Peter Parker collection, 1823-1947 (inclusive), 1823-1884 (bulk).

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Peter Parker collection, 1823-1947 (inclusive), 1823-1884 (bulk).

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The collection includes Parker's correspondence with his family, beginning in 1823, and continuing through his Yale period, to his Canton days, and also letters from contemporaries concerning the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton and Parker's work. Parker's writings include manuscripts of papers written at Yale and on board ship, addresses written for special occasions, and his handwritten quarterly reports of the hospital. Two volumes of ledgers list patients treated at Canton Hospital with their diagnoses, 1845-1885. Parker's ten journals or diaries, reflecting his personal growth and his observations on his experiences, were kept continuously from 1825 until his final return to the United States in 1857. The collection includes miscellanea, memorabilia, a box of preserved calculi removed from patients in the hospital, and 87 oil portraits by Western-trained Chinese artist Lam Qua of Peter Parker's patients with huge tumors.

5 linear ft. (9 boxes) and 87 oil ports.

Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library

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Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library

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