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Graham Holt (Director of the Office of Creative Solutions, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, Boston Children's Hospital) developed the initial Phineas Gage 3D print from CT scans taken by Peter Raitu and Ian Talos (Surgical Planning Laboratory,…

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These are images taken of the plaster cast of an Ancient Egyptian skull that belonged to Samuel G. Morton's crania collection. This is one of twelve skulls that Morton considered to be "typical skulls." It was used to decipher a standardized…

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These are images of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim's skull. This human specimen is one of the artifacts held in the Warren Anatomical Museum. Spurzheim's skull had originally belonged to the Boston Phrenological Society (BPS) collection, an organization…

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The finalized 3D prints of the Beyond the Bone Box cases: Phineas Gage (1832-1860), Johann Gaspar Spurzheim 1776-1832), and an Ancient Egyptian. These prints were completed as part of the Harvard Library S. T. Lee Innovation Grant May 2019-2020. They…

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This is a screenshot from the Still (STL) 3D image software rendering of an Ancient Egyptian skull collected by Samuel G. Morton. This is one of twelve skulls Morton deemed "typical skulls." These twelve skulls were made into plaster casts and…

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This is a screenshot from the Still (STL) 3D image software rendering of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim. It captures the finalized 3D animation of Spurzheim's skull based on a plaster cast. On the back of Spurzheim's skull contains a base that was created…

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The museum entries for Phineas Gage's skull and iron bar can be found in the 1870 publication of The Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum. Gage's skull is listed as museum number 949 in the "Morbid Anatomy" in the "Second Division."…

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This text is the official published catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum. The skull cast is listed in the "Third Division" of the 1870 catalogue, which is entitled "Miscellany." The catalogue's first division is entitled "Healthy" anatomy and…

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The entry list the donation of twelve casts considered "typical skulls" from John Collins Warren to the Warren Anatomical Museum. These casts came from the skulls of Samuel George Morton's crania collection which were used to determine a standard…

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A undated portrait of Samuel George Morton with a signature of his name below.

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John Collins Warren writes to J. B. S. Jackson about his donation of twelve cast skulls made from the Morton crania collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Warren describes these casts as "typical skulls." Warren states that…

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The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany (Edinburgh Phrenological Society) reprinted a letter from Nahum Capen and Robert M'Kibbed, M.D. Capen's letter mentions that Spurzheim's body was embalmed for his relatives if they wished for his body to be…

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A daguerreotype of John Collins Warren I circa 1848 when he was about seventy years old. This image would have been taken before Warren offered to purchase the Morton crania collection in 1853. Warren and Morton both owned their own crania…

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James Aitken Meigs was the curator at Academy of Natural Sciences (ANSP). Meigs was responsible for the care of Morton's crania collection after citizens of Philadelphia raised enough funds to keep the Mortonian collection in the city. He conducted…

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Edward Warren wrote two volumes about John Collins Warren I. The books gather J. C. Warren's Domestic and European journals, Letters from Europe, "Biographical Notes," and "Surgical Notes." The second volume has an entry dated March 3, 1853, where…

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Edward Warren wrote two volumes about John Collins Warren I. The books gather J. C. Warren's Domestic and European journals, Letters from Europe, "Biographical Notes," and "Surgical Notes." The first volume has an entry dated December 3, 1838, with…

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This is the intake record of John Collins Warren I's donation of the original twelve Morton casts to the Warren Anatomical Museum. It draws specific attention to the fact that Morton selected them for Warren as examples of "Typical Skulls." They were…

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This is the collective comparative study of Morton's initial conclusion on variances between different races. Morton believed there were five races: Caucasian, Mongolian, Malay, American, and Ethiopian. The back of the book contains an appendix…

A four page pamphlet by Samuel George Morton from the October 1849 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Morton determined a "relative size of the brain in various races" based on the internal measurement of 623 human crania through cubic…

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A pamphlet based on the findings of Dr. Morton's, "Crania Ӕgypticaca, or Observations on Egyptian Ethnography, Derived from Anatomy, History, and the Monuments." Determination on the race or races of Ancient Egyptians were drawn from one hundred…

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Correspondence were in the back of John Collins Warren, II's, Original Draft of The Collection of the Boston Phrenological Society: A Retrospect. These letters relate to the Boston Phrenological Society in its final days of being an organization.…

