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Esther M. Albrecht Turner Collection

  • PC178
  • Collection

This small collection includes documents related to Esther M. Turner's time as a nursing student at Washington University School of Nursing and her career as a registered nurse. Items of note include Turner's nursing caps and cape, and various documents regarding the Washington University School of Nursing class of 1953.

Turner, Esther M. Albrecht

Price Rowland Notebooks

  • PC177
  • Collection
  • 1925-1927

This small collection includes six notebooks kept by Price Rowland during her time at Washington University School of Medicine. The topics of the notes include anesthesia, dermatology, dietetics, general medicine, gynecology, microscopy, neurology, pathology, pediatrics, physical diagnosis, physiology of blood, public health, obstetrics, otology, and surgery.

Rowland, Price

William P. Rowland Collection

  • PC176
  • Collection
  • 1885-1916

This small collection includes a notebook kept by William P. Rowland with brief notes on obstetrical patients, 1888-1916. The notebook also includes 75 pages of notes in German, circa 1885.

The collection also includes a reprint of an address given by Rowland at the 1907 meeting of the North Missouri Medical Association.

Rowland, William P.

Dolores A. MacIntosh Collection

  • PC175
  • Collection
  • 1941-1944

This small collection includes documents related to Dolores A. MacIntosh’s time as a nursing student at Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, and her early career as a registered nurse. Documents of note include her acceptance letter to the School of Nursing, her membership card for the United States Cadet Nurse Corps, and two issues of “The Tray,” the bulletin of the Jewish Hospital Alumnae Association.

MacIntosh, Dolores A.

William James Sone Diploma, Photographs, and Instruments

  • PC174
  • Collection
  • 1901-1915

Diploma, family photographs, biographical document, and dental instruments relating to the life and career of William James Sone, Class of 1901, Washington University Dental Department.

Thomas S. Watson Papers

  • PC173
  • Collection
  • 1879-1926

This small collection contains notebooks kept by Thomas S. Watson and several miscellaneous documents. The notebooks include those kept by Watson while he was a student at Missouri Medical College, and notebooks containing medical prescription formulas. The documents include medical treatment notes and documents related to Watson’s drug store.

Watson, Thomas S.

Marge Gowan Collection

  • PC172
  • Collection

This small collection includes Jesse Marguerite (Marge) Gowan’s Jewish Hospital nursing uniform, a 1932 class photograph of the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, and a portrait photograph of Marge Gowan wearing her Jewish Hospital of St. Louis student nursing uniform.

Gowan, Marge

John N. English Papers

  • PC171
  • Collection
  • 1890-1950, undated; bulk 1890-1893

This small collection comprises records from Dr. English's time as a medical student at Missouri Medical College, including lecture tickets, lecture schedules, and correspondence. The collection also includes photographs of a classmate, Charles E. Riseling, and a notice of certification for the practice of medicine in Illinois.

English, John N.

Adam El-Khishin, Danny Lee, and Candice Lin Memorial Collection

  • PC170
  • Collection
  • January 21, 2000

This small collection contains records from a memorial service held for Washington University School of Medicine first-year medical students Adam El-Khishin, Danny Lee, and Candice Lin. Records include a memorial program, guest book, photographs, and collected memories from classmates.

Grenda, David S.

H. Richard Tyler Papers, Illustrations, and Artifacts

  • PC169
  • Collection

This collection includes correspondence, illustrations and photographs, materials found in books donated by Dr. Tyler to the Becker Library on topics related to neurology and neurologists, invoices for book purchases, and artifacts. Arranged in five series. Includes CT scans of Phineas Gage's skull. Artifacts include a wax model of a brain and an early electric pseudo-scientific device for brain stimulation.

Tyler, H. Richard

Samuel E. Newman Papers

  • PC168
  • Collection
  • circa 1930s

This small collection consists of reprints, photographs, and medical instruments from Samuel E. Newman. Material includes reprints of Newman's publications, photographs and lantern slides depicting case subjects, and two proctology instruments.

Adolph Pfeiffer Collection

  • PC167
  • Collection

This small collection consists of pharmaceutical items from the S. Pfeiffer Manufacturing Company (3965 Laclede Avenue), owned and operated by Adolph Pfeiffer. The material includes three funnels used for filling pill bottles; a wooden herb and powder mixing trough; cast iron cork press; three wooden pill counting shovels; and one roll of Schoenfeld K & L Tea labels.

Lindsay J. Kirkham Papers

  • PC166
  • Collection
  • 1942-2016

This collection contains records related to Lindsay J. Kirkham, Jr., a 1946 graduate of Washington University School of Medicine. Collection materials include academic and military service records, certificates, membership cards, two patent applications, a patent for an Electrocardiographic Switching System (patent #3343528), two CVs, a certificate of copyright registration, and an obituary.

