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Alexander Lawson Scrapbooks of Engravings
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0079
Overview
Alexander Lawson, engraver, died in 1846, leaving behind a great quantity of his own and other artist's work. His daughters, Malvinia and Mary, constructed a scrapbook filled with these artworks, which they donated to the Academy. The scrapbook contains 532 prints, drawings, and watercolors illustrating natural history and scientific books or periodicals, including zoological, ornithological and medical illustrations, as well as technical illustrations and illustration for novels and...
Dates:
1796 - 1851; Majority of material found within 1806 - 1842
Catharine Macfarlane papers
Collection
Identifier: WM-047
Overview
Catharine Macfarlane graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1898, and later became an instructor in obstetrics at the college and a professor of gynecology. She was the first woman to be elected to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1935. Macfarlane devoted much of her career to cancer research and prevention, specifically pelvic cancer. In 1956, she became the first woman to serve as Chairman for the Medical Society of Pennsylvania’s Commission on Cancer....
Dates:
1895-1971; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1960
Custis family papers
Collection
Identifier: 2012-009
Overview
Papers of the Custis family, 1851-1967. Collection contains materials reflecting the training and practice of homeopathic physicians, Horace Hatch Custis, Jr. (Hahnemann Medical College class of 1937), his uncle Gregg Custis, Jr. (Hahnemann Medical College class of 1888), and Gregg’s son J.B. Custis, Sr. (New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital class of 1878). Gregg began his career working for the railroad; however, after retiring, he attended medical school. His son, J.B. Custis,...
Dates:
1851-1967
David A. Johnson collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-035
Overview
Collections includes homeopathy materials such as books and other publications, bottles and boxes of remedies, two kits, an illustration, and certificates.
Dates:
1855-1999; Majority of material found in 1855-1915
Hahnemann University photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: HU-001
Abstract
The Hahnemann University Photograph Collection is an extensive collection that covers the people and buildings of Hahnemann from its beginnings in 1848 as the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania to 2004 as Hahnemann University Hospital.Much of the collection is a photographic record of the buildings that were used and constructed by the organization throughout its history. The photographs consistently span the lifetime of the school and hospital from the mid-1840s to turn...
Dates:
circa 1840-2004
Henry N. Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: 2020-010
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...
Dates:
1850-1989
Hyland's Foundation Neiswander Library collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-015
Content Description
The Neiswander Library was created by the Hyland's Foundation in 2015, built on Allen Neiswander's collection of books on homeopathy and complemented by Julian Winston’s collection of books, publications, and objects, and additional materials from Hyland’s and other donors. The collection documents homeopathic practice and study from the 1800s to the early 2000s.The majority of the collection is an extensive selection of homeopathic books from the 19th century to present day; also,...
Dates:
1795 - 2018
Theodore Geiger notebooks
Collection
Identifier: HU.092
Overview
Dr. Theodore S. Geiger was a student at the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1854, and almost nothing is known about him or his life. He was from Manchester, Maryland, graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1854, and alumni records indicate he died in 1863. His nephew Dr. Edmund Geiger Shower, whose materials can also be found in this collection, was also a homeopathic physician and graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College of...
Dates:
1852-1854; Majority of material found in 1852-1854
Thomas Moore collection
Collection
Identifier: 2012-021
Overview
Thomas Moore received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1848. He became an ardent follower of the homeopathic movement led by Dr. Constantine Hering. Moore served as a faculty member at the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1858-1860, where he worked in the anatomy and obstetrics departments. Collection contains medical instruments, including a homeopathic remedy kit; memorabilia; and publications (reprints), mostly homeopathic related, as well as a Hahnemannian...
Dates:
ca. 1860-1898
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