Gross, Samuel Weissell, 1837-1889

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Summary of Dr. Gross' military service as surgeon, U.S. Volunteers, during the Civil War, according to records in the Surgeon General's office. Document accompanied by a letter to Brinton from the Surgeon General's office, Washington, 18 Apr. 1889, describing enclosed document.

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"Chemistry : Its Importance to the Physician," an Introductory to the Course of Lectures on Medical Chemistry and Pharmacy in the Medical Dept. of Pennsylvania College, for 1852-3 (2 cc.); and one letter (ALS), Phila., 27 Feb. 1885, to Prof. S. W. Gross, M.D., concerning his proposed course in Medical Chemistry [at Jefferson Medical College].

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Notes from lectures by Profs. Bartholow, Gross, Rogers, Da Costa and others at Jefferson Medical College, 1880-81; and at Western Pennsylvania Medical College, 1886-87.

Scope and Contents Photocopies of notes and letters pasted into the front pages of Lawrence Heister's General System of Surgery (8th ed., London, 1768). The notes document the book's successive ownership by John Groome, George McClellan, J. W. Mintzer, Samuel D. Gross, E. J. Groom, Samuel W. Gross, A. Haller Gross and John Chalmers Da Costa. The collection includes a letter handwritten by S. D. Gross thanking Dr. Mintzer for the book. The book is in Special Collections, Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson...