Henry N. Williams papers
Content Description
Materials include wooden homeopathic kits, homeopathic medicine, medical equipment and supplies, medical textbooks, remedy punch cards, research writings, notebooks, correspondence, reprints, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, pamphlets, travel documents/literature, memorabilia, ephemera, scrapbook album, photographs, and AV material; also human remains.
Dates
- 1850-1989
Creator
- Williams, Henry N. (Person)
Extent
50.4 linear feet (41 (document box; 40 record cartons); 4 wooden homeopathic kits)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Henry (Hal) Williams, MD, practiced homeopathic medicine out of his home office in Lancaster, PA from 1950 to 1993. Collection reflects Williams’ practice and interest in anthroposophical medicine, historical homeopathic texts, homeopathic journals, and homeopathic remedies. There is also documentation reflecting the activity of his wife, Dorothea Weiand Williams, his daughters, and his father, James M. Williams, professor of sociology at Hobart College. Materials include wooden homeopathic kits, homeopathic medicine, medical equipment and supplies, medical textbooks, remedy punch cards, research writings, notebooks, correspondence, reprints, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, pamphlets, travel documents/literature, memorabilia, ephemera, scrapbook album, photographs, and AV material; also human remains. Collection would prove valuable to researchers interested in learning about homeopathic doctors during the 1950s-1990s.
Creator
- Williams, Henry N. (Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center Repository