Papers of Kathryn H. Garrison [manuscript], 1938-1966.

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Papers of Kathryn H. Garrison [manuscript], 1938-1966.

The collection chiefly comprises a liteary archive of Mrs. Garrison, particularly her published works "Man of courage: the story of Dr. Edward Trudeau," "The master bridge builders," and "James Harrod of Kentucky." There is also material concerning her unpublished biography of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and some personal material, including a diary of a 1958 European trip.

ca. 500 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7934599

University of Virginia. Library

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894

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Holmes (Harvard, M.D. 1836) was Parkman Professor of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1847 to 1882, dean of the Medical School from 1847 to 1853, and a noted essayist and poet. A paper on the contagiousness of puerperal fever, presented at an 1843 meeting of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, was his most famous contribution to medicine. His indictment of physicians for their role in causing and spreading the fever was one of the most controversial treatises of the time...

Harrod, Kathry E.

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Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869

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John A. Roebling emigrated to New Jersey from Germany in 1831, abandoned farming, and returned to his profession of engineering. He moved to Trenton, N.J., in about 1848 and built a steel wire plant, operated as John A. Roebling's Sons Company. John A. Roebling designed many bridges and was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge. From the description of John A. Roebling letter to Elias Calkin & Co., 1850 May 25. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 73...

Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926

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The oldest son of John Roebling, Washington was born in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, a town co-founded by his father and his uncle, Carl Roebling. His early schooling consisted of tutoring by Riedel and under Henne in Pittsburgh. He was also sent to stay with Professor Lemuel Stephens of the Western University of Pennsylvania (now known as the University of Pittsburgh) where Roebling also attended some classes. He eventually attended the Trenton Academy and acquired further education at the Renssela...

Trudeau, Edward Livingston, 1848-1915

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American physician. From the description of Letter, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122652713 Physician, pioneer in treatment of tuberculosis at his Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium in Saranac Lake, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1888-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155480127 ...

Garrison, Kathryn Harrod Brown, 1906-1965.

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Mason, Kathryn Harrod

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"Kathryn Harrod Mason was born in Columbus, Ohio and is a descendant of early American pioneers, among them Levi Harrod, one of the original company who settled Harrodsburg. She has done graduate work at Claremont College and has studied at Stanford University. She is a contributor to historical journals and has done newspaper work. At present [circa 1951] Mrs. Mason lives in Germany where her husband is a State Department official." (Mason biography copied from the dust jacket of h...

Harrod, Kathryn E.

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Harrod, James 1746-1798

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