Papers, 1852-1982 (bulk 1854-1908).

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Papers, 1852-1982 (bulk 1854-1908).

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The bulk of the James Tyson collection is his correspondence to his father, Henry Tyson; his half sister Amanda Caswell, and his future wife, Fannie Bosdevex, during and shortly after his time at Haverford College. There are a number of letters to Henry Tyson, including one from Dr. Thomas J. Kirkbride of Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane replying to Henry Tyson's inquiry regarding dipsomania. A number of letters from James during the Civil War period are addressed from the General Hospital and relates his experiences while there, as well as his contract as an acting assistant surgeon. In addition, there is a letter to Henry from Captain Henry A. Lantz of Co. E, 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers dated 1864 near the Pamunky River in Virginia. There is also a folder of letters from Henry's sister, Maria Zimmerman of Warrensburg, MO, during the Civil War Period. The collection also includes materials related to James' college life, ledgers and diaries from various family members in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and a bound copy of No Axe to Grind, an autobiographical sketch by James Tyson Stokes, a grandchild of the physician.

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Tyson family

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James Tyson was born in Philadelphia on 26 October 1841, the son of Henry Tyson, M.D. and Gertrude (Haviland) Caswell Tyson. Henry (1815-1872), a native of Worcester Township, PA, was one of eleven children which included his sister Maria (1805-1881) who later married John Zimmerman. Henry initially moved to Philadelphia to teach school when he was in his mid twenties. Henry eventually enrolled at Pennsylvania Medical College, where he graduated in 1844. Around 1839 Henry married Ge...

Caswell, Amanda.

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Tyson, James, 1841-1919

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University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine graduate. From the description of James Tyson medical account book, 1864-1875, (bulk 1868-1869). (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226317039 ...

Tyson, Fannie Bosdevex, d. 1900.

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Tyson, Henry, 1815-1872.

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Zimmerman, Maria, 1805-1881.

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Stokes, Helen B., 1868-

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Stokes, Tyson, 1906-

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