Papers of Merrill Clary Sosman, 1920-1958 (inclusive).

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Papers of Merrill Clary Sosman, 1920-1958 (inclusive).

Contains mostly Sosman's correspondence files pertaining to his professional activities which include examination of patients, diagnosis of cases, consulting, speaking and writing, X-ray research, and teaching at Harvard Medical School. Other correspondence reflects his involvement in alumni affairs, world travels, and personal activities. Also includes material from meetings of professional societies, such as the New England Roentgen Ray Society; manuscripts of articles by Sosman; research notes by Sosman and others; and recordings of Yankee Institute broadcast in 1947.

38 boxes and 4 phonograph records.

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Sosman, Merrill Clary, 1890-1959.

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Sosman (Johns Hopkins, M.D. 1917; Harvard, Hon.A.M. 1949) was roentgenologist-in-chief at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital from 1922 to 1956 and professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School. After retirement from these positions he served as consultant in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was a leader in diagnosis by X-ray. He was the first to describe intracardiac calcification as determined by X-ray, and he formulated a radiological treatment for pituitary tumors. From...

Harvard Medical School. Dept. of Radiology.

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New England Roentgen Ray Society.

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