Elijah W. Carpenter papers, 1811-1853.

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Elijah W. Carpenter papers, 1811-1853.

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This collection consists of correspondence between Dr. Carpenter, instructors, and classmates, Yale ephemera, a published engraved portrait, and various official documents including his agreement for apprenticeship training with Dr. Washburn. Dr. Carpenter's correspondence contains observations about illnesses and treatments common to 19th century rural New England including: the procurement of leeches, hemorrhage, and fevers. Letters also discuss the difficulty of treating common illnesses, and the difficulty Dr. Carpenter had in realizing that as a doctor, he would not be able to cure all his patients. Yale ephemera include course cards from the first series of lectures given in 1813, the year of the inception of the Medical Institution of Yale College. Carpenter's 1813 course catalogue and catalogue of the officers and students of Yale College have been transferred to the Archives section of the Historical Library with other Yale medical catalogs.

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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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