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Beth Israel Hospital Seminars in Medicine audio recording and transcript

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection — Box: 01Identifier: H MS c563
Content Description: Consists of an audio recording of a seminar held on 11 January 1969 on the topic of the EMG control for sensing proportional rate elbow prosthesis with feedback, commonly referred to as "the Boston Arm." The recording features three speakers: Melvin J. Glimcher, Chief of Orthopedic Service at Massachusetts General Hospital; Robert W. Mann, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Allen Cudworth, Director of Research at Liberty Mutual Research...

Charles Sidney Burwell papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: H MS c65
Overview: Consists of Burwell's office files, 1926-1949, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes, documenting his administrative responsibilities at the Harvard Medical School and other involvement with medical societies, Boston hospitals, publishers, and medical colleagues and students. Some of the correspondence pertains to Peiping Union Medical College, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine and Boston Medical Library. Other material includes drafts of Burwell's speeches, patient...

David G. Nathan papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: H MS c386
Overview:

The David G. Nathan papers, 1949-2007 (inclusive), 1980-2007 (bulk), are a product of Nathan's professional appointments at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Children's Hospital Boston, and Harvard Medical School, his involvement in professional societies and committees, and his research and publishing activities.

E.E. Southard papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: GA 81
Overview: The E.E. Southard papers, 1892-1940 (inclusive), 1905-1920 (bulk), reflect the late-career work of E.E. (Elmer Ernest) Southard (1876-1920), a neuropathologist and pathologist for the state of Massachusetts. Southard was the administrator for the first psychopathic department at the Boston State Hospital and worked with Myrtelle Canavan (1879-) and Mary Jarrett (1877-1961) to develop the field of psychiatric social work. He was also Chief Pathologist for the Massachusetts state asylum...

Elizabeth D. Hay papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: H MS c274
Overview: Elizabeth D. (Dexter) Hay (1927-2007), B.A., 1948, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts; M.D., 1952, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, was Chair of the Department of Anatomy (later the Department of Cell Biology) at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and the first woman to be made a full professor in a preclinical department at Harvard Medical School. The Hay papers reflect Hay’s work as a cell biologist and related professional activities, including...

Henry A. Christian papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: H MS b68
Overview:

Contains 13 volumes of letterbooks and correspondence, including letters, 1912-1944, from Peter Bent Brigham Hospital staff to Christian and correspondence, 1910-1939, between Christian and Harvey Cushing, H. B. Howard, J. B. Howland, and hospital trustees. Also 23 scrapbooks with letters to Christian, clippings, photographs, and programs, dating from 1891 to 1951.

Merrill Clary Sosman papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: H MS c378
Overview:

The Merrill Clary Sosman papers, 1918-1959 (inclusive), are the product of Sosman’s activities as a radiologist, educator, lecturer, and contributing member of national and international radiological organizations.

Samuel A. Levine papers

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection Identifier: H MS c448
Overview:

The Samuel A. Levine papers, 1908-1994 and 2016-2017 (inclusive) consist primarily of papers, photographs, and film created during and after the life of cardiologist Samuel A. Levine and collected by Levine and family members, including his wife Rosalind W. Levine, son Herbert J. Levine, daughter-in-law Sandra Levine, and grandson Jonathan H. Scheff.

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