MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1930-1952
Abstract:
This small collection of twenty-eight letters is comprised chiefly of correspondence between Burton Chance and Samuel Wood, a librarian at the Royal College of Surgeons of England who conducted bibliographic work for Chance. They concern the history of ophthalmology, with reference to Sir William Bowman, Joseph Lister, and John Milton's vision problems, among other information that Wood supplied Chance. The collection also includes letters from Karl and Frederick Weinberger concerning personal matters.
Call #:
Mss.B.C36p
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
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