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Benjamin Waterhouse papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c16
Overview: The Benjamin Waterhouse papers, 1738-1955 (inclusive), 1778-1837 (bulk), contain correspondence to Waterhouse from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Edward Jenner, Sylvanus Fansher, Peter Oliver, and others, frequently about smallpox vaccination; copies of Waterhouse's outgoing correspondence; manuscripts containing notes for lectures he delivered at Harvard Medical School and other places; his writings on medicine and botany; and some correspondence and manuscripts...

Robert B. Dixon papers

Collection — Multiple ContainersIdentifier: H MS c191
Scope and Contents: The Robert B. Dixon papers (1881-1943, bulk) consist primarily of records from Dixon’s work as a physician and as a medical examiner for the Royal Arcanum, a fraternal life insurance order. Records include: books recording the results of medical examinations; patient and prescribing ecords; photographs; writings by Dixon; a scrapbook of Royal Arcanum Bulletin articles by Dixon; Royal Arcanum meeting minutes; correspondence; medical certificates; and a volume of Suffolk District Medical...

Waterhouse family papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c17
Overview:

Waterhouse family papers, 1780-1894 (inclusive), 1811-1818 (bulk) principally consist of the correspondence of Benjamin Waterhouse (1754-1846) and John Fothergill Waterhouse (1791-1817) with family members. Also included are medical, subject, and lecture notes; writings; a journal; and a biography of Benjamin Waterhouse.