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1Author:  Kampman, Christian Frederick, 1708-1808Requires cookie*
 Title:  Catalogus plantarum sponte crescentium circa Bethlehem in comitatu Northampton in Pensylvania & Hope in comitatu Sussex in West New Jersey, &c. [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This volume records 679 plants found in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Hope West New Jersey.

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 Call #:  Mss.580.K12 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine 
 Genre:  Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Botany -- Pennsylvania. | Medicine. | Plants -- Catalogs. 
2Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Formulaire médical, [ca. 1750]     
 Dates:  Circa 1750 
 Abstract:  Dating to the eighteenth century, this bound volume contains treatments for various ailments. All remedies are described in French.

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 Call #:  Mss.615.13.F76 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Notebooks 
 Subjects:  Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. 
3Author:  Shippen, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  William Shippen prescription book, 1789 Oct. 1-1791 July 10     
 Dates:  1789-1791 
 Abstract:  This single volume appears to record the daily medical appointments William Shippen kept, and, when applicable, the treatment administered.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Sh61.1 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Medicine. 
4Author:  Wister, Charles Jones,1822-191Requires cookie*
 Title:  Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This collection contains a biography of Charles J. Wister and his family, as compiled by Charles Jones Wister, one of his descendants. Written on loose leaf pages, the work was subsequently published as The Labour of a Long Life. There appears to be transcriptions of correspondence and travel journals included in this material that may not have made it into the printed volume.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W765 
 Extent:  2 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Travel Narratives and Journals 
5Author:  Hays, I. Minis (Isaac Minis), 1847-1925Requires cookie*
 Title:  Biographical tributes to Caspar Wistar, 1918     
 Dates:  1918 
 Abstract:  This volume contains a series of essays and papers that were read at the APS to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of Caspar Wistar's death. The essays contain information on Wistar's life and some include transcriptions of letters.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W76a 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays 
6Author:  Coates, Benjamin.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Comments on some of the illustrations derived by Phrenology from Comparative Anatomy, 1823     
 Dates:  1823 
 Abstract:  This collection contains a lecture to the Phrenological Society of Philadelphia delivered by Benjamin Coates in 1823.

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 Call #:  Mss.139.C65 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Medicine 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Notebooks 
 Subjects:  Anatomy, Comparative. | Medical illustration. | Nervous system. | Phrenology. 
7Author:  Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818Requires cookie*
 Title:  Lecture notes on anatomy, [ca. 1781-1809]     
 Dates:  Circa 1781-1809 
 Abstract:  These three volumes contain Caspar Wistar's lecture notes on anatomy, likely taken while he was a student in Great Britain in the 1780s. Its content may lend insight into medical thought, practice, and education during the early republic.

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 Call #:  Mss.610.4.W76 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Medicine 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Amputation -- Study and teaching. | Anatomy -- Study and teaching. | Medicine -- Study and teaching. | Obstetrics -- Study and teaching. 
8Author:  Fothergill, John, 1712-1780Requires cookie*
 Title:  John Fothergill letters, 1737-1778     
 Dates:  1737-1750 
 Abstract:  The John Fothergill Letters Collection, 1737-1778 (bulk 1737-1750), consists of fourteen copies of letters Fothergill wrote. Most of the letters are addressed to Charles Aston and most discuss medicine.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F82 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Education | Medicine 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Medicine. | Science. 
9Author:  Rush, James,1786-1869.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Cards of admission, 1807-1816, to medical lectures     
 Dates:  1807-1816 
 Abstract:  This portion of the James Rush Collection contains photostats of tickets of admission to medical lectures, most of which were held in Scotland.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.R893 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Education | Medicine 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Lecturers. | Medicine. 
10Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  George B. (George Bacon) Wood papers, 1815-1913     
 Dates:  1815-1913 
 Abstract:  The George Bacon Wood collection consists primarily of correspondence from George Wood to J.B. Lippincott. Some of the letters are co-signed by Franklin Bache. All of the letters date from 1860 onwards. The only early American materials are various diplomas and certificates from the 1810s and 1820s for Wood. These include a diploma from the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and various certificates from places like the Philomathean Society at Penn and medical societies.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W84 
 Extent:  30 item(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Medicine 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Institutional Records 
 Subjects:  Medicine. | Pharmacology. 
11Author:  Taylor, Robert Eveleigh.Requires cookie*
 Title:  An inaugural disputation, concerning the varieties of the human race, July 1800, 1830     
 Dates:  1830 
 Abstract:  This volume contains a manuscript copy of John Taylor's dissertation titled "An inaugural disputation, concerning the varieties of the human race." Taylor delivered this lecture at the University of Edinburgh in July 1800 to fulfill one of the requirements for a medical degree. The essay touches on many of the prominent theories about racial differences then circulating in the Atlantic World. Taylor, for instance, discusses the influence of climate on the different races and how geography affects the health.

