Forbes, William Smith, 1831-1905

Scope and Contents Card admitting William Klemet to clinical lectures at Pennsylvania Hospital, 1878; receipt of William Klemet for payment of fee for anatomical ticket, signed by Wm. S. Forbes and R. B. [Burham?], Aug. 1879; receipts, notices and material related to John Klemet's attendance at Jefferson Medical College and the commencement ceremony of 1883.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials by or about William S. Forbes and numerous members of his family including his grandparents, Francis and Sally (Innes) Thorton; his parents, Murray and Sally Forbes; his siblings, Alfred, Kate, David, and Elizabeth; and his wife, Cellie from 1790-1969. The materials include correspondence (1792-1936) of William S. Forbes, his grandparents, parents, siblings, children, wife, and various other relatives. The correspondence details Forbes' early life in...

Scope and Contents Reproduction of miscellaneous documents related to the "body-snatching" controversy surrounding William S. Forbes, M.D. The collection includes two handwritten anonymous letters, an account statement, a printed poem entitled "That Ignoramus Press" by A. T. Newman, a juror list for the court of the city and county of Philadelphia, and a front page of the 15th Annual Announcement of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, 1870-1871 session.