Admission Ticket to a lecture at Harvard Medical School

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Title

Admission Ticket to a lecture at Harvard Medical School

Subject

Harvard Medical School
Admission tickets

Description

The use of admission tickets for each course of a medical student’s education was common until the late 19th century. Students paid the lecturer or professor directly and were then issued these passes for an academic session. This particular item is the earliest admission ticket known for a Harvard Medical School course. Aaron Dexter (1750-1829) was the professor of chemistry and materia medica and the third member, along with John Warren and Benjamin Waterhouse, of Harvard’s original medical faculty.

Abstract

Admission ticket for Ichabod Tucker to the lectures of Aaron Dexter at Harvard Medical School

Creator

Harvard Medical School

Date Created

1790 October 14

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Picture Collection

Format

image

Extent

1 ticket

Language

English

Type

still image

Provenance

Gift of Francis H. Lee to the Harvard College Library and transferred to the Harvard Medical Library, 1917

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/lecture_ticket.jpg

Collection

Citation

Harvard Medical School, “Admission Ticket to a lecture at Harvard Medical School,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6614.