francis Xavier), 1856-1931

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Francis Xavier Dercum, a teacher, philosopher and physician, served as President of the APS, 1892. From the guide to the Physiology of the Mind, [1922], 1892, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases

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