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Title
A name given to the resource
Robert Norton Ganz Collection
Description
An account of the resource
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Vaccinating the Baby
Subject
The topic of the resource
Harper's Weekly
Vaccination
Periodicals
Description
An account of the resource
This illustration from a popular New York periodical encourages parents to vaccinate their children against smallpox
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Illustration from <em>Harper's Weekly</em> encouraging parents to vaccinate their children against smallpox
Creator
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Harper's Weekly
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1870 February 19
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Robert Norton Ganz Collection (uncataloged)
Format
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image
Extent
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1 illustration
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
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still image
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Norton Ganz to the Harvard Medical Library, 1990
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
Ganz Collection
smallpox
vaccination
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Title
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Artwork and Artifacts
Description
An account of the resource
Artwork and artifacts from the collections of the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical Library.
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Snuffbox
Subject
The topic of the resource
Vaccination
Snuffboxes
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Silver (metal)
Description
An account of the resource
This silver snuffbox was a gift from Edward Jenner to Benjamin Waterhouse and contained quills impregnated with cowpox vaccine matter for use in America. In a letter dated November 16, 1802, Waterhouse said,<em>"Dr. Jenner has been to me what the sun is to the moon... Dr. Jenner has just sent me a present I highly prize, a silver box inlaid with gold of exquisite taste and workmanship, bearing the inscription, 'Edward Jenner to Benjamin Waterhouse.' But Mr. [John] Ring annexed the superscription in rather a hyperbolic style, 'From the Jenner of the Old World to the Jenner of the New World.'"</em>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Silver snuffbox given to Benjamin Waterhouse by Edward Jenner, containing quills impregnated with cowpox vaccine
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1802, circa
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Uncataloged Museum Objects
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 snuffbox
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002452
Provenance
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Gift of Mrs. William Roscoe Thayer to the Harvard Medical School, 1933
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Harvard Medical Library
Description
An account of the resource
Rare books and journals from the collections of the Harvard Medical Library
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Vaccine Inoculation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Vaccination
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
This unusual illustration of a child's arm with the distinctive mark of inoculation was inserted in Benjamin Waterhouse's own copy of <em>The Origin of the Vaccine Inoculation</em> (London : printed by D. N. Shury, 1801). <em>The Origin</em> was Edward Jenner's attempt to prove his claim to the priority of cowpox inoculation. He concludes the treatise with the words <em>"An hundred thousand persons, upon the smallest computation, have been inoculated in these realms. The numbers who have partaken of its benefits throughout Europe and other parts of the Globe are incalculable: and it now becomes too manifest to admit of controversy, that the annihilation of the Small Pox, the most dreadful scourge of the human species, must be the final result of this practice."</em>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Watercolor illustration of a child's arm with an inoculation mark, inserted into Benjamin Waterhouse's copy of <em>The Origin of the Vaccine Inoculation</em> by Edward Jenner
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1801, circa
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Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection (fRC183.4 .J43 1801)
Format
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image
Extent
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1 watercolor painting
Language
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English
Type
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still image
Identifier
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DigID0002450
Provenance
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Gift of Louisa Lee Waterhouse to the Harvard College Library, 1858, and deposited in the Harvard Medical Library
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Title
A name given to the resource
Artwork and Artifacts
Description
An account of the resource
Artwork and artifacts from the collections of the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical Library.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tea Service
Subject
The topic of the resource
Vaccination
Tea services
Porcelain (material)
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
According to Waterhouse family tradition, these plates, bowl, cider jug and teapot are part of a porcelain service commissioned by Benjamin Waterhouse to commemorate his cowpox vaccination work
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1800, circa
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Uncataloged Museum Objects
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image
Extent
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2 plates, 1 bowl, 1 cider jug, and 1 teapot
Medium
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Porcelain
Type
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physical object
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002455
Provenance
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Gifts of Mary Ware Sampson and Margaret Thayer Lancaster
to the Harvard Medical Library, 1941,
and of Malcolm C. Ware to the Harvard Medical Library, 1974
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
-
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Title
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Portrait Collection
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
B. Waterhouse, M.D.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Vaccination
Portraits
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Portrait of Benjamin Waterhouse
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1805
Rights
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Portrait Collection
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 portrait
Type
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still image
Identifier
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DigID0002460
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. Edwin Allen Locke to the Harvard Medical Library, 1945
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
portraits
smallpox
vaccination
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Title
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Artwork and Artifacts
Description
An account of the resource
Artwork and artifacts from the collections of the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical Library.
