Cocoanut Grove (Boston, Mass.) -- Fire, 1942.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Dean Moorman letter describing his experience at Boston City Hospital following the Cocoanut Grove Fire
Item — Box Small Manuscript Collections 01Identifier: H MS c584Consists of a handwritten letter from Henry Dean "Hank" Moorman, Jr. to his parents describing his experience at the Boston City Hospital on the morning following the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in November of 1942. Moorman was a Harvard Medical School student at the time of the fire and was likely serving as an intern at the Boston City Hospital.
John H.T. McPherson, Jr. letter describing the treatment of Cocoanut Grove fire victims at Boston City Hospital
Item — Box Small Manuscript Collections 01Identifier: H MS c480Letter dated 30 November 1942 from John H.T. McPherson, Jr. to friends and family describing treatment of burn victims at Boston City Hospital in the aftermath of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire on November 28, 1942. 2 pages, typescript.
Newton C. Browder slides from a lecture on the treatment of Cocoanut Grove fire victims
Collection — Box 01Identifier: H MS c539Collection consists of 35mm slides and accompanying descriptive notes presented by Newton C. Browder in a lecture to the Red Cross on January 9, 1955. A majority of the slides depict the treatment and progress of a single patient at Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts between December 1942 and December 1952
Oliver Cope papers
Collection Identifier: H MS c177The Oliver Cope papers, 1891-1992 (inclusive), 1930-1991 (bulk), are the product of Cope’s professional, research, teaching, and publishing activities throughout the course of his career. The papers are arranged in five series: I. Professional Appointments Files (1922-1984, undated); II. Professional Activities Files (1928-1992, undated); III. Subject Files (1927-1990, undated); IV. Writings and Publications (1891-1988, undated); and V. Collected Publications (1933-1990, undated).