Series III: Correspondence, 1884 - 1954

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection consists of materials by or about Dr. Chevalier Jackson and his family from 1884-1959. The materials include addresses (1902-1949) many to the American Laryngological Association; publications (1905-1950) mainly pertaining to Jackson's work in laryngology, foreign body extractions, and the bronchoscope; legal records (1887-1889); a scrapbook (1884-1886) about Jefferson Medical College; correspondence (1884-1954); and photographs of foreign body extractions (n.d.). The correspondence is mainly personal including a set of letters written by Jackson while at Jefferson (1884-1886) documenting his medical studies and early professional life.