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Katherine Rodgers Denckla collection of records about George C. Cotzias

Collection Identifier: H MS c184
Overview:

The Katherine Rodgers Denckla collection of records about George C. Cotzias, 1960-1979 (inclusive), consists of writings and publications collected by Denckla related to Cotzias' research on Parkinson’s disease and its treatment using L-dopa, a drug Cotzias developed. Denckla was a princial funder of Cotzia's research.

Lyman Spalding papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c2
Overview: The Lyman Spalding papers, 1793-1965 (inclusive), 1793-1820 (bulk), contain correspondence of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, physician Lyman Spalding (1775-1821), his lecture notes on anatomy and surgery, Spalding's patient case histories and case reports, essays on medicine and meteorology, and tickets of admission to medical lectures at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. There are also botanical specimens Spalding collected in Portsmouth, and a small amount of twentieth century...

Marian Cabot Putnam papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c303
Overview: The Marian Cabot Putnam papers reflect Putnam’s family history, work as the director of the James Jackson Putnam Children’s Center, and her wider interest in the issues of child development and child psychiatry. The collection is divided into four series: I. Personal Papers, 1908-1977; II. James Jackson Putnam Children’s Center Correspondence and Documentation, 1938-1978; III. Correspondence and Drafts from Nathan G. Hale, Jr., 1877-1970; and IV. Pamphlets and Reprints, 1891-1972. Records...

Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c609
Overview:

Consists of biographical and research material, professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts, and some reprints. Some material is in Norwegian and untranslated.

Mary Ellen Wohl papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c154
Overview:

The Mary Ellen Wohl papers, 1962-2005 (inclusive), are the product of Wohl’s research and professional activities during her career at Harvard Medical School as Professor of Pediatrics, and Boston Children’s Hospital as Chief of the Division of Respiratory Diseases and Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Program.

Myron Essex papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c466
Overview: The Myron Essex papers, 1949-1996 (inclusive), 1965-1996 (bulk), are the product of Essex’s professional, research, teaching, and publishing activities throughout the early years of his career. Essex’s research focused on the link between retroviruses and immunosuppressive disease in animals and human beings, including HIV-AIDS. The papers are arranged in four series: I. Correspondence files, 1969-1992, undated; II. Harvard School of Public Health records, 1970-1996, undated; III. Research...

Owen Willans Richardson album of Nobel Prize in Physics awardee correspondence and autographs

Item — Box: 01Identifier: H MS b120
Scope and Contents:

Album of collected correspondence and autographs between Owen Willans Richardson and other recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Paul Charles Zamecnik papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c352
Overview: The Paul Charles Zamecnik papers, 1910-2013 (inclusive), 1931-2009 (bulk) are the product of Zamecnik's research, writing, publishing, teaching, administrative, and professional activities throughout his career. The materials result from Zamecnik's work at Harvard Medical School, the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Hybridon, Inc., and ZATA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as well as a brief period working at the...

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital records

Collection Identifier: BWH c3
Overview:

The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital records are the product of the hospital’s administrative, fundraising, publication, and public relations activities, as well as construction projects and training programs. The bulk of the records date from 1911 through 1980.

Roderick Heffron papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c514
Overview:

The collection consists of records reflecting the work of Roderick Heffron in researching and writing on pneumonia and the treatment of pneumonia with serum therapy, particularly within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Seth Hastings and Seth Hastings, Jr. commonplace books, medical records, and papers

Collection — Multiple ContainersIdentifier: H MS c292
Overview: The Seth Hastings and Seth Hastings, Jr. commonplace books, medical records, and papers, 1772-1830 (inclusive), contain writings, patient records, manuscript addresses, and papers of the father and son physicians. The commonplace books include transcriptions and excerpts from medical textbooks and medicinal recipes and instructions for delivering medicine and medical care to patients with occasional patient case histories from their medical practice. The manuscript addresses and other...

Sylvanus Fansher papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c472
Overview:

The Sylvanus Fansher papers, 1805-1846 (inclusive), consist of correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, and patient records related to Sylvanus Fansher's (1770-1846) work on smallpox vaccination, as well as personal correspondence with his family.

William Heberden papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c24
Overview: The William Heberden papers, 1740-1786 (inclusive), contain manuscripts by English physician William Heberden (1710-1801) about the use of amulets and magic in medicine, a lecture on the medicinal uses of plants, and notes and prescriptions. Also includes correspondence addressed to Heberden from Stephen Hales (1677-1761), who reports his successful use of ventilators on ships and discusses the evils of strong liquor; a few letters of others concerning cure for bladder stones; obituaries;...

Wives of Aesculapius records

Collection Identifier: M-IN03
Overview:

The collection consists of materials reflecting the organization, administration, and activities of the Wives of Aesculapius, an organization created by the wives of members of the Aesculapian Club at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Records include correspondence, minutes, membership surveys, scrapbooks, realia, and play scripts.

Zerka T. Moreno papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c163
Overview: The Zerka T. Moreno papers, 1930-2010 (inclusive), 1957-2000 (bulk) are the product of Moreno's teaching, therapy, administrative, professional, and writing activities throughout her career as a psychotherapist specializing in the fields of group psychotherapy and psychodrama. The materials result from her experience leading workshops, seminars, and trainings throughout the second half of the twentieth century in numerous countries throughout the world, including the United States, Germany,...