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 Call #:  Mss.572.2.T2li.b 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  African American | Beyond Early America | Medicine 
 Genre:  Dissertations | Educational Material | Manuscript Essays | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Blacks. | Race. 
12Author:  Ewing, James Hunter, 1798-1827Requires cookie*
 Title:  James Hunter Ewing lecture notes, December 22, 1818 - January 19, 1819     
 Dates:  1818-1819 
 Abstract:  This small volume contains John Ewing's medical lecture notes for 1818-1819. The notes are from various classes he took. He records some medicinal recipes and therapies as well as medical theory, practice, and ethics.

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 Call #:  Mss.610.7.L49 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Medicine | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Diagnosis. | Fever. | Materia medica. | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 19th century. | Surgery -- United States -- 19th century. 
13Author:  Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818Requires cookie*
 Title:  Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813     
 Dates:  1796-1813 
 Abstract:  This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar's thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how "country people" had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765.

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 Call #:  Mss.616.928.W765 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine | Philadelphia History | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Commonplace Book | Educational Material | Meteorological Data | Notebooks | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Communicable diseases. | Medicine. | Meteorology -- Observations. | Typhus fever. | Yellow fever. 
14Author:  Fothergill, A.(Anthony),1732?-Requires cookie*
 Title:  A.(Anthony) Fothergill letterbook, 1789-1813 (bulk)     
 Dates:  1789-1813 
 Abstract:  This letter book is primarily letters from Doctor Anthony Fothergill to his friend and fellow physician J. Woodforde. Most of the letters were written from Bath, England between 1790 and 1802 and deal with medical topics, although other current affairs are regularly mentioned and discussed. There are a few letters from 1809-1813 in which Fothergill writes from Philadelphia, where he had retired to. He left Philadelphia for England during the War of 1812.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F823 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine | Travel | War of 1812 
 Genre:  General Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Diseases -- United States -- 19th century. | Medical education -- United States. | Medicine -- United States. | Prisoners -- Medical care -- England -- 19th century. | Prisons -- Sanitation -- England. 
15Author:  Pennock, C. W. (Caspar Wistar), 1799-1867Requires cookie*
 Title:  C. W. (Caspar Wistar) Pennock papers, 1829-1891     
 Dates:  1829-1891 
 Abstract:  Much of this collection deals with Caspar Wistar Pennock's medical practice and travel abroad, especially his time in Paris in the 1830s. There is one interesting letter from Andrew Comstock that references his attempt to foment a revolution (in elocution) in Philadelphia in 1830. There are a few letters in French.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.P3825 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Americans Abroad | International Travel | Medicine 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Medicine. 
16Author:  Correia da Serra, José Francisco, 1750-1823Requires cookie*
 Title:  Note nécrologique sur le Docteur Wistar, 1818     
 Dates:  1818 
 Abstract:  This small bound volume contains a range of information on Caspar Wistar's life. There is a French essay on Wistar, a 47-page printed eulogy published by the APS, various newspaper clippings, and letters from others, all commemorating Wistar's life. A range of significant moments in Wistar's life are discussed, such as the yellow fever epidemic, scientific pursuits and friends, and his career as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W76c 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine | Philadelphia History | Science and technology 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Manuscript Essays | Printed Material 
 Subjects:  Physicians 
17Author:  Bruno, M. deRequires cookie*
 Title:  Essai metaphysique, physique et phisiologistique relativement à la découverte de M. Mesmer, 1786     
 Dates:  1786 