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John Collins Warren II's draft discusses the organization of the Boston Phrenological Society and their relation to Johann Gaspar Spurzheim. Warren's retrospect is a reflection on the former practice of phrenology in medical history and its…

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The lithography of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim was originally created by Alvan Fisher, but John H. Bufford created copies too. The first lithographic was published in 1832 by William S. Pendleton from his publishing company, Pendleton's Lithography, in…

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Dr. J. C. Warren assisted by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and Winslow Lewis performed an autopsy on Dr. Spurzheim. These pages are a copy of the original notes taken from Dr. J. C. Warren; however, not all of it could be transcribed which leaves many…

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A speech given by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, read aloud in front of the Boston Phrenological Society. Shurtleff implements phrenological practices on the skull of Dr. Spurzheim post death. He includes notes about Spurzheim's own observations and…

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Nahum Capen, a practicing phrenologist and the founder of the Boston Phrenological Society, made it his duty to ensure Spurzheim's last wishes were met. In this letter, Capen writes to the Superintendent of Mount Auburn in detail about who had been…

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The entry notes the cataloged skull of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim donated in 1848. Originally, the skull had been part of the Boston Phrenological Society, an organization founded on Spurzheim's birthday to continue the practice of Phrenology. The…

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This text is the official published catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum. The Spurzheim cast is listed in the "Third Division" of the 1870 catalogue, which is entitled "Miscellany." The catalogue's first division is entitled "Healthy" anatomy…

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This is the 1869 reprint of Dr. Harlow's 1868 speech, Recovery from the Passage of an Iron Bar Through the Head, given at the Massachusetts Medical Society.The speech is a twenty year follow up after Harlow's inital speech about the Phineas Gage…

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A ledger for the Medical College Museum detailing the financial purchases. Entries are associated with Phineas Gage are listed under December 1867, January 1868, February 1868, and September 1868. This includes transportation cost of the skull and…

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Dr. Henry J. Bigelow helped with the excavation of Phineas Gage's skull to bring to Boston for further medical studies from his accident. The article provides a summary of the Phineas Gage case with the inclusion of notes he made throughout the…

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The first published article about Phineas Gage, originally given as a speech, by Dr. John M. Harlow. A detailed account of Gage's recovery following the accident is given. A mention of the accident is provided in the Medical Miscellany.

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Correspondence between Sir David Ferrier to Henry P. Bowditch with mention of the case of Phineas Gage as a subject for lecture and publication.

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A photograph of the original Phineas Gage exhibit in the former Warren Anatomical Museum. Showcased is the skull of Phineas Gage, a life cast of Gage, and the tampan iron from the accident. The woman second in from the left is Annie Taft. Pictured to…

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A handwritten note asking for the removal of the iron bar at the request of Phineas Gage. The date written appears to be "August 24th, [18]54." Gage had been living in Chile since 1852. The message is from Gage; however, there is skepticism towards…

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The entry marks the donation of the iron bar that went through Phineas Gage's head. Initially, the bar had been donated by Gage but then it was removed at his request in 1854. After Gage's death, Dr. Harlow obtained the bar with the approval of…

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Dr. Henry J. Bigelow writes a letter to Dr. Jewett about Linn, a man with a similar case to Phineas Gage. Bigelow offers advice for different options on how Linn could live his life post accident. An alternative is to continue to study from Linn for…

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A second Descriptive Catalogue was written for the Warren Anatomical Museum. Collection items were given new catalogued numbers for the 1870 publication. The new numbers were assigned categorically instead of chronological order. Entry level 3048…

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The Warren Anatomical Museum contains the Descriptive Catalogue Volume One manuscript in the collection. This would have been the original museum intake record of the Gage related materials in the Warren Anatomical Museum collection. Entry 1527…

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Sixth plate (2 3/4" x 3 1/4") cased daguerreotype of post-injury Phineas Gage. Portrait-style image depicts Gage holding the tamping iron that caused his 1848 frontal lobe injury. Bar marked with inscription from the Warren Anatomical Museum. As with…

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During the early 1830s, Holmes was enrolled at Harvard Medical School, but also sought tuition privately with Dr. James Jackson. Of Holmes, Jackson said to his son, “He can tell you much that is interesting. Do not mind his apparent frivolity and you…

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Like the Alvan Fisher oil portrait, this silhouette of J. G. Spurzheim appears to have been produced during his final years on his tour through the United States. The object in his hand is, of course, a skull.
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