Papers of James Read Chadwick, 1830-1909 (inclusive).

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Papers of James Read Chadwick, 1830-1909 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, mostly incoming to Chadwick, concerning the Boston Medical Library and its portrait collection; gynecological matters including medical opinions and patient referrals; attendance at meetings of professional societies; invitations to give addresses; cremations and crematoriums; and social activities. Correspondents include J. S. Billings, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Osler, and S. Weir Mitchell. Also includes some correspondence of other individuals who were associated with Chadwick and a few other items, such as a report, document, poem, and memorandum.

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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...

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894

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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 ...

American Gynecological Society.

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The American Gynecological Society was organized June 3, 1876 at a meeting at the New York Academy of Medicine. Its purpose was "promoting knowledge in all that relates to the diseases of women and to obstetrics." From the guide to the Drafts of articles published in the Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, 1876, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) ...

Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913

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U. S. Army surgeon and founder of the Army Medical Library. From the description of John Shaw Billings letters, 1891, Apr. 13 and May 13, New York City, to W.R. Benjamin. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992422 1860. Graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with A.B., M.A. From the description of General correspondence June 1862-Oct. 1901 [microform]. (Alma Public Library). WorldCat record id: 7883610 The Adjutant General of the Army had re...

Brigham, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1840-1926

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Chadwick, James R. (James Read), 1844-1905

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Chadwick (Harvard, M.D. 1871) assisted in the foundation of the gynecological department of the Boston City Hospital in 1874, taught gynecology at the Harvard Medical School, and was president of the American Gynecological Society. He established the Boston Medical Library in 1875, founded the Harvard Medical Alumni Association in 1890, and served as its first president. He was a collector of medical books and journals. From the description of Papers of James Read Chadwick, 1830-1909...

Boston Medical Library

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The Boston Medical Library is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1877 to establish and maintain a Library of Medicine and the Allied Sciences, and to promote and advance medical science and education. In 1960, the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical School Library entered into an agreement to combine their collections and administration in one location, the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. From the description of Special events videotapes, 2000-2006. (Harvar...