Scope and content note This collection contains seven letters, one Valentines Day card and one postcard all written by Louis D. Blass to Mary M. Sidari between 1940 and 1944. During this time Sidari was an undergraduate student at Drexel residing in Van Renssaelear Hall while Blass was in the army stationed in New Jersey before going overseas to France and Germany. The context of Blass’ letters indicates that Sidari is responding and that periodically they are seeing each other in person. The letters...

Overview Christian Freidrich Samuel Hahnemann [1755-1843] was a German physician known to be the father of homeopathic medicine. His teachings, techniques and writings were the main basis of homeopathic medical practice, and he was seen and studied as a guiding figure by the homeopathic physicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Contains letters of Samuel Hahnemann with some translations, including Melanie [D'Hervilly] Hahnemann, his wife; Amalie Suss, his daughter; and Leopold Suss-Hahnemann,...