John Mills Browne papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of John Mills Browne's student notebooks from his time at Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University (later Harvard Medical School). In these notebooks, Browne records lectures by Walter Channing, John Ware, and Jacob Bigelow. Collection also includes Browne's pharmaceutical and household remedies recipe books, 1848 to 1852.
Dates
- 1848-1852
Creator
- Browne, John Mills, 1831-1894 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Public domain.
Extent
.3 cubic feetBiographical / Historical
John Mills Browne (1831-1894), M.D., 1852, Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University (now Harvard Medical School, Boston), was appointed Surgeon General of the United States Navy by President Grover Cleveland in 1888, a position he held until 1893.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Carmen D. Valentino, 2010 (Accession #2011-002)
Processing Information
Processed by Charlotte Lellman in January 2021. Collection was processed according to Level 1 protocol.
Creator
- Browne, John Mills, 1831-1894 (Person)
- Title
- Browne, John Mills, 1831-1894. Papers, 1848-1852: A Finding Aid
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Charlotte Lellman
- Date
- 2021-01-05
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- med00833
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.