Browse Collections (148 total)

Archives for Women in Medicine

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Selected items from manuscript collections processed under the auspices of the Archives for Women in Medicine initiative.

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Artwork and Artifacts

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Artwork and artifacts from the collections of the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical Library.

Warren Anatomical Museum

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Artifacts and objects from the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum.

In accordance with the wishes of Dr. John Collins Warren, by whom the…

Rare Books and Journals

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Rare books in the Center's collections.

Manuscripts and Archives

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Digitized items from our manuscript and archival collections. For collections processed under the auspices of the Archives for Women in Medicine,…

History of Radiology

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Selections from archival and manuscript collections supporting the study of the history of radiology.

Fleischner Society records, 1896, 1963-2003 (inclusive), 1969-1994 (bulk). H MS c198

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Simon, Morris papers, 1934-2005 (inclusive), 1960-2000 (bulk). H MS c227

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Women in Medicine Oral Histories (Harvard Medical School. Joint Committee on the Status of Women)

Oral History Interview with Francine Benes Part 1.pdf

The Women in Medicine Oral Histories are an initiative of the Joint Committee on the Status of Women to document the experiences of women professors…

Guttmacher, Alan Frank papers, 1860s, 1898-1974. H MS c155

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Alan Frank Guttmacher, (1898-1974), was President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1962 to 1974. His research focused on women's…

Avery, Mary Ellen papers, 1929-2002 (inclusive)

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Mary Ellen Avery (1927-), A.B., 1948, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts; M.D., 1952, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore,…

Baumgartner, Leona papers, 1837-1993 (inclusive) 1930-1970 (bulk)

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Leona Baumgartner (1902-1991), A.B., 1923, University of Kansas; M.A., 1925, University of Kansas; Ph.D., 1932, Yale University; M.D., 1934, Yale…

Canavan, Myrtelle M. papers, 1898-1945. GA 10.20

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Canavan (Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1905) was a pathologist at Boston State Hospital, and at several medical schools. She was…

Dawes, Lydia M. Gibson papers, 1926-1959

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Dawes was the first child analyst and child psychiatrist at Children's Hospital, Boston. She studied in Vienna from 1932-36, and completed her…

Forbes, Anne Pappenheimer personal and professional papers, 1930-1991

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Anne Pappenheimer Forbes (1911-1992) was Clinical Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an endocrinologist at Massachusetts General…

Reid, Lynne M. papers, 1933-1997 (inclusive), 1970-1995 (bulk)

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Lynne M. Reid (1923-), M.B. and B.S., 1946, University of Melbourne School of Medicine, was a resident at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne,…

Albright, Fuller papers, 1904-1964, 1990

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Albright (Harvard, M.D. 1924), endocrinologist, taught medicine at Harvard Medical School and was a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital from…

Neer, Eva papers, 1966-1998

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Eva Neer, 1939-2000, BA, 1957, Barnard College; MD, 1963, Columbia University; biochemist and cardiologist, was named Assistant Professor in…

Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: D-W, ca. 1774-2001

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Contains formal individual and group portraits, and candids of faculty and staff members of Harvard Medical School. Image types include photographs,…

Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: A-C, 1861-1998

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Contains formal individual and group portraits, and candids of faculty and staff members of Harvard Medical School. Image types include photographs,…

Bibring, Grete L. papers, 1899-1977

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Grete L. Bibring, (1899-1977), noted psychoanalyst, was one of the members of the "second generation" of Freudian Scholars, and played a leading role…

Rutstein, David D. papers, 1916-1989 (inclusive), 1938-1980 (bulk)

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The David D. Rutstein papers, 1916-1989 (inclusive), 1938-1980 (bulk), consist of records created by Rutstein (1909-1986) during the course of his…

Hay, Elizabeth D. papers, 1922-2007 (inclusive), 1960-2005 (bulk)

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Elizabeth D. Hay (1927-2007), B.A., 1948, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts; M.D., 1952, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland,…

Harvard School of Public Health: Miscellaneous

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Harvard School of Public Health catalogs, 1913-1975 (inclusive). AB 2.172

Harvard Medical Library

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Rare books and journals from the collections of the Harvard Medical Library

Boston Medical Library

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Rare books and journals from the collections of the Boston Medical Library.

