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Benjamin Waterhouse papers
Collection Identifier: H MS c16Overview:
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 pertaining...
Cotton Tufts papers
Collection Identifier: B MS c30Overview:
The Cotton Tufts papers, 1751-1801 (inclusive), consist of the correspondence of physician Cotton Tufts (1732-1815) with his older brother, Simon Tufts (1727-1786), and other physicians, regarding medical matters, and the founding of a medical society in Massachusetts. Letters to Tufts pertain to the organization of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a meeting in 1785 of the Massachusetts Medical Society, among other topics. Also includes manuscripts by Tufts and a fragment of...
William Heberden papers
Collection Identifier: H MS c24Overview:
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; and a...
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- Heberden, William, 1710-1801. 1
- Tufts, Cotton, 1732-1815. 1
- Waterhouse family. 1
- Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846. 1
- Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1797-1843. 1
- Waterhouse, Elizabeth Oliver, 1769-1815 1
- Waterhouse, John Fothergill, 1791-1817. 1
- Waterhouse, Louisa Lee, d. 1863 1 ∧ less
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- Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823. 2
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1
- Fansher, Sylvanus, 1770-1846 1
- Harvard University--Faculty 1
- Heberden, William, 1710-1801. 1
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