MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1912-1915
Abstract:
This item was written by William Keen for his children and includes genealogy, glimpses of his boyhood in Philadelphia, and reflections on his education at Jefferson Medical College and his medical career. There are accounts of memorable events and surgical cases, including the operation on President Grover Cleveland's jaw. There are mentions of S. Weir Mitchell and other physicians, with historical recollections of such Philadelphia institutions as the College of Physicians.
Call #:
Mss.B.K245
Extent:
1 volume(s)
Subjects:
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Autobiographies. | Cleveland, Cleveland, 1837-1908 | College of Physicians of Philadelphia. | Genealogies. | Keen, William W. (William Williams) | Medical education -- United States. | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Physicians -- United States. | Thomas Jefferson University. Jefferson Medical College.