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Cynthia A. W. Clark papers, 1896-1909 and undated

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 1,307 items.)
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Personal and family correspondence, including the almost unintelligible letters of her son, Arthur Wilson Clark, who was mentally deranged and often signed himself "Napoleon Bonaparte." The early letters contain a few scattered references to the Spanish-American War.
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Cynthia A. W. Clark papers, 1896-1909 and undated 2 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 1,307 items.)

C. W. Hackett letter, Maplewood, Mass., to I.I. Hayes, 1875, Aug. 18

1 items
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ALS. Hackett expresses his desire to visit the Polar regions and inquires if he may join an expedition.
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Crawford Williamson Long papers, 1870-1933

3 items
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ALS from Long to the editor of The southern watchman, on the fictional character created by Long, Billy Muckly; a typescript of a poem by Mary McKinley Cobb, In memoriam, Dr. Crawford W. Long, discoverer of anaesthesia; and a photostat of James Venable's account with Long for the first half of 1842. The letter and the typescript are annotated by Long's daughter, Emma M.
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Crawford Williamson Long papers, 1870-1933 3 items

Cours de Mèdecine cahier, 1905

0.6 Linear Feet (1 item)
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Joséphine Collomb was a nursing student in 1905 at the Maison-êcole d'infirmières privées, founded by Léonie Chaptal in 1905 with a class size of 24 students, in the Plaisance quarter of Paris. Collection comprises a nursing manuscript notebook (179 pages) maintained in French by Joséphine Collomb during her studies at the Maison-êcole d'infirmières privées. There are 175 pages of notes and 4 pages listing medical instruments. Topics of the notes include microbes, sterilization, operating in the countryside, a nurse's duties, suturing, dressing, antiseptics, dislocation, setting limbs, contusions, burns, epistaxis, blood disorders, hypodermic injections, morphine, caffeine and its uses, ether, serotherapy, fevers, cauterizing, prophylaxis for cholera, measles, typhoid, and tuberculosis, with an explanation of causes and treatments. The volume includes a color map of France with a table of Départements.
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Cours de Mèdecine cahier, 1905 0.6 Linear Feet (1 item)

Cahier Box 1

Charles Anthony Hundley papers, 1841-1921

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 2,436 items.)
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Business and family correspondence and papers of Charles Anthony Hundley and of Daniel W. Owen, his son-in-law. Hundley's papers relate to his student days at Emory and Henry College, a proposed expedition to California in 1849-1850, business dealings in the Midwest (1850s), post-Civil War business affairs, and the settlement of Hundley's estate. Owen's papers begin about 1880 and chiefly concern politics and agriculture, but also include information on the higher education of women and World War I. Correspondents include Elisha E. Hundley, father of Charles, Claude A. Swanson, and P. B. Owen. Formerly known as the Hundley-Owen Papers.
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Barriner Family papers, 1921-1941

0.4 Linear Feet 120 Items
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Barriner family of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Brothers Clyde Barriner and Woodrow Barriner were members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Collection includes letters chiefly sent to Sarah Barriner of Poplar Bluff, Mo., from her children and relatives. Letters from her son Woodrow Barriner describe daily activities and camp life in Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1727 near Powers, Or., from 1933-1934. Also included are letters from Clyde Barriner in Van Buren, Mo.; from Esther Payne in Sumter, S.C., 1940-1941; from Minnie Hanson of Piedmont, Mo.; and from Opal Hill. Family letters typically discuss social life in customs and hardships caused by the Great Depression.
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Benjamin Waterhouse papers, 1782-1841 and undated

0.5 Linear Feet Approx. 250 Items
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U.S. physician; pioneer of vaccination in the U.S. Collection chiefly consists of photostatic copies of correspondence written to Waterhouse, and brings together material from various U. S. collections. Includes some original letters acquired by Duke University. The bulk of the material, correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Corporation of Harvard College, relates to vaccination and Waterhouse's removal from his Harvard professorship. Correspondents include: J. Warren, J.C. Warren, J. Jackson, J. Gorham, W. Jenks, J.R. Coxe, B. Lincoln, S. Williams, J. Sullivan, B. Silliman, J. Redman, W. Cogswell, J. Lathrop, J. Monroe, J. T. Kirkland, H. Dearborn, H.A.S. Dearborn, J. Tilton, J. Winthrop, T. Jefferson, D. Webster, J. Sparks, L. Cass, and R. Elton. Collection also includes photostatic copy of Waterhouse's 1794 journal describing a trip to Saratoga Springs. Forms part of the Trent Manuscripts Collection and was acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Benjamin Waterhouse papers, 1782-1841 and undated 0.5 Linear Feet Approx. 250 Items

Byrd L. Jones correspondence with Lauchlin B. Currie, 1971-1985

0.1 Linear Feet (One oversize folder.)
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Byrd L. Jones was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This collection contains Byrd's correspondence with economist Lauchlin B. Currie concerning his publications on the New Deal era. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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Byrd L. Jones correspondence with Lauchlin B. Currie, 1971-1985 0.1 Linear Feet (One oversize folder.)

Brooks Rupture Appliance Company correspondence, 1909-1932

1.5 Linear Feet
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Brooks Rupture Appliance Company manufactured cushioned belts that helped relieve pain from hernias. Collection consists of correspondence between Brooks Rupture Appliance Company and their customers, most of which are testimonials from customers who were happy with their purchases and felt that their hernias had been cured. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collection at Duke University.
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Cornelius Bowman Campbell papers, 1812-1904

0.2 Linear Feet (144 items)
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Cornelius Bowman Campbell graduated from the Oneida Institute in New York, and was an abolitionist and an advocate for temperance and women's suffrage. Collection includes outgoing and incoming letters for Cornelius Bowman Campbell, a few manuscripts by him, and Campbell family papers.
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Cornelius Bowman Campbell papers, 1812-1904 0.2 Linear Feet (144 items)

Cornelius Bowman Campbell manuscripts, 1842-1843 8 items Box 1

Cornelius Bowman Campbell letters, outgoing , 1838-1848 40 items Box 1