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One letter from many addressed to Dr. Rock by women interested in birth control and other fertility matters. In this letter, the author applauds his work as described in the Good Housekeeping article, and asks where to find more information on the…
Letter to Guttmacher from Brooklyn, New York
For every letter of dissenting views Guttmacher received, he read an equal amount of letters commending his work. This letter, written by a single mother, encourages Planned Parenthood to reach out to poorer communities where birth control was not…
"Thank You" from Belmont High School
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Letter from Edward Bibring
Edward and Grete were partners in all aspects of their lives. They began their journey together in medical school and continued to support one another both personally and professionally. They were faced with new challenges as Edward
Letter from George Bibring to his parents
George wrote frequently with his mother in his youth, however, in later years he corresponded more with his father.
Letter to Princess Marie Bonaparte
Dr. Bibring was a close colleague to one of the regal members of the psychoanalytic community, Princess Marie Bonaparte of Greece. They corresponded frequently and attended many of the International Psychoanalytic Association meetings together.
Note from Thomas Bibring
Dr. Bibring
Crocheted blanket from Blankies for Boston
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Letter from Herrman L. Blumgart
Dr. Blumgart was the Physician-in-Chief at Beth Israel Hospital that requested Grete to develop and head the psychiatric department in the mid 1940s.
Letter from Gonzalo Bosch to Carola Eisenberg
"I have the pleasure to write to you to inform you that the National Commission for Culture in its last session has been awarded a grant to improve studies on child psychiatry in the United States of North America. To congratulate you on the…
Letter from Mary I. Bunting
Mary I. Bunting first approached Dr. Bibring to hold a seminar at Radcliffe College in 1965 shortly after her retirement. Each seminar that followed was a great success and the student wait list to enroll also grew.
Card from the Jade Room Students of Cambridge Montessori School
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Letter from Stanley Cobb
Dr. Bibring collaborated with Dr. Cobb while at Harvard Medical School and Dr. Zetzel on issues with child psychology.
Letter from C. O. Cone to B. Palmer
The Dental Museum acquired and displayed manuscript and archival items, books, and photographs related to the history of the school and the profession of Dentistry. The letter from Dr. C. O. Cone, demonstrator of mechanical Dentistry at the…
Letter from Charles Eliot to Calvin Ellis
In this letter to Calvin Ellis, the dean of Harvard Medical School, President Eliot outlines several key factors in his proposed educational reforms: a three-year course sequence; examinations, partly written, in each department; familiarity with…
Letter from Erik Erikson
She maintained many long term friendships with her associates throughout her life. Dr. Bibring became more dependent on these relationships as her health deteriorated and became more confined to her home.
Letter from Annie Fields to Sarah Orne Jewett
Annie Fields was the wife of James T. Fields, the publisher of The Atlantic monthly, and a close friend of Holmes. Here, in this letter to novelist Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), she describes a visit with Holmes who speaks of his reverence for the…
Letter to George H. Hall
In 1788, John Fleet and George Holmes Hall became the first two graduates to receive medical degrees from Harvard. Here, in the following year, the two are in correspondence concerning treatment of several of their patients.
Letter from Anna Freud
Anna was a lifelong confidant of Grete’s. She traveled across the Atlantic often to visit with Grete and other friends. Anna proves to be a prominent figure in Grete’s collection of correspondence.
Letter to Henry Pickering Bowditch from Sir Francis Galton
Galton admires the composites of Saxon and Wend soldiers done by Bowditch. He says: “The composites are indeed beautiful and quite different in ‘type’ from both American and English. The Saxon & Wends being more alike to one…
Draft of letter to Ernest V. Scribner from George Washington Gay
Former lecturer in surgery at Harvard and senior surgeon at Boston City Hospital, George W. Gay was approached by the Massachusetts Commission for expert advice on vasectomy and enforced sterilization: “The most feasible method of controlling…
Letter from Phyllis Greenacre
From one former president of the American Psychoanalytic Association to another, Dr. Greenacre discussed the next International Psychoanalytic Congress to be held in London, 1953.
Letter from Samuel Hahnemann
This fragment of a manuscript letter of Samuel Hahnemann concerns the homeopathic prevention and treatment of cholera using powder of copper.
