John Lounsbury papers, 1813-1895 (inclusive).

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John Lounsbury papers, 1813-1895 (inclusive).

The papers consist of medical notes, notebooks, school materials, prescriptions, and poetry of John and Mary Lounsbury.

.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023052

Yale University Library

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Lounsbury, John, 1809-1895

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John Lounsbury was born on August 16, 1809, in Bethany, Connecticut. He prepared for college at Wilbraham Academy, and graduated from Yale Medical School in 1837. For a short time, he practiced medicine in Hamden, before moving to Oxford, Connecticut, in 1840. He specialized in chronic diseases. In April 1843, Lounsbury married Mary Church, who had been a teacher in New York and Connecticut. He was an advocate of Episcopal parochial schools for girls and attempted to establish one in Oxford. Thr...