Correspondence J. C. Warren to J. B. S. Jackson about "typical skulls"

Correspondence J. C. Warren to J. B. S. Jackson about "typical skulls"

Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851

Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856

Jackson, J. B. S. (John Barnard Swett), 1806-1879

Craniology

Craniometry

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 his donation to the Medical College "will be useful in explaining the peculiarities of form in the difference races." In addition, a catalog is donated alongside the skull casts. On the back of the letter is an annotation, "3158 etc. Typical skulls" which represents the museum catalog numbers in the Warren Anatomical Collection. These were the original museum catalog numbers before they were recataloged following the 1870 publication of the Descriptive Catalogue.

John Collins Warren's donation letter that accompanied the twelve "typical skull" casts.

Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927

1849 October 6

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Records of the Warren Anatomical Museum, 1828-1892 (inclusive) (AA 192.5), Warren Anatomical Museum, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Museum Catalogue 133-3736

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1 correspondence (2 pages)

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AA192.5_001_002_ref

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Boston. Oct. 6. 1849.
Dear Sir,

I beg leave to present to the Museum of the Massachusetts Medical College a set of Typical Skulls. modelled from the original crania in the Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. They will, I think, be useful in explaining the peculiarities of form in the different races. A Catalogue is enclosed.
I remain, very truly, yours.
J. C. Warren

Dr. Jackson.
Please to direct the porter of the Medical College to call at my house and get them.

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3158 etc Typical skulls.