Bowditch, Henry papers, 1806-1957 (inclusive), 1858-1910 (bulk). H MS c5

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Contains mostly letters addressed to Bowditch and some drafts of his outgoing letters; and also a considerable amount of family correspondence. Other…

Peirson, Edward Brooks papers, 1842-1874 (inclusive), 1852-1864 (bulk). f B MS c31.5

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Douglass, Darwin DeForrest papers, 1847-1880

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Ware, John papers, ca. 1813-1869 (inclusive). H MS c7.3

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Adams, Zabdiel Boylston papers, 1861-1981 (inclusive), 1861-1894 (bulk). H MS c49.1

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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Records. H MS c192

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The collection reflects the activities and development of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) over the course of the 20th…

Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson) papers, 1911-2004 (inclusive), 1911-1945 (bulk), GA 82

The Richard P. (Richard Pearson) Strong papers contain correspondence files and related material concerning the Department of Tropical Medicine from…

Spurzheim, Johann Gasper papers, 1813-1835 (inclusive). B MS c22

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Spurzheim (Vienna, M.D. 1813) never practiced medicine but collaborated with Franz Joseph Gall between 1800 and 1813 on neuroanatomical research from…

Capen, Nahum papers, 1783-1885 (inclusive), 1826-1885 (bulk). B MS c23

Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered…

Portrait Collection

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Satiric Prints Collection

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Manfred Kraemer Collection of Medical Prints and Satires

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Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals

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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection

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Harvard Portrait Collection

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The Harvard Portrait Collection began in 1680 with a payment to Major Thomas Smith (the artist) for "drawing Dr. Ames effigies pr Order of…

Gamble, Clarence J. papers, 1920-1970s (inclusive), 1920-1966 (bulk). H MS c23

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The Clarence J. Gamble Archive in the Countway Library of Harvard Medical School is a major collection of correspondence and related materials devoted…

Southard, Elmer Ernest papers, 1893-1940 (inclusive). GA 81

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Contains Southard's notes and drafts for his writings; correspondence with colleagues on medical matters; copies of lectures; medical reports; papers…

Harvard Medical School Clubs and Associations Photographs, 1855-1977

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The Harvard Medical School Clubs and Associations Photographs, 1855-1977, is a series from an artificial collection assembled in the 1960s from the…

Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Papers, ca.1906-1920 (inclusive). GA 31

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Papers pertain mostly to Gay's work on committees of the Massachusetts Medical Society, his reports concerning Wrentham State School residents, and…

History of Hematology: Selections

Selections from manuscript and archival collections supporting the study of the history of hematology.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell papers, 1838-1890 (inclusive). GA 38

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Includes several letters from Holmes; an 1890 letter from Annie Fields to Sarah Orne Jewett about Holmes; Holmes' essay on medical education, 1870; a…

Holmes, Oliver Wendell papers, 1843-1888 (inclusive). H MS c9

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Contains original outgoing letters of Holmes to various individuals, some identified. Subjects pertain to poetry, family matters, social activities,…

Harvard Medical School. Office of the Dean. Records, 1828-1904 (inclusive), 1869-1874 (bulk). Series 00266

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The records of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine are the product of the administrative activities of the Deans of Harvard Medical…

Holmes, Oliver Wendell papers, 1838-ca.1900 (inclusive). B MS c9

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Most of the papers are letters from Holmes to various colleagues, concerning mainly medical topics and people. Subjects include treatment by bleeding,…

Harvard Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection

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Picture Collection

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Massachusetts Medical Society records, 1781-1971

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The Massachusetts Medical Society was founded in 1781. Early members of the society published its transactions and papers presented at meetings; in…

Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical Society records, 1840-1964 (inclusive). B MS c26

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The Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical Society was incorporated in 1856; it developed from the Massachusetts Homeopathic Fraternity, organized by six…