Correspondence
With funding from the Carnegie Institution, Rock worked with Arthur T. Hertig and Eleanor Colby Adams to identify 34 fertilized ova that document the first 17 days after conception. Hertig had completed a fellowship at the Carnegie Institution in…
Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Harold C. Ernst
As this letter attests, Holmes was less than enchanted with his composite photograph: “I thank you for them. They are curious, interesting—and fearfully truthful. I do not think much is gained in this instance by the multiple process. I…
Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Charles Brooks
This letter from Holmes’ tenure as dean of Harvard Medical School relates to the education of two African-American students, Daniel Laing, Jr., and Isaac H. Snowden. Here, at Brooks’ appeal, Holmes waives the lecture fees for Laing…
Letter by Oliver Wendell Holmes to Alexander Ireland
After the death of transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1882, Holmes was approached to write his biography for the “American Men of Letters” series. After publication, he received this letter from journalist Alexander Ireland…
Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to John Collins Warren
While Holmes' views on homeopathy are well attested, this letter to Dr. John Collins Warren (1778-1856) indicates he had at least some early interest in the concurrent phrenological movement. Holmes here invites Warren to attend his lecture on the…
Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to William Hunt
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., abandoned his studies at Harvard College to join the Massachusetts Volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was wounded on October 21, 1861, at the battle of Ball’s Bluff, in Virginia, and attended by a…
Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to John Samuel Whiting
Holmes’ extensive medical library grew by not only his own purchases but also many gifts from friends, admirers, and colleagues. In this letter to physician John Samuel Whiting (1828-1896), Holmes expresses his thanks for the copy of an early…
Letter by Oliver Wendell Holmes reflecting on his career
In this letter to an unknown correspondent, Holmes reflects on his career and activities: “My mode of life is rather solitary than social, though I have contributed my share of hilarity to scores of festivals and am almost entitled to be called…
Letter to Alan Guttmacher from Leo J. Holmsten
Before the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 legalizing abortion in the United States, many physicians wrote to Guttmacher pleading for increased advocacy and education of birth control and abortions in the United States. Physicians and…
Letter from Frederick Lehner
Most of the correspondence between Grete and her brother, Frederick (Fritz), continued in German, as did many of her family and friends.
Radiogram from Victoria Lehner
Dr. Bibring’s mother, Victoria, sent a radiogram shortly after the family had moved to Boston in 1941, while she remained in London.
Letter from the Massachusetts Colonization Society to the Medical Faculty of Harvard College
This letter from Holmes’ tenure as dean of Harvard Medical School relates to the education of two African-American students, Daniel Laing, Jr., and Isaac H. Snowden. The Massachusetts Colonization Society promoted the education of Laing and…
Letter from George J. Mohr
Dr. Bibring participated in many professional activities such as the panel for "The Personal Analysis of the Candidate in its Relationship to his Supervised Analytical Work." She pushed for stricter standards in all training analysis, a testament of…
Heredity : its relation to human development
In 1880, Bostonian Loring Moody, familiar with Galton’s work, issued a circular to form an Institute of Heredity, part school, part library, to promote lectures and interest in addressing social ills through eugenic principles. The circular…
Letter from J. Pierpont Morgan to J. Collins Warren
Financier and industrialist J. Pierpont Morgan was the most significant benefactor to the construction of the Quad buildings. His magnificent gift of $1,135,000—the single largest donation received by Harvard to that point—underwrote the…
Messages on beaded string
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Card from Muslim American Society, San Antonio Chapter
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From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
From a collection of cards and objects sent to the Brigham and Women's Hospital by well-wishers after the terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The collection represents a…
Letter from Florence Nightingale
A recommendation for surgical nurse Mrs. Lagan, who served with Nightingale in Crimea.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Messrs. Mausell
An order for Christmas and New Years cards.
Letter from Florence Nightingale
Acknowledgement of a previous letter, and request for a copy of her revised article from the printer.
Letter from Florence Nightingale
Attempt to schedule an appointment with a man of "multifarious occupations" outside of London.
Letter from Florence Nightingale and transcript
Compliments to a printer or publisher of Nightingale's writing, and an order for one hundred copies of the finished work.
Letter from Florence Nightingale and transcript
Private letter concerning the reprinting Nightingale's "Stastitical" and "Social Science" papers for a book.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Samsom and information card
Letter to Mrs. Samsom regarding Mrs. Samsom and Mrs. Davis leaving Scutari for health reasons. Nightingale has bought passage for them on a boat to England, the "Cleopatra", and arranges for her payment.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to James Davis with envelope
Acknowledgement and thanks for a cheque for subscription to the "F[?]dnen Fund".
