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Winslow, Randolph, 1852-1937 (surgeon, medical school professor)
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1868-1924.
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0150
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Winslow Collection contains diaries, patient records, account books, collected historical materials, taped oral history interviews and miscellaneous papers. The core of the collection consists of a chronological series of small, handwritten leather bound books used for personal diaries, college and medical school notes, and patient records, ke...
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Krogman, Wilton Marion, 1903-1987
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
University of Pennsylvania
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circa 1947 - circa 1989
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520 Linear feet (520 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2017-20
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National Anthropological Archives
The Wilton M. Krogman Center for Research in Child Growth and Development records consist of data collected by the Krogman Growth Center over a 40-year period documenting physical growth and faciodental development in Philadelphia children from approximately 1947-1989. The study observed children throughout their lives, starting at infancy once Philadelphia's participation in the Collaborative Perinatal Project (1959-1974) began. In all, the data collected from these growth studies helped establish healthy growth standards for children, and reflect largest and longest U.S. studies on growth, pregnancy, and childhood. The collection includes a variety of mixed materials and medical records, including: photographs, clinical notes, patient evaluations, family medical histories, newspaper clippings, X-rays, and dental records.
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Boas, Ernst P. (Ernst Philip), 1891-1955
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1927-1946
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0881
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document Dr. Ernst P. Boas and his work with Benjamin Liebowitz and Dr. Ernst F. Goldschmidt to develop the cardiotachometer (US Patent 1,816,465), a device to measure patients' heart rates for long periods of time. Materials include Dr. Boas's correspondence, patient experiment data, articles, and reprints of journal articles authored by Dr. Boas and with others that relate to the development of the cardiotachometer.
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United States. Public Health Service
Cornell University. Medical College. Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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1956-1960
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44.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1989-63
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection consists of case files. The camp files, which are individual files organized by numbers assigned to Navajo camps, are the fullest files. They generally include records of clinic visits, checklists of routine studies, personal records, diagnostic sheet, medical history questionnaires, physical examination forms, notes, immmunization r...
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Lamp, Robert A.
Lamp, J. Curtis
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1942 - 1988
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1412
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the life and career of surgeon J. Curtis Lamp, a plastic surgeon who specialized in reconstructive facial surgery for soldiers with traumatic combat injuries. The collection includes case studies, statistics, photographs of patients (some are close-ups of their injuries), journal articles by Dr. Lamp and by others, letters betwe...
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Dr. Matilda A. Evans Collection
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Evans, Matilda Arabella, Dr., 1872-1935
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1896-1995
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2019.109
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Dr. Matilda A. Evans Collection of documents how she broke boundaries as one of the first African American women physicians to have her own practice. The collection highlights her role as a physician and the great impact she had on the health and welfare of the African American community. The collection is comprised of educational material, business records, photographs, publications, and reference materials collected by and about Evans and her work.
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Ivy, Robert Henry, 1881-1974
Lamp, Robert A.
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1901-1972
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1411
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes letters, many of which are of an honorary nature such as awards and appointments, some of which relate to his publishing activities and others to medical or military subjects; slides and photographs of patients; a few photographs relating to his military service; writings, journal articles written by Ivy and by others; artic...
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Morton, William Thomas Green, 1819-? (dentist)
Morton, William J.
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1849-1911
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2.3 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0118
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents through correspondence, reprints of general articles, reports of Congressional committees, and materials relating to a U.S. patent and testimonials Morton's claims to priority in the discovery of the anesthetic properties of ether in medical and surgical procedures.
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Bratten, R. C., Dr. (dentist)
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1930-1967
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1.66 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0022
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents dentist Dr. R. C. Bratten's 50-year dental practice in Galion, Ohio.
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Jackson, Chevalier, Dr., 1865-1958 (physician)
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1883-1955
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0023
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Chevalier Jackson, a physician and an American pioneer in the field of endoscopy.
