Papers, 1875-1931.

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Papers, 1875-1931.

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Contains correspondence, reports, lectures, writings, and photographs describing Richardson's personal and professional actvities as a surgeon at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital during the first third of the twentieth century. Photographs and correspondence from members of his family, including Frederick Cheever Shattuck, Gracie Hall Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt, document his personal and family life. Student notes, hand-drawn illustrations, and correspondence describe Richardson's medical and clinical training at Harvard Medical School. Correspondence, reports, notes, minutes, and standing orders document the daily tasks of an increasingly responsible administrator at Massachusetts General Hospital. Notes, correspondence, lectures, schedules, lists, examinations, and reports illustrate his service on various committees and his instruction of second, third, and fourth-year courses. Correspondence, notes, drafts, articles, and lectures record Richardson's writings on a range of clinical and surgical interests, most often abdominal ailments or thyroid disorders.

8.3 cubic ft. in 8 record cartons and 1 document box.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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