A hebdomadal reminiscence of diurnal events

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Title

A hebdomadal reminiscence of diurnal events

Subject

Emmerton, James A. (James Arthur), 1834-1888
Excerpts
Diaries
Harvard Medical School

Description

James Arthur Emmerton (HMS 1858) of Salem used this diary every Sunday to record his experiences a student at Harvard Medical School from 1855 through 1857. He then returned to it to document life in the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War. Here he describes a demonstration of Oliver Wendell Holmes with the microscope in May 1856.

Abstract

Excerpt from the manuscript diary of James A. Emmerton, describing a microscope demonstration by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Creator

Emmerton, James A. (James Arthur), 1834-1888

Date Created

1855-1862

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Acc. 2001-040

Format

text

Extent

excerpt (1 page)

Language

English

Identifier

DigID0002815

Provenance

Purchased for the Harvard Medical School Library, 2000

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/0002815_dref.jpg

Citation

Emmerton, James A. (James Arthur), 1834-1888, “A hebdomadal reminiscence of diurnal events,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13013.