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William Smith Forbes and the anatomy act : papers

 File
Identifier: MM-309

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.

Dates

  • 1882 - 1883

Creator

Extent

1 Files (1 folder (13 items))

Language

English

Physical Location

Bio files
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Thomas Jefferson University - Archives and Special Collections Repository

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Room 401, Scott Memorial Library
Philadelphia PA 19107-5587