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Two typescript mss., one by