 Abstract:  This is a handwritten essay on Franz Mesmer and his claims to have healing and other metaphysical powers. Mesmer is today thought of as an early user of hypnosis. Throughout the 1770s and 1780s, he captivated French society. Marie Antoinette was particularly interested in his abilities. Finally, King Louis convened a scientific body in 1784 to examine the claims of Mesmer and his disciples. Benjamin Franklin, still in France as an American envoy, headed the committee, which debunked Mesmerism. The report can be found in the Papers of Benjamin Franklin and in the Diary of Benjamin Franklin Bache, both of which are at the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.134.B83 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Medicine | Natural history | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays 
 Subjects:  Animal magnetism. | Hypnotism. | Mesmerism. 
18Author:  Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876Requires cookie*
 Title:  Joseph Carson papers, 1810-1877     
 Dates:  1810-1877 
 Abstract:  The APS collection of Joseph Carson's letters is relatively small, especially for the purposes of this guide. Joseph Carson was a Philadelphia born and educated physician who spent time serving as a ship's physician. The collection has six documents from before 1850. They range from letters to receipts to notes from a lecture. Of particular significance is a very long letter Carson wrote from Calcultta in 1830 to Samuel Grant, an associate in the U.S.. Carson had been asked to carry a bill of exchange for Grant, which he had some difficulty disposing of because Grant's credit was not well-known, and to purchase goods on Grant's behalf for sale in the U.S.. Carson details the process and availability of goods in India, and the reasons for his decision to purchase silk and indigo for Grant. Carson then goes on to describe his experience on the trip, stating that he "played the part of merchant and doctor."

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 Call #:  Mss.B.C239 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Americans Abroad | Education | Medicine | Trade 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Notebooks 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Medical publishing | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 
19Author:  Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843Requires cookie*
 Title:  Richard Harlan Journals     
 Dates:  1816-1817, 1833 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of two travel journals Richard Harlan kept at two very different points of his career. Harlan was a prominent Philadelphia-based scientist and doctor. The first dates to 1817-1818 when he was a medical student who traveled to India. The second dates to 1833 when Harlan, then an established physician and scientist, traveled to Europe to observe scientific practices there. The journals are incredibly detailed and rich.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.H228 
 Extent:  2 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Americans Abroad | International Travel | Medicine | Science and technology | Travel 
 Genre:  Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Medicine -- Practice -- France | Paleontology | Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta 
20Author:  Hiltzheimer, Jacob, 1729?-1798Requires cookie*
 Title:  Jacob Hiltzheimer Diaries     
 Dates:  1765-1798 
 Abstract:  The Jacob Hiltzheimer Diary takes up twenty-eight volumes and offers insight into the social life and customs of Philadelphia. He describes a wide range of events, such as sleigh riding to ice skating to attending a large celebration of King George's Birthday on the banks of the Schuylkill attended by over 380 Philadelphians (before Independence). During the imperial crisis, Hiltzheimer's observations can provide an interesting perspective on the events happening within the city. He notes the arrival of dignitaries from other colonies and records some of the events happening in the city. Hiltzheimer's journal also records family and personal details, like the death of his thirty-year old son. He records the weather in Philadelphia on a nearly daily basis, and his account of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia is fairly exhaustive.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.H56d 
 Extent:  28 volume(s) 
 Topics:  American Revolution | Medicine | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom 
 Genre:  Diaries | Meteorological Data 
 Subjects:  Horses | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 
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