Pathology

Overview: E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte (1937-) is an anatomic pathologist, neuropathologist, Harvard Medical School professor (1991-), and researcher for organizations such as the Alzheimer Disease Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Her papers (1956-2006) are the product of her teaching activities and research and clinical interests in brain tumors, pituitary tumors, neurodegenerative disorders, and immunohistochemistry, and include lectures and writings, professional correspondence...

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Consists of records created and collected by Franz von Lichtenberg during his work as a pathologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and as a parasitic disease specialist focusing on schistosomiasis. Papers include correspondence, writings, publications, and research records.

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Kit is a tied roll of canvas with inside pocket-inserts holding a variety picks, scissors, and tweezers, before 1959.

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The Henry Jacob Bigelow papers, 1840s-1856 (inclusive), 1848-1855 (bulk), principally consist of draft and final or close to final draft medical illustrations, some accompanied by case or specimen notes. Drawings are in pencil, ink, and watercolor. Subjects include a wide variety of pathological conditions, mostly tumors, including epitheliomas, cheloids, cysts, and cancerous growths.