Harvard Dental School Museum Collection

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Harvard School of Dental Medicine Buildings, Grounds and Interiors. Images, ca. 1883-1965

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Rock, John C. personal and professional papers, 1918-1983. H MS c161

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John Charles Rock (1890-1984), was the founder of the Rock Reproductive Study Center at the Free Hospital for Women in Brookline, Mass., and Clinical…

Stone, Abraham papers, 1916-1959. H MS c157

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Abraham Stone (1890-1959), was Medical Director and later Director of the Margaret Sanger Research Bureau in New York City from 1941 to 1959. His…

National Committee on Maternal Health records, 1923-1959. B MS c78

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The Committee on Maternal Health was organized in New York City in 1923 by Robert L. Dickinson (1861-1950). After obtaining financial backing from…

Hertig, Arthur T. papers, 1918-1986 (inclusive), 1922-1976 (bulk). H MS c11

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Hertig (Harvard, M.D. 1930) was Shattuck Professor of Pathological Surgery at Harvard Medical School from 1952 to 1970 and chairman of the Department…

Dickinson, Robert Latou papers, 1881-1972 (inclusive), 1883-1950 (bulk). H MS c591

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Robert Latou Dickinson, 1861-1950, MD, 1882, Long Island College Hospital, was a gynecologist and obstetrician at Brooklyn Hospital and also taught at…

Worcester, Alfred papers, 1886-1935 (inclusive). GA95.20

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Worcester (1855-1951) (Harvard, M.D. 1883) was Henry Kemble Oliver Professor of Hygiene at Harvard Medical School from 1925 to 1935. He had a private…

Harvard Medical School Buildings and Grounds, Early Locations. Images, ca. 1824-1975

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Images in this finding aid are organized into 7 subseries by building; within each subseries similar photographs are organized into image groups.…

Robert Norton Ganz Collection

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Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1786-1836 (inclusive). H MS c16

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Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He…

Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1797-1829 (inclusive). B MS c10

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Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He…

Bibring, Edward papers, 1929-1960 (inclusive), 1941-1958 (bulk). H MS c283

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Edward Bibring, 1894-1959, M.D., 1922, Vienna Medical School; was a psychoanalyst, a close associate and advocate of Sigmund Freud, and a researcher…

Chadwick, James Read papers, 1830-1909 (inclusive). B MS c5

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Chadwick (Harvard, M.D. 1871) assisted in the foundation of the gynecological department of the Boston City Hospital in 1874, taught gynecology at the…

Cushing, Benjamin papers, 1822-1895. B MS c53.5

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Photograph Collection

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Finland, Maxwell papers, 1916-2003. H MS c153

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Maxwell Finland (1902-1987), SB cum laude, 1922, Harvard College; MD, 1926, Harvard Medical School, was George Richards Minot Professor of Medicine at…

Murray, Joseph E. papers, 1919-2011 (inclusive)

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The Joseph E. Murray papers, 1919-2011 (inclusive), are the product of Murray's activities as a plastic surgeon, transplant surgeon, laboratory…

Strong Medicine: the Healing Response to the 2013 Marathon Bombing

Strong Medicine interview with Lyle Micheli.pdf

Stories, images, and communications from the Boston medical community's experience of the Boston Marathon bombing of April 15, 2013 and its aftermath.

Contributors: Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Solomon M. Hyams Collection of Hebraic Medical Literature

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In 1930, the Godfrey M. Hyams Trust presented the Boston Medical Library with $25,000 to build and maintain a collection of rare books and manuscript…

Monks, George H. papers. MC544

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Kazanjian, Varaztad Hovhannes papers, 1900-1979, 1984. H MS c51

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The Varaztad H. Kazanjian Archive was donated by the Kazanjian Family to the National Archives of Plastic Surgery, Center for the History of Medicine,…

National Archives of Plastic Surgery (NAPS)

Cannon, Bradford papers, 1923-2003. H MS c240

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Bradford Cannon (b. 1907) SB, 1929, Harvard College; MD, 1933, Harvard Medical School, was a plastic surgeon and Clinical Professor of Surgery at…

