Samuel D. Gross, n.d.

File — Box: 3, Folder: 27

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection consists of materials by or about John Chalmers Da Costa, MD (1863-1933), as well as some items relating to his wife, Mary Brick Da Costa and his cousin John C. Da Costa, Jr. Types of materials within the collection include addresses, medical journal articles (published), personal and family correspondence, notebooks, ephemera and certificates. While the addresses were mainly given at Jefferson Medical College, a few were presented at meetings of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and other medical organizations. The correspondence documents Da Costa's appointment at Jefferson, his membership in various medical organizations, his medical writings, and congratulations or acknowledgements. Of interest is a series of letters written in 1926 regarding Da Costa's selection as recipient of the Henry Jacob Bigelow Medal and his subsequent decline of that honor. Notebooks include those containing lecture notes taken while a student at the University of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, a volume labeled "Invoice Book" containing patient notes and case histories and a notebook listing railway accidents for 1897. The certificates mainly document his naval activities, his membership in various medical organizations, his education and receipt of various honors.