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Schall collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-005

Content Description

Materials represent the life and work of John Hubley Schall, MD (HMC 1893), his wife, Nina Schall, M.D. (Cornell Medical School, 1906) and probably their son, John Schall, also a physician, who likely owned some of the journals in the collection. See inventory.

Inventory Photographs: Homeopathic Hospital ambulance (horse drawn), John H. Schall, far right, c. 1898 Homeopathic Hospital ambulance (horse drawn), John H. Schall, standing at right, c. 1898 As above, faded print, larger border with "Ambulance Corps" written on border Ambulance and tack, c. 1898; "Ready for a Case" written on border Building image, "Hahnemann Hospital, New York City" written on border, c. 1898 Hospital pediatric ward, John H. Schall and nurse at left with a patient, c. 1898 Hospital ward, "Public Ward, Female Surgical" written on border, John H. Schall at right, c. 1898 Hospital ward, "Male Fever Ward" written on border, John H. Schall seated at right center, c. 1898 Surgery (close-up); John H. Schall, second from right, with four others (nurses, surgeons), c. 1905. Surgery; "Dr. W. B. VanLennep's Clinic/Winter – 1893 & 4/Hahnemann Hospital/Philadelphia" written on back; John H. Schall, center rear (at head of patient) with nine others (nurses, surgeons) and patient, 1893/1894 Surgery; John H. Schall, second from left, with four others (nurses, surgeons), c. 1900 Anatomy lab; John H. Schall center in dark smock, surrounded by students, c. 1905 Photograph (signed) from a printed work, A History of Long Island, 1902: John H. Schall Illustration: Bearded man holding a skull, n.d.: "Richard Virchow/'Wer hat den Besten seiner Zeit genug gethan, Der hat gelebt fur alle Zeiten - Goethe' printed beneath the image, n.d.; Translates to: "He who's done his best all his life, has lived for all time." Virchow was a German physician. J. Schall Lecture/Study Notes: Histology of Bone, c. 1893 Small pox, n.d. Medical School Exams Graded by John Schall: Surgery (8), n.d. Medical Case Histories: Approximately 24 handwritten patient case histories by John Schall, n.d. Appointments calendar: John Schall's calendar, completed through January 2, c. 1914 Operations Notebook: List of operations undertaken by John Schall, June 16, 1906- February 4, 1907 Correspondence: To John Schall, from Thomas Christy, n.d.; re: chloroform Hahnemann Medical College and Philadelphia Homeopathic Medical Society printed materials: The Golden Jubilee of Rufus Weaver, 1915 Alumni Association Directory, 1932 Charter and By-Laws of the Homoeopathic Medical Society of the County of Philadelphia, 1939 The Hahnemannian Monthly, 1928, 1931-1935, 1937-1938, 1943-1946, 1948 (27 issues) Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia Announcement, 1946-1947 By-Laws for the Faculty, 1949 (2 copies) 109th Commencement of the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia, 1956 Lectures/Speeches given by John Schall: Memorial of Dr. Carl V. Vischer, The Surgeon, n.d. The Removal of the Appendix in Cases of Appendicitis with Abscess, n.d. Lecture on Venereal Diseases, NY Training School for Nurses/Is Gonorrhea Curable?, n.d. Cardiac Disease (partial), n.d. Reprints: By John Schall: The Therapeutics of Surgical Pain, 1923 Instructions to Patients Suffering from Gonorrhea or Syphilis, n.d. Reprints by others on topics such as: Intestinal infections (children), 1910 Communicable diseases, 1917 Coffee and health, 1926 Dr. Farand Pierson, 1929 Connective tissue, 1937 Cancer, 1942 Abdominal viscera, 1944 Salk Vaccine, 1956 Red Cross News Letter: The News Letter/Atlantic Division; May 5, 1919; Jane A. Delano Memorial issue Long Island College of Medicine: Announcement, 1937-1938 American Institute for Psychoanalysis: Curriculum, 1970-1971 Philadelphia County Medical Society: Survey and Recommendations Concerning the Organization and Program of the Philadelphia Medical Society, 1955 PA Department of Health: Pennsylvania's Health, 1948 The Cancer Bulletin, March/April, 1950 and May/June 1950 (features Rudolf Virchow on the cover; see illustration of Virchow) Venereal Disease Division, Penicillin and Syphilis, 1951 Rules and Regulations for the Control of Communicable Diseases, 1952 Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census: Physicians' Pocket Reference to the International List of Causes of Death, 1916 Journals: Medical Suggestions, April 1939 Osteopathic Medicine, 1943-1944 (16 issues) Medicine and medical equipment company materials/catalogs/journals: The Angier Idea, produced by Angier Chemical Company; 3 issues, January and May, 1931; 1935 The Wartime Hospital, produced by American Heating Equipment and Standard Plumbing Fixtures; equipment catalog, 1943 Endocrines and Pharmaceuticals of Distinction, produced by The Harrower Laboratory, Inc., 1946 Clinical Symposia, produced by CIBA Pharmaceuticals, 1939-1944, 1948-1955, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977-1982 (95 issues, a few are duplicates) Seminar, produced by Sharp & Dohme, 1948 The Merck Report, produced by Merck & Co., 1953 Seminar Report, produced by Merck, Sharp & Dohme, 1957 Turtox News, produced by Turtox Products, 1956-1962, 1966 Visiting Turtox, produced by Turtox Products, 1960 The Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Childhood, produced by Lederle, n.d. Orthopaedic Appliances, produced by Henry Saur Co., Inc., n.d. Research in the Service of Medicine, produced by G.D. Searle & Company, 1959 Parenteral Administration, produced by Abbott Laboratories, 1959 Ephemera: Prescription sheets (2 blank, 2 with orders), n.d. Smith, Kline & French Laboratories brochure re: dermatology medication, n.d. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Physicians' Pocket Reference to the International List of Causes of Death, 1916 Materials related to Nina Schall, M.D. Cornell University materials: Lecture notebook, 1895-1901 Physiology notebook, 1900-1901 Cornell University Medical College Alumni Quarterly, 1948 (2 issues) Cornell University Medical College Announcement, 1937-1938 Clinical Materials: Patient Charts/Histories, 1916 (1); 1921 (2) Notes (Lecture?), handwritten, 5 pages Case notes in 1920 diary Hahnemann Medical College materials: 109th Commencement of The Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia, 1956 Obituary: Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, July 3, 1961 Ephemera: Prescription sheet (1 blank)

Dates

  • 1893 - 1982

Creator

Extent

2.05 linear feet (3 boxes - 1 doc box and 2 record cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

John Hubley Schall earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College in 1893. Materials represent the life and work of Dr. Schall, his wife, Nina Schall, M.D. (Cornell Medical School, 1906) and probably their son, John Schall, also a physician, who likely owned some of the journals in the collection. Materials in the collection include photographs, illustrations, correspondence, notes, lectures and speeches, and publications.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center Repository

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