Jeremiah B. Stubbs correspondence received
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/224
Scope and Contents
The collection contains fourteen letters received, 18361848,
by Jeremiah B. Stubbs, primarily from his brother, S. B. Stubbs,
with matriculation and lecture admission tickets, 1826, from
Jefferson Medical College.
Several of the letters from S. B. Stubbs and one letter from Samuel Webster describe the conditions, faculty, medical education, and student life at Jefferson during the 1830s and early 1840s; some comparisons are drawn between courses and faculty at Jefferson and the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Medicine. S. B. Stubbs also describes the opening of his country medical practice in Abbottstown, Pa., in 1842. Other physicians represented in the collection are: John L. Atlee, Washington L. Atlee, H. H. Muhlenberg, and J. K. Sappington. These letters generally concern consultations on patients. The two Washington L. Atlee letters describe an arm amputation case.
Several of the letters from S. B. Stubbs and one letter from Samuel Webster describe the conditions, faculty, medical education, and student life at Jefferson during the 1830s and early 1840s; some comparisons are drawn between courses and faculty at Jefferson and the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Medicine. S. B. Stubbs also describes the opening of his country medical practice in Abbottstown, Pa., in 1842. Other physicians represented in the collection are: John L. Atlee, Washington L. Atlee, H. H. Muhlenberg, and J. K. Sappington. These letters generally concern consultations on patients. The two Washington L. Atlee letters describe an arm amputation case.
Dates
- 1826 - 1848
Creator
- Stubbs, Jeremiah B. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Jeremiah B. Stubbs, Lancaster County, Pa., physician, received
an M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1827; his thesis concerned
dysentery. Stubbs' brother, S. B. Stubbs, also studied medicine
at Jefferson, receiving an M.D. in 1842, and attending the 1844-1845
academic session. Jeremiah B. Stubbs practiced medicine in
Goshen, Pa. In 1844, he was a founding member of the Lancaster
City and County Medical Society.
Extent
1 folder (16 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Custodial History
The Jeremiah B. Stubbs letters were purchased through a gift of
the Samuel Lewis Circle by the Historical Collections of the
Library of the College of Physicians from James W. Beattie Books,
on 10 October 1991.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
Creator
- Stubbs, Jeremiah B. (Person)
- Title
- Jeremiah B. Stubbs correspondence received
- 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