Records of the Warren Anatomical Museum, 1828-1892 (inclusive).

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Records of the Warren Anatomical Museum, 1828-1892 (inclusive).

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Includes legal document from Harvard Corporation authorizing John C. Warren to establish an anatomical museum in 1847; notes and related correspondence containing descriptions of cadavers (used as basis for the museum catalog); bills of Edward Wigglesworth and John B. S. Jackson for their contributions to the museum collections; and Boston Society for Medical Improvement bills for printing the museum catalog.

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Warren Anatomical Museum

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The Warren Anatomical Museum opened in 1847 to house the anatomical specimen collection of John C. Warren. From the description of Records of the Warren Anatomical Museum, 1828-1892 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281434989 The Warren Anatomical Museum was founded in 1847 by John Collins Warren. Dr. Warren gave his private collection of specimens and models of normal and "morbid" anatomy to form the core of the collection. The collection also includes ...

Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856

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John Collins Warren, surgeon and naturalist, was born in Boston in 1778, the son of Harvard physician John Warren and Abigail (Collins) Warren. He graduated from Harvard College in 1797 and began the study of medicine with his father. From 1799 to 1802 he studied medicine in Paris and London. When he returned, he went into practice with his father. In 1809, Warren became adjunct professor in anatomy and surgery at Harvard Medical School and in 1815 succeeded his father as professor, a position h...