Warren Library

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In 1928, the library of Harvard Medical School received a magnificent bequest from Dr. John Warren (1874-1928) of 2,000 medical books, pamphlets, and…

Leona Baumgartner Collection of Fracastoro’s Syphilis

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In addition to her work in public health administration, Dr. Leona Baumgartner (1901-1991) was a noted scholar, bibliophile, and book collector,…

Christian Deetjen Collection on Witchcraft

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Dr. Georg Adolph Christian Deetjen (1863-1940), was a graduate of the University of Würzburg where he attended lectures delivered by Wilhelm Konrad…

Kennedy Library of English Medical Books, 1700-1825

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In April 1921, Dr. Harris Kennedy (1871-1951) presented the Boston Medical Library with some 2,000 English imprints and dissertations, collected by…

Margaret and J. J. Longacre Memorial Library of Plastic Surgery

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As part of the bequest of Dr. Jacob James Longacre (1907-1976), a 1932 graduate of Harvard Medical School, the Boston Medical Library received the…

George Burgess Magrath Library of Legal Medicine

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In the 1920s, New England heiress Frances Glessner Lee (d. 1962) became fascinated with the colorful crime-solving career of George Burgess Magrath…

Edwin Newton Ohl Collection

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Research chemist Edwin Newton Ohl (Harvard A.B. 1923, Ph.D., 1930) began to collect rare historical works in early science and chemistry after the end…

John Rathbone Oliver Criminological Collection

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John Rathbone Oliver (1872-1943), Harvard graduate, priest, classical scholar, and physician specializing in psychiatry, was the Chief Medical Officer…

Sir William Osler Collection

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Sir William Osler (1849-1919) remains one of the world’s most revered physicians, and his works are prized by medical libraries. His most famous…

Friedrich Tiedemann Library of Anatomy and Physiology

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After resigning his professorship of anatomy and physiology at Heidelberg due to deteriorating eyesight, Friedrich Tiedemann (1781-1861) sold his…

Hastings family, medical notebooks and papers, 1772-1845. H MS c292

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American Roentgen Ray Society records, 1913-1952 (inclusive), 1932-1941 (bulk). H MS c293

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The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) was organized as the Roentgen Society of the United States in 1900, in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the first…

Leder, Philip laboratory notebooks, 1963-1965. H MS c296

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Philip Leder (1934- ), M.D., 1964, Harvard Medical School, is an American geneticist. He was born in Washington, D.C. and studied at Harvard…

Hubel, David H. papers, 1953-2005 (inclusive), 1966-1991 (bulk). H MS c253

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David Hunter Hubel, born 1926, John Franklin Enders University Professor of Neurobiology, Emeritus and Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine…

Harvard Medical School. Office of Student Affairs records. Second year show memorabilia, 1978-2006 (gaps)

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The Office of Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, promotes and assists in the educational and professional growth and…

Brazelton, T. Berry papers, 1949-2007 (inclusive), 1971-2004 (bulk). H MS c244

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T. (Thomas) Berry Brazelton (1918- ), pediatrician and author, is the founder and former director of the Child Development Unit at Children’s…

Himes, Norman E. papers, 1918-1956 (inclusive), 1925-1950 (bulk). B MS c77

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Himes (1899-1949) (Harvard, Ph.D. 1932) was a teacher-scholar in the field of sociology and economics. He taught at Colgate University (1932-1942) and…

Cannon, Walter Bradford papers, 1873-1945, 1972-1974 (inclusive), 1881-1945 (bulk). H MS c40

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Walter Bradford Cannon (Harvard, A.B. 1896; A.M. 1897; M.D. 1900; Honorary Sc.D. 1937) taught physiology at Harvard and was George Higginson Professor…

Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection, 1848-1854. WAM 21142.075—

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Henry Jacob Bigelow was born 11 March 1818, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879), was a well-known medical practitioner in…

John Collins Warren Watercolor Collection, 1890-1894. WAM 21142.005—

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John Collins Warren was born in Boston on May 4, 1842 to Jonathan Mason Warren and Anne Crowninshield Warren. He was educated at Boston Latin School,…