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Lock of Edward Jenner's hair
Subject
The topic of the resource
Vaccination
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Human hair
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
A lock of hair from Dr. Edward Jenner
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1823, circa
Rights
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Uncataloged Museum Objects
Format
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image
Extent
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1 lock of hair
Medium
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Human hair
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Identifier
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DigID0002456
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. Arthur T. Davies and Sir William Osler to the Warren Anatomical Museum 1907, and transferred to the Harvard Medical Library, 1947
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
-
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Title
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Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals
Description
An account of the resource
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Edward Jenner medal
Subject
The topic of the resource
Loos, Friedrich Wilhelm (artist)
Vaccination
Medals
Bronze (metal)
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Description
An account of the resource
A number of medals were struck to commemorate Edward Jenner's research and the centennial of the first vaccinations. While most depict the physician himself, the bronze example here shows an angel draping a garland around the neck of a cow surrounded by dancing children. The medal was crafted by Friedrich Wilhelm Loos.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Bronze medal commemorating the work fo Edward Jenner
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Loos, Friedrich Wilhelm
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1800, circa
Rights
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Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals (1798)
Format
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image
Extent
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1 medal
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Bronze (metal)
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Provenance
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From the Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals; gift of Dr. Horatio R. Storer to the Boston Medical Library in memory of Dr. David Humphreys Storer, 1900
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
medals
smallpox
Storer Collection
vaccination
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library
Description
An account of the resource
Rare books and journals from the collections of the Boston Medical Library.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hand of Sarah Nelmes
Subject
The topic of the resource
Skelton, William, 1763-1848
Vaccination
Vaccinia
Scientific illustrations (images)
Description
An account of the resource
This colored plate appears in the first edition of Edward Jenner's <em>An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of Variolæ Vaccinæ</em> and depicts the cowpox pustules on the hand of dairymaid Sarah Nelmes. Cowpox matter from these pustules was used to vaccinate the boy James Phipps in 1796.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Colored plate showing cowpox pustules from Edward Jenner's <em>An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of Variolae Vaccinae</em>
Creator
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Skelton, William, 1763-1848
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1798
Rights
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Is Part Of
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Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (fRC183 .A2J43 c.1)
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 plate
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002465
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. Michael Freebern Gavin to the Boston Medical Library, 1905
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Title
A name given to the resource
Portrait Collection
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dr. Jenner, the Discoverer of Cow Pox Inoculation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Vaccination
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Portraits
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Portrait of Dr. Edward Jenner
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
J. Robins
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1823
Rights
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Is Part Of
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Portrait Collection
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 portrait
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002464
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of Dr. Edwin Allen Locke to the Harvard Medical Library, 1943
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
portraits
smallpox
vaccination
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Robert Norton Ganz Collection
Description
An account of the resource
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Cow-Pock, or, the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation!
Subject
The topic of the resource
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 (artist)
Vaccination
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Satires (document genre)
Engravings (prints)
Description
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As the first professional caricaturist in England, James Gillray is usually remembered for his political and royal satires, but this engraving, poking fun at the work of Edward Jenner, shows the dire consequences of injecting cowpox matter into humans.
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Satirical engraving of the work of Edward Jenner, by James Gillray
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815
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H. Humphrey
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1802
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Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Norton Ganz to the Harvard Medical Library, 1990
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
Ganz Collection
satires
smallpox
vaccination
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Benjamin Waterhouse
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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 (artist)
Vaccination
Portraits
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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This portrait of Waterhouse at the age of 79, attributed to American artist Rembrandt Peale, was on display at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876.
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Portrait of Benjamin Waterhouse by Rembrandt Peale
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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
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1833, circa
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Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
portraits
smallpox
vaccination
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Harvard Medical Library
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Rare books and journals from the collections of the Harvard Medical Library
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A Collection of Papers Relative to the Transactions of the Town of Milton
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Milton (Mass.)
Vaccination
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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The Selectmen of Milton, Massachusetts, assembled, published, and distributed this assortment of documents to prove the efficacy of vaccination against smallpox and encourage towns throughout the state to establish vaccination programs. Through the work of physicians Amos Holbrook and John Mark Gourgas, over 300 of Milton’s citizens—more than one-quarter of the population—were vaccinated, and matter was supplied to the neighboring towns of Dorchester, Canton, Stoughton, and Sharon.
