J. Shelley Saurman medical case notes, approximately 1910s

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Summary

Creator:
Saurman, J. Shelley (John Shelley), 1885-1931
Abstract:
Collection comprises 9 pages of medical case notes for eight individuals, seven of whom required surgery. One case history is incomplete. There are men and women, adults and children, and black and white individuals among the patients. Appendicitis was the most common complaint, but there is mention of gangrene, bladder trouble, and Pott's disease. Case notes include name of patient, symptoms and past treatment, and details of the operation, although no mention of the success of the procedure is provided.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (9 leaves)
Language:
Materials in English
Research Center:
Josiah Charles Trent History of Medicine Collections
Collection ID:
RL.11096

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises 9 pages of medical case notes for eight individuals, seven of whom required surgery. One case history is incomplete. There are men and women, adults and children, and black and white individuals among the patients. Appendicitis was the most common complaint, but there is mention of gangrene, bladder trouble, and Pott's disease. Case notes include name of patient, symptoms and past treatment, and details of the operation, although no mention of the success of the procedure is provided. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections.

Biographical / historical:

John Shelley Saurman was a physician based in Philadelphia, Pa, then Salem, Or. He received his doctor of medicine degree in medicine from Temple University in 1909. In Temple's Department of Medicine, Saurman was a Demonstrator of Pathology and Bacteriology, Instructor in Gynecology, and Assistant Professor of Materia Medica. He was also an Instructor of Bacteriology at Temple's Training School for Nurses. In 1912-1913, he became Associate Professor of Bacteriology. Saurman married Lucy Beatrice Roach in 1921, but the two divorced in 1929. Saurman died in 1931.

Acquisition information:
The J. Shelley Saurman medical case notes, approximately 1910s, were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, December, 2015.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0164.

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[Identification of item], J. Shelley Saurman medical case notes, approximately 1910s, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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