Rene La Roche papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/186
Scope and Contents
The Rene La Roche papers consist of two collections: one of correspondence, and one of manuscripts. For a more detailed description of the materials, please see the "Scope and Contents" note for each series.
Dates
- 1818 - 1867
Creator
- La Roche, René (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Rene La Roche, son of a French physician of the same name, was
born in Philadelphia on 23 September 1795. He married Mary
Jane Ellis in 1824; they had at least two daughters and one
son. La Roche died of prostration in Philadelphia on 9 December
1872.
La Roche received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1820. He was an active member of the Kappa Lambda Association of Philadelphia, edited the North American medical and surgical journal, and wrote extensively on yellow fever. His best known work was Yellow fever, considered in its historical, pathological, etiological, and therapeutical relations (1855).
He was also a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, American Medical Association, American Philosophical Society, Pathological Society of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Prison Society, and the Philadelphia Medical Society. From 1827 to 1861, La Roche was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
La Roche received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1820. He was an active member of the Kappa Lambda Association of Philadelphia, edited the North American medical and surgical journal, and wrote extensively on yellow fever. His best known work was Yellow fever, considered in its historical, pathological, etiological, and therapeutical relations (1855).
He was also a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, American Medical Association, American Philosophical Society, Pathological Society of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Prison Society, and the Philadelphia Medical Society. From 1827 to 1861, La Roche was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Extent
3 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The Rene La Roche papers consist of two collections. For the provenances of each, please see the "Custodial History" note for each series.
- Barton, E.H. (Edward H.)
- Brown, Samuel
- Cain, D.J.
- Caldwell, Thomas L. (Thomas Leaming)
- Clark, James, Sir
- Correspondence
- Drake, Daniel
- Epidemics -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- 1856
- Fenner, E.D. (Erasmus Darwin)
- Gross, Samuel D. (Samuel David)
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Meigs, Charles D. (Charles Delucena)
- Moultrie, James, Jr.
- Music -- China
- Music -- Religious aspects
- Music and race
- Valentin, Louis
- Wragg, William T.
- Yellow Fever
Creator
- La Roche, René (Person)
- Title
- Rene La Roche papers
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