<p>Benjamin Waterhouse contributed this statement on his work to the publication.</p>
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Excerpt by Benjamin Waterhouse from "A Collection of Papers Relative to the Transactions of the Town of Milton … to Promote a General Inoculation of the Cow Pox, or Kine Pock as a Never Failing Preventive Against Small Pox Infection"
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Milton (Mass.)
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J. Belcher
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1809
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Gift of Louisa Lee Waterhouse to the Harvard College Library, 1858,
and transferred to the Harvard Medical Library
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1786-1836 (inclusive). H MS c16
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Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He was the first professor of medicine at Harvard, the first to give a course of lectures on natural history at Rhode Island College (Brown) in Providence, founder of the botanical garden at Cambridge, Mass., and curator of the collection of minerals at Harvard.
Contains autographed letters to Waterhouse from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Edward Jenner, Sylvanus Fansher, Peter Oliver, and others, mostly about vaccinating against smallpox; some copies of Waterhouse's outgoing correspondence; several of his lectures at Harvard Medical School and other places, on natural history in general, mineralogy and botany in particular; also lectures on medical topics; writings on smallpox, botanical classification, epidemics, etc.; and a few letters and manuscripts pertaining to relations with Harvard, the proposed removal of the Medical School from Cambridge to Boston, mineralogy collection, and Waterhouse's courses. Also includes family papers, such as letters to his daughter, correspondence between family members, and papers belonging to a son, John Fothergill Waterhouse, and to his wives, Elizabeth Oliver and Louisa Lee Waterhouse; Waterhouse's membership certificates and appointments; journal extract of trip to Saratoga, N.Y. in 1794; inoculation and vaccination record of Waterhouse children; and petitions and reports regarding inoculation for smallpox in Cambridge, Mass.
The letters from Jefferson show the President's support for vaccination against smallpox and discuss vaccine matter sent by Waterhouse; his ideas on agriculture, especially benefits of a variety of rice he introduced into America; and his views of Waterhouse's book The Botanist. A copy of Waterhouse's letters to Jefferson concerns his interest in Benjamin Rush's position as treasurer of the Mint, as well as the new post of surgeon-general, and his general desire to leave Massachusetts. Madison's letters discuss Waterhouse's books and concern agriculture and agricultural societies. Also includes a Waterhouse letter to Jenner reporting on those opposed to inoculation; requesting some infected thread; and generally discussing colleagues, the smallpox hospital in Boston, and related matters. A letter from Jenner concerns a paper he has written on the origin of inoculation against smallpox.
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Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to John Mellen and the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846 (author)
Vaccination
Cambridge (Mass.). Selectmen
Correspondence
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This letter from Waterhouse proposes that Cambridge initiate a general vaccination program for all its citizens—<em>“adopting that easy substitute afforded them by Divine Goodness”</em>—and vaccinate the poor without charge.
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Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Waterhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts to John Mellen and the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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1809, circa
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English
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Purchased for the Harvard Medical Library, 1939
Benjamin Waterhouse
correspondence
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Rare books and journals from the collections of the Harvard Medical Library
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A Prospect of Exterminating the Small Pox, Part II
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Vaccination
Pamphlets
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In this companion pamphlet to his original publication just two years earlier, Waterhouse recounts the popularity of smallpox inoculation following his experiments, as well as the consequent appearance of spurious cowpox matter which caused a smallpox outbreak in Marblehead.
<p>In the footnote on page 16, Waterhouse describes the procedure he has developed for vaccination.</p>
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Excerpt from Benjamin Waterhouse's pamphlet <em>A Prospect of Exterminating the Small Pox, Part II</em>, describing the procedure for vaccination
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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Cambridge University Press
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1802
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Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Norton Ganz to the Harvard Medical Library, 1990
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to Edward Everett
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846 (author)
Vaccination
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Correspondence
Letter books
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In the 1820s, years after his initial vaccination experiments, Benjamin Waterhouse remained closely involved with the subject. He used this letterbook to keep copies of correspondence with President John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, and other influential political figures on the advisability of the government appointing a national director of vaccination programs.
