Receipt for Spurzheim's cranium from the Boston Phrenological Society
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Title
Receipt for Spurzheim's cranium from the Boston Phrenological Society
Subject
Phrenology
Warren Anatomical Museum
Boston Phrenological Society
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856 (author)
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832
Receipts (financial records)
Description
In 1850, after some years of dormancy, the Boston Phrenological Society's collection of casts and skulls was sold to Dr. John Collins Warren and later added to the specimens of the Warren Anatomical Museum at Harvard Medical School. This is Dr. Warren's receipt for the collection, which included the skulls of Spurzheim and John Roberton, a Scottish physician and follower of phrenology, who wished his skull to remain beside Spurzheim's.
Abstract
Receipt by Dr. John Collins Warren (1778-1856) acknowledging the acquisition from the Boston Phrenological Society of the skulls of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim and John Roberton
Creator
Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927
Date Created
1850 February 04
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Library of the Harvard Medical Library (1.Mw.1921.W)
Format
text
Extent
1 note
Language
English
Type
text
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Paul Yakovlev to the Harvard Medical Library, 1956
Files
Collection
Citation
Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927, “Receipt for Spurzheim's cranium from the Boston Phrenological Society,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6168.