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Sir Guy Douglas Arthur and transcript
Acknowledgement of reports sent to Nightingale, and an attempt to make an appointment to meet in person.
Fragment of a letter from Florence Nightingale to Charles Frewen and transcript
Nightingale seeks help in finding a house in Hapstead for herself and her mother, both of whom are ill.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Miss Gibson
Letter including pleasantries with Miss Gibson, who is now in charge of her organization.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to the editor of the Illustrated London News and transcript
Letter to the editor of the Illustrated London News, regarding edits to Nightingale's proof for publication.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs. Morey
Letter including pleasantries to Mrs. Morey and her children upon Mr. Morey's departure.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter detailing the schedule of Sir Harry, including dinner, luncheon, and a small reception in Nightingale's room.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter regarding Sir Harry falling ill and sending for Dr. Benson.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter regarding the illness of Sir Harry, and his meeting with Captain Verney.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale responds to some medical suggestions from Mr. Morey as treatment for Sir Harry.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale consults with Mr. Morey about having Mr. Croft stay with Sir Harry at Mr. Culvert's, where he is staying.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale sends money to Mr. Morey, and consults on the recovering Sir Harry, saying that she always puts out food for him when he visits her at Claydon.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Discussion of the sofa preferences of Nightingale and Lady Verney.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter working out travel details from Claydon to Euston by train.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter discussing Sir Andrew Clark's visit and including specific instructions for washing the mouth and tongue of Sir Harry.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter detailing treatment of Sir Harry by changing his shirt once or twice a day, if possible, and requesting notice if his temperature rises.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale expresses hope that Sir Harry may be improving, and suggests some diet changes to help.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Mr. Morey goes on vacation, and a brief discussion of Sir Harry's health.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Arrangements on when to feed Sir Harry after a parade.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Discussion of Sir Harry's health. Nightingale sends some drinks for Sir Harry, and inquires after how his temperature was taken.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Request for information on Lady Verny's health and if her night nurse arrived.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Updates on Lady Verney's night nurse, gifts sent to Nightingale, and the activities of Sir Harry.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Updates on the health of Sir Harry, and thanks for sending along thirty newspapers for the St. Thomas nurses which contained a memoriam.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale pays a debt of Lady Verney's to Miss Farrer, as well as thanks for newspapers and updates on Sir Harry.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Request for Dr. Benson's opinion on Sir Harry's foot.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Thanks for wreaths in rememberance of Nightingale's sister, and Mr. Croft's surgical opinion on Sir Harry's health.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Letter conferring with Mr. Morey on the matter of Sir Harry and Mr. Croft.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Offer to pay for Philip Tomas's travel expenses.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale gives her opinions on the proper length of mourning expressed by the house servants and Sir Harry, and gives news of Mrs. And Captain Verney.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Christmas wishes to Mr. Morey, and discussion of expenses and purchases for Sir Harry.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Information on Nightingale's travels and a request for changing money.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Request for Mr. Morey to place a cross and wreath on Nightingale's sister's grave.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Request for grapes for Sir Harry.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Thanks for prescriptions, and request to post letters in London.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Update on Sir Harry's health after his return from London, and question as to whether Sir Harry ought to see Dr. Benson.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Updates on Sir Harry's health.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Updates on Sir Harry's health, which has been worse at night.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Nightingale writes to Mr. Morey, who is skating, requesting he send a package containing 70 copies to Poona in India via Brindisi.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
New year's wishes, and a request for Mr. Morey to pay an account for her.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Updates on a patient who shows improvement, and a request to place a cross and wreath on Nightingale's sister's grave and to remind Sir Harry of the date.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Well wishes for the health of Mr. Morey's daughter Edith, and information that a party containing Harry Lloyd Verney is going to Cairo, and thanks that Mr. Morey wrote to Mr. Croft of Sir Harry's foot.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Mr. Morey's daughter Edith's health improves, and Nightingale sends money and thanks to Mr. Morey for his assistance with Sir Edmund at the lectures.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Request to cash a cheque and post a letter for Nightingale.
Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mr. Morey
Well wishes for Mr. Morey's daughter Edith, who is staying by the sea for the health of her "delicate chest", and suggestions for activities for her while she is there. News from Sir E. and Lady Verney.