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Albert Whitely Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-052

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of student materials such as lecture notes, lecture tickets, and annual announcements. All of this material was culled from the Scheffey Papers, Manuscript 45.

Dates

  • 1832 - 1838

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Albert Whitely (1816-1893) was born in 1816. He was the son of Dr. William S. Whitely and Elizabeth Baynard Whitely. He enrolled at Jefferson Medical College at the age of nineteen after spending 22 months as an apprentice to his father, also a physician. Whitely graduated from Jefferson in 1839, having written a thesis entitled, “Intermittent Fever.”He practiced medicine in Kent County, Delaware and served as President of the Delaware State Medical Society in 1865. Albert Whitely died in 1893.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language

English

Arrangement

I.Student Notes (c.1838) II. Events and Ephemera (1932-1838)
Title
Albert Whitely Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Kelsey Duinkerken
Date
April 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • September 2021: Collection re-described by Kate Greenberg

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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Room 401, Scott Memorial Library
Philadelphia PA 19107-5587