Schall collection
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
- Schall, John Hubley (Person)
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.
- Correspondence
- Ephemera
- Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia
- Homeopathy
- Homeopathy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Hospitals -- United States
- Illustrations
- Journals
- Lecture notes
- Lectures
- Medical colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Medicine -- History
- Notebooks
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Photographs
- Physicians
- Publications
- Speeches
Creator
- Schall, John Hubley (Person)
- Schall, Nina (Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center Repository