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Photographs of Charles Lowell's hip bone mounted on display
Four photographs taken of Lowell's hip bone from different angles, so it is possible to see the calcification of bone, in addition to the formation of a new socket below the acetabulum.
Engraving of Charles Lowell's hip bone
An engraving depicting the mounted hip bone which appears in John Mason Warren's "Surgical Observations with Cases and Operations" to illustrate his discussion of the Lowell case.
Cases of dislocation of the Os Femoris occurring at the Mass. Gen. Hospital
Handwritten chart from the records of Massachusetts General Hospital noting the following fields of information: date, name, kind (of hip dislocation), cause, date discharged, result, and remarks (notes on operation, e.g. with pulleys). The records…
Letter to John C. Warren from Charles Lowell
A letter notifying Dr. Warren that Lowell wrote an article that appeared in the "American Traveller" that morning in which he used his name. He assures Warren that he did not intend to offend, and suggests that by bringing attention to him in the…
Letter to John C. Warren from Dr. Benjamin Barrett
The letter discusses methods employed in setting a hip dislocation as a result of the ongoing trial, Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Statement from John C. Warren
A statement assessing Charles Lowell's character for the sake of the Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes trial.
Letter to John C. Warren from Dr. Samuel Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell sends this letter after having read Dr. Warren's "Letter to the Hon. Isaac Parker," complimenting his work and dedication to the Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes case.
Letter to John C. Warren from Dr. Maxwell McDowell
Dr. McDowell sends his compliments to Dr. Warren on his publication, "Letter to the Hon. Isaac Parker," regarding the Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes court case.
Letter to John C. Warren from J. F. Flagg
The letter contains a discussion of both Charles Lowell's hip diagnosis as well as the court case, Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Letters to John C. Warren from Bradford
Two short letters sent in order to organize and prepare Warren's writing for publishing.
Letter to John C. Warren
A doctor sends the letter to Warren after reading his pamphlet on dislocations of the hip.
Letter to John C. Warren from Dr. Franklin Bache
The letter is sent as a result of an article that appeared in the "N.A Medicine and Surgery Journal".
Letter to John C. Warren from J. F. Flagg
The letter speaks of a drawing of the Os Innominatum that the author will send to Warren in order to illustrate his point in the trial of Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Letter to John C. Warren from Charles Lowell
This letter is sent after Lowell visited Dr. Nathan Smith to get a second opinion on his hip's diagnosis. In it, Lowell explains that Dr. Smith disagrees with Warren, and believes that the bone is not (and has never been) dislocated.
Letter to John C. Warren from Harrison Gray
The letter suggests to Dr. Warren that he publish his work on the Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes case independently of Charles Lowell. Lowell wants to publish the Deposition, but uses the defendant's names freely, so Gray encourages him to go to the…
John C. Warren's answers to Charles Lowell's questions
Dr. Warren's written response to Charles Lowell's questions posed in the name of the Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes court case. Lowell sued his physicians over a dislocated hip bone, and Dr. Warren spoke on behalf of the defendents throughout the trial.
Questions intended for Dr. Warren and his surgical team
A handwritten list of questions written by Charles Lowell to be answered by Dr. John Collins Warren, Dr. James Mann, Dr. William Spooner, Dr. David Townsend, and Dr. Thomas Welsh for the sake of the case known as Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes. Lowell…
Questions intended for Charles Lowell
A set of questions intended for Charles Lowell to answer regarding the case Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes, in which he sued his physicians over a dislocated hip bone.
Seven-fingered hand cast "mirror hand," 1853 [WAM 00917]
The subject was a German machinist, age thirty-seven. Born in 1815. The patient believed the hand was an advantage at playing the piano. He died of chronic diarrhea at Massachusetts General Hospital in March 1852. The limb was removed and…
Head Cast of William Burke, 1829 [WAM 03386.002]
A hollow plaster cast of a man's head and neck. Cast has section lines, possible phrenological, sculpted onto head. Mounted on base.
Cast of child with tumor, 1876 [WAM 04635]
Hollow plaster case of head, neck, and upper portion of thorax of 10 year old boy with tumor on left side, painted white
Vial of lung surfactant ("Surfactant TA")
Vials of Surfactant TA (Tokyo Akita), a modified lung surfactant, brought back from Tetsuro Fujiwara's lab at Akita University School of Medicine, Japan, by Mary Ellen Avery. Building off of Avery's 1959 discovery that the cause of Respiratory…