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Gross, Samuel Weissell, 1837-1889

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Notes concerning the provenance of the 8th edition of Heister's General System of Surgery

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Identifier: MM-292
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...
Dates: 1768 - 1925

History of the military service of Samuel W. Gross

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Identifier: MM-136
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1889

Letter and published lecture

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Identifier: MM-176
Scope and Contents "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].
Dates: 1852 - 1885

Notebook : Jefferson Medical College and Western Pennsylvania Medical College

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Identifier: MM-159
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1880 - 1887