Papers, 1867-1938.

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Papers, 1867-1938.

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Contains correspondence, research data, lecture notes, article drafts, reprints, newsclippings, and photographs recording Post's work as a physician at the Boston Dispensary and Professor of Syphilis at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. The bulk of the collection falls between 1880 and 1912 and includes correspondence, patient data, and article and lecture drafts documenting Post's research on syphilis and its related complications. Course notes, exams, and position appointment letters record Post's teaching activities at Harvard Medical School.

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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