Papers of Charles Sedgwick Minot, 1843-1939 (inclusive), 1880-1913 (bulk).

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Papers of Charles Sedgwick Minot, 1843-1939 (inclusive), 1880-1913 (bulk).

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Contains mostly letters addressed to Minot from several of his colleagues at the Harvard Medical School, the president of Harvard Charles William Eliot, and from other scientists. Most of the correspondents are represented by only one or two letters. Subjects pertain mainly to Minot's scientific papers on embryology, involvement in professional organizations, speaking engagements, teaching appointments, recommendations, and related matters. Letters from Eliot concern relocation and construction of Medical School buildings on the Longwood Avenue site (dedicated 1906), possiblilty of establishing a faculty of comparative medicine under administration of a veterinary school, the Medical School library budget, and other issues. Also includes a letter about modifying Minot's wheel microtome, and one relating to his participation in the early history of the American Journal of Anatomy; and Minot's baptism certificate.

5 boxes.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Minot, Charles Sedgwick, 1852-1914

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Minot (Harvard, S.D. 1878) began teaching at Harvard in 1880 and was appointed James Stillman Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Harvard Medical School in 1905, a position he held until his death. Early in his career he did studies of insects and described new species; his interest expanded to comparative anatomy, morphology and growth; and his work included physiological experimentation on effects of anesthesia, reaction to tetanus, and the nature of muscular contractions. His research in huma...

Harvard Medical School.

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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Harvard University. School of Veterinary Medicine.

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