Overview

Dr. Lewis Klair Woodward graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1899. After graduating, Dr. Woodward returned to his hometown of Westminster, Maryland, where he practiced medicine until the late 1950s. Collection contains the papers of Dr. Woodward, including photographs, course materials, certificates, and additional materials.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of catalogs, information about special collections within our holdings, lists of birds offered for sale, donated, exchanged or discarded, various working notes of the curators, personnel of the department, and general notes. The persons most concerned in this material are John Cassin, Elliott Coues, William A. Kite, Spencer Trotter, Mr. Hill and Wharton Huber, with Witmer Stone adding the later personal touches to the material describing our bird collection. Not only...

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...