Papers of Samuel Parkman, 1827-1854 (inclusive).

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Papers of Samuel Parkman, 1827-1854 (inclusive).

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Contains mostly letters addressed to Parkman, from various colleagues, such as Francis Boott and James Webster, of both a professional and personal nature. Also includes resolutions upon the death of Parkman; testimonials to him; outlines of Parkman's anatomical lectures and copies of lectures on diseases of the bones, surgery, and many other topics; and patients' reports. Boott's letters pertain to a variety of matters such as prison discipline, the use of chloroform and ether, and personal affairs. Webster's letters discuss a controversy at Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y. Other letters concern medical malpractice, teaching and related matters at Castleton Medical College, editing a new journal, and similar subjects.

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Castleton Medical College (Vt.)

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Parkman, Samuel, 1816-1854

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Parkman (Harvard, M.D. 1838) was a demonstrator of anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1840 to 1849. He also taught anatomy at Castleton Medical College in Vermont, from 1843 to 1846. He was a surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and also maintained a private practice in Boston. From the description of Papers of Samuel Parkman, 1827-1854 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281431651 ...

Hobart College

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Webster, James, 1803-1854

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James Webster (1803-1854) was born in England and emigrated with his family to the United States. Webster received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1824. Shortly thereafter he undertook employment as a private instructor in anatomy in Philadelphia. He relocated to New York City in the mid-1830s and acquired a reputation as a skilled surgeon, particularly for conditions of the eye and ear. Dr. Webster was appointed Professor of Anatomy at the Rochester,...

Boott, Francis, 1792-1863

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Francis Boott received a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1810. After a three-year stay in England (1811-1814), Boott returned to Boston and became interested in collecting New England plants. He was part of a group that made botanical explorations of New England mountains in 1816. Boott left again for England in 1820 and took up the study of medicine, first in London and then in Edinburgh, where he received an M.D. in 1824. He practiced medicine in London for a number of years and also lecture...