<p>In this letter, addressed to Massachusetts Congressman Edward Everett (1794-1865), Waterhouse outlines his experience with vaccination and concludes with this: <em>"Whereas you have a very expensive dept. for destroying human life, would it not be for the honour of the New World to have a little national establishment for the preservation of human life; more especially as the devouring monster, small pox, has a lready destroyed many millions (some say 40) more lives than there are people now on the face of the earth."</em></p>
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Autograph letter from Benjamin Waterhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Edward Everett in Washington, D.C.
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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1826 December 02
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Gift of Mary Ware Sampson and Margaret Thayer Lancaster to the Harvard Medical Library, 1941
Benjamin Waterhouse
correspondence
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Rules to Be Attended to During the Vaccination
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Vaccination
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Rules (instructions)
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This broadside, "Kine Pock Inoculation. Rules to Be Attended to During the Vaccination", documents the procedures in place for widespread vaccination against smallpox in Cambridge in the early 19th century.
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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1809 July 03
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Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1797-1829 (inclusive). B MS c10
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Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He was the first professor of medicine at Harvard, the first to give a course of lectures on natural history at Rhode Island College (Brown) in Providence, founder of the botanical garden at Cambridge, Mass., and curator of the collection of minerals at Harvard.
Consists of Waterhouse's letters to colleagues, including Lyman Spalding, concerning smallpox inoculation and other medical topics. A few letters pertain to Waterhouse's activities at Harvard. Also includes a vaccination certificate.
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Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to Lyman Spalding
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846 (author)
Vaccination
Spalding, Lyman, 1775-1821
Correspondence
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Benjamin Waterhouse's position as a supplier of vaccine matter to American physicians is attested in this letter to a colleague, Lyman Spalding (1775-1821). Note that the letter also refers to Jenner's gift to Waterhouse of the silver snuffbox containing quills laden with cowpox vaccine.
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Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Waterhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Lyman Spalding, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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1802 November 04
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Gift of Dr. James A. Spalding to the Boston Medical Library, 1923
Benjamin Waterhouse
correspondence
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1786-1836 (inclusive). H MS c16
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An account of the resource
Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He was the first professor of medicine at Harvard, the first to give a course of lectures on natural history at Rhode Island College (Brown) in Providence, founder of the botanical garden at Cambridge, Mass., and curator of the collection of minerals at Harvard.
Contains autographed letters to Waterhouse from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Edward Jenner, Sylvanus Fansher, Peter Oliver, and others, mostly about vaccinating against smallpox; some copies of Waterhouse's outgoing correspondence; several of his lectures at Harvard Medical School and other places, on natural history in general, mineralogy and botany in particular; also lectures on medical topics; writings on smallpox, botanical classification, epidemics, etc.; and a few letters and manuscripts pertaining to relations with Harvard, the proposed removal of the Medical School from Cambridge to Boston, mineralogy collection, and Waterhouse's courses. Also includes family papers, such as letters to his daughter, correspondence between family members, and papers belonging to a son, John Fothergill Waterhouse, and to his wives, Elizabeth Oliver and Louisa Lee Waterhouse; Waterhouse's membership certificates and appointments; journal extract of trip to Saratoga, N.Y. in 1794; inoculation and vaccination record of Waterhouse children; and petitions and reports regarding inoculation for smallpox in Cambridge, Mass.
The letters from Jefferson show the President's support for vaccination against smallpox and discuss vaccine matter sent by Waterhouse; his ideas on agriculture, especially benefits of a variety of rice he introduced into America; and his views of Waterhouse's book The Botanist. A copy of Waterhouse's letters to Jefferson concerns his interest in Benjamin Rush's position as treasurer of the Mint, as well as the new post of surgeon-general, and his general desire to leave Massachusetts. Madison's letters discuss Waterhouse's books and concern agriculture and agricultural societies. Also includes a Waterhouse letter to Jenner reporting on those opposed to inoculation; requesting some infected thread; and generally discussing colleagues, the smallpox hospital in Boston, and related matters. A letter from Jenner concerns a paper he has written on the origin of inoculation against smallpox.
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Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to Edward Jenner
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846 (author)
Vaccination
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Correspondence
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In this letter, Waterhouse describes for Jenner the difficulties he has encountered with inoculations of spurious matter and asks for some additional vaccine, specifying that the matter be sent on soaked threads pressed between glass and sealed with wax.
