Matthias Spalding papers, 1801-1802
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Summary
- Creator:
- Spalding, Matthias
- Abstract:
- American medical student in London. Papers generated during Spalding's stay in London include letters, a journal, lecture notes, and a printed advertisement for "Passage, packet and pleasure boats on the Grand Junction Canal." Correspondence from Edward Augustus Holyoke, Benjamin Waterhouse and Edward Jenner relate to Spalding's efforts to secure "vaccine matter" for both Holyoke and Waterhouse back in the United States. Spalding's journal includes a meticulous record of expenses, under various headings, e.g. "amusements", "barber", and "washing woman and shoe black". Spalding took notes on medical school lectures in London by William Babington (72 pp.), Henry Cline (113 pp.), Astley Cooper (20 and 112 pp.), Fox [?] (116 pp.) and John Haighton (176 pp.). Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet
12 Items - Language:
- Material inEng
- Collection ID:
- RL.01239
Background
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Papers are dated from 1801-1802 and were generated during Spalding's stay in London. Materials include letters, a journal, lecture notes, and a printed advertisement for "Passage, packet and pleasure boats on the Grand Junction Canal." Correspondence from Edward Augustus Holyoke, Benjamin Waterhouse and Edward Jenner relate to Spalding's efforts to secure "vaccine matter" for both Holyoke and Waterhouse back in the United States. Spalding's journal includes a meticulous record of expenses, under various headings, e.g. "amusements," "barber," and "washing woman and shoe black." Spalding, who was a student at St. Thomas's Hospital, took notes on medical school lectures in London by William Babington (72 pp.), Henry Cline (113 pp.), Astley Cooper (20 and 112 pp.), Fox [?] (116 pp.) and John Haighton (176 pp.). Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
- Acquisition information:
- The Matthias Spalding papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
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Processed by Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2013
Encoded by Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2013
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- Subjects:
- Medical education -- England -- London -- History
Teaching hospitals -- England -- London -- History
Physicians -- Correspondence
Vaccination -- History - Names:
- St. Thomas's Hospital (London, England)
History of Medicine Collections (Duke University)
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Spalding, Matthias
Spalding, Matthias
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Holyoke, Edward Augustus, 1728-1829
Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841
Haighton, John, 1755-1823
Babington, William, 1756-1833
Cline, Henry, 1750-1827
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