Louis Crusius Papers

  • PC165
  • Collection
  • 1893-1901

This small collection consists of three series. Series 1 consists of biographical information about Louis Crusius collected by the St. Louis Medical Society. Series 2 includes two publications with illustrations by Louis Cruisius, and Series 3 contains the Antikamnia calendars illustrated by Cruisus.

Katherine Bain Papers

  • PC164
  • Collection
  • 1892-2000, undated

This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Katherine Bain, MD. The records of Dr. Bain’s professional career focus primarily on her work for the Children’s Bureau in the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and on her work for UNICEF. The records of Dr. Bain’s personal life are equally robust and are reflective of her long life and close relationships with friends and family members.

Records of her professional activities include correspondence, reprints of publications, oral histories, and photographs. Of note are two oral histories focused on Dr. Bain’s career and the history of the Children’s Bureau that were conducted in the 1990s (see Series 4). Also noteworthy are photographs and 35mm slides which capture different periods of Dr. Bain’s career, especially her work with UNICEF (see Series 6). Dr. Bain’s curriculum vitae, lists of her publications, and other biographical materials are included in Series 1.

Records of Dr. Bain’s personal life include correspondence, oral histories, and photographs. Of particular note is an issue of a family newsletter, “The Bain Banner,” published on the occasion of Dr. Bain’s 100th birthday (see Series 1). It contains biographical stories about Dr. Bain and recollections from friends and family. Also of note is an interview with Dr. Bain and her sister, Maria Bain White, conducted by a family member in the 1990s (see Series 4). The photographs and 35mm slides depict the long span of Dr. Bain’s life and include photographs of Dr. Bain as a young child, many of her beloved pet dogs, and her close friend and housemate Christine Glass (see Series 5).

Records of Dr. Bain’s long friendship with Christine Glass are sprinkled throughout the collection. In addition to the photographs and 35mm slides in Series 5, the collection includes correspondence from Ms. Glass (see Series 1), and a photograph of Dr. Bain and Ms. Glass in Italy (see Series 6).

Bain, Katherine

Bernard S. Loitman Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner Literature

  • PC163
  • Collection
  • 1975-1983

This collection consists of 119 brochures, plans, and correspondence pertaining to CT scanners manufactured and marketed by various firms, 1975-1983. Firms include: American Science & Engineering, Inc., Artronix, Inc., EMI Medical, Inc., General Electric, Ohio-Nuclear, Inc., Omnimedical, Pfizer/AS&E, Picker Corp., Searle CT Systems, Syntex Medical Systems, Technicare Deltascan Division, and Universal Medical Scanners, Inc.

Heinrich Wilhelm Homeyer Papers

  • PC162
  • Collection
  • 1884-1889

This collection consists of 24 documents and photographs related to the education of Heinrich Wilhelm Homeyer in Germany in the late 19th century. The majority of the documents refer to Homeyer's medical education, but the collection also includes his high school matriculation certificate and his undergraduate matriculation certificate, as well as his credentials to study medicine. Homeyer's medical school disseration was translated from the original German in 1986 by Marion McGuinn, former Rare Book Librarian at Becker Library. His translation and an annotated photocopy of the dissertation are also included in this collection.

T. T. Omohundro Autopsy Report, 1957

  • PC161
  • Collection

This small collection contains an autopsy report for Tipton Turner Omohundro, prepared by Henry C. Allen, MD (WUSM Class of 1933) for Omohundro's physician, James B. Jones, MD (WUSM Class of 1938), February 11, 1957.

Homer W. Davis Notebooks

  • PC160
  • Collection

This collection includes 26 notebooks containing handwritten notes from Dr. Homer Willard Davis’ time as a student at St. Louis Medical College of Washington University. Also included are a few loose leaf papers with notes, a letter of condolence, Davis’ matriculation sheet, two French Phrase books, and a published medical excerpt.

Norman A. James Notebook

  • PC159
  • Collection

This small collection consists of a six ring binder with "Norman A. James, M.D." printed on the front cover. Inside on 6 x 3 1/2 inch ruled paper are handwritten notes on medical and therapeutic topics filed alphabetically within tab index dividers (eg. Acidosis and Alkalosis-Dr. Hartmann is filed under A; EKG filed under E, etc.). The notes included numerous literature citations. At the front of the binder is a section entitled "Flexible Rules for Practice" which outlines common sense guidlines for the smooth operation of a physician's office in private practice. At the back of the binder are preprinted cards with conversion tables, normal values for blood tests and lab results, and other quick reference cards useful for a physician. The last card lists "Some Important SKF Products" featuring pharmaceutical products from Smith, Kline, and French.

Found folded inside the binder were two blank Barnes Hospital forms used for notations during the physical examination and for taking a medical history.

Also found in the binder was a Washington University receipt card for the tuition payment for the 1949-1950 fall semester of Norman A. James's senior year at the Washington University School of Medicine.

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