The collection contains original student notes, ephemera, and prints in addition to photocopies and microfilm reels of Rush's lectures delivered to medical students at the University of Pennsylvania from the Library Company of Philadelphia. The collection has four series: Rush's Lecture Notes, Students' Notes of Rush's Lectures, Microfilm, and Prints and Personal Ephemera.
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Quen, Jacques M., 1928-
This collection contains the papers of Jacques Quen, who was a historian of psychiatry and active with Cheiron, the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The collection has six series: Correspondence, Publications and Writings by Dr. Quen, Publications and Writings by Others, Biographical and Subject Files, Cheiron, and Isaac Ray.
Webster, Jonathan
Palmer
This collection contains the papers of Jonathan Webster, a mesmerism practitioner. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Isaac Ray MD Papers, 1841 - 1989 4 boxes
Ray, Isaac, 1807-1881
This collection contains the papers of Isaac Ray, who is known for his role in the development of the field of psychiatry and the law. The collection has 4 series: Correspondence, Lectures, Publications and Writings, and Phillips’ Will Contest.
Clifford Beers Papers, 1877-1984 64 boxes
Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943
This collection contains the papers of Clifford W. Beers, who was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement. The collection has six series: Correspondence, Writings, Artwork, Photographs, Printed Materials and Scrapbooks, and Subject Files.
Fanny Ward Papers, 1878 - 1895 2 boxes
Ward, Frances Margaret
The Fanny Ward Papers date from 1878 to 1895, with the bulk of the letters dating from 1879 to 1893. The collection consists of over 100 letters discussing the mental illness of this young woman and showing the development and range of her illness over a period of fourteen years. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Channing Sanitarium
This collection contains 11 volumes of clinical case notes from Walter Channing and the Channing Sanitarium in Brookline, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1900. The collection has one series: clinical case notes volumes.
Williams, Frankwood E. (Frankwood Earl),
1883-1936
This collection contains the papers of Frankwood E. Williams, an American psychiatrist who focused on the prevention of mental illness and was concerned with the science of human nature. The collection has 12 series: Personal Papers, World War I, National Committee for Mental Hygiene, Professional Correspondence, Conferences and Programs, School Related Records, Lectures and Research Notes, Publications, Miscellaneous, Photographs, Emily Martin, and Reprints and Manuscripts of Other Authors.
Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882
This collection contains papers on the trial of Charles Guiteau, who was the assassin of President James A. Garfield. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Rickard, George Henry
In 1885, George Henry Rickard was admitted to a workhouse in Middlesex, England and found to be of unsound mind. The collection is legal in nature and consists primarily of documents pertaining to Rickard’s estate, and for the most part, handled by his brother Richard Rickard through legal channels. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.