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Autographed letter signed from Benjamin Waterhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Edward Jenner in London, England
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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1801 November 05
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Gift of Mary Ware Sampson and Margaret Thayer Lancaster to the Harvard Medical Library, 1941
Benjamin Waterhouse
correspondence
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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On the Difficulty of Preserving the Vaccine Virus on Thread or Glass
in Very Hot Weather
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Vaccination
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Some of the problems associated with the early smallpox vaccination work are highlighted in this manuscript of Benjamin Waterhouse. Without an adequate way to preserve the active virus at high temperatures, Waterhouse often found its efficacy compromised. During June and July, 1801, he charted the temperature and humidity in Cambridge to measure its effect on his vaccine matter and then devised these procedures to keep the matter cool and allow samples to be sent to his colleagues.
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Manuscript temperature and humidity chart by Benjamin Waterhouse
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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1801 July, circa
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Gift of the Boston Athenaeum to the Boston Medical Library, 1968
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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A Prospect of Exterminating the Small-Pox
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Vaccination
Title pages
Pamphlets
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Benjamin Waterhouse's first pamphlet on the subject of his inoculation work appeared in September, 1800, just a few weeks after the vaccination of the Waterhouse children and servants in the summer. The pamphlet describes his early promotion of Jenner's work and a short appendix advertises Waterhouse's readiness to vaccinate others, based on the success of the tests on his household.
<p>This copy is inscribed to Dr. John Jeffries from Benjamin Waterhouse.</p>
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Title page of the pamphlet <em>A Prospect of Exterminating the Small-Pox; Being the History of the Variolæ Vaccinæ, or Kine-Pox </em> by Benjamin Waterhouse
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Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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William Hilliard
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1800
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Gift of the Harvard University Library to the Boston Medical Library, 1902
Benjamin Waterhouse
cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
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smallpox
vaccination
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Waterhouse Family Bible
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Vaccination
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
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Smallpox
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The flyleaves and end papers of Bibles were often used to record the births, deaths, and marriages of family members. But this Bible, belonging to the Waterhouse family, was used to record Benjamin Waterhouse's cowpox inoculations of his children, Daniel, Benjamin, Mary, and Elizabeth, and two servants, Samuel Carter and Kesiah Flag, during the summer of 1800, and their subsequent exposures to smallpox by Dr. William Aspinwall. According to Waterhouse, all were again exposed to smallpox seven years later and suffered no ill effects <em>"which was done to convince the faithless, and silence the mischievous."</em>
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Family records recorded in the Waterhouse family Bible, recording cowpox inoculations and exposure to smallpox
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T. Wright and W. Gill
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1772
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cowpox
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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Analytical review of Jenner's "An Inquiry..."
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Vaccination
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Articles
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Vaccinia
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This anonymous article, appearing in December 1798, is the first American publication to discuss the work of Edward Jenner.
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Excerpt from the article "The Following Important Account of a New Publication in Great-Britain, by Dr. Jenner, Entitled 'An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ, or Cow Pox,' is Extracted from the Analytical Review for July, 1798" from <em>Medical Repository</em>, volume 2, number 2, 1798
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Harvard Medical Library Rare Book Serials Collection, <i>Medical Repository</i>, v. 2 no.2 (1798)
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Deposited by the Essex South District Medical Society in the Boston Medical Library, 1906
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination
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An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ
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Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Vaccination
Title pages
Vaccinia
Smallpox
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The first edition of Edward Jenner's publication contains his evidence that inoculation with cowpox vaccine matter could be a preventive against smallpox. Pages 32-35 concern Case XVII, an eight-year-old named James Phipps, who was inoculated with cowpox matter taken from Sarah Nelmes, a dairymaid, on May 14, 1796. Subsequent inoculation with smallpox demonstrated the boy's immunity to the disease. The case was Jenner's first vaccination of a human patient.
<p>The title-page of this copy of <em>An Inquiry</em> bears a presentation inscription by Edward Jenner to the Reverend John Clinch.</p>
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Title page of Edward Jenner's <em>An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae</em>
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Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
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Sampson Low
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1798
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Gift of Dr. Michael Freebern Gavin to the Boston Medical Library, 1905
cowpox
Edward Jenner
Exhibit: To Slay the Devouring Monster
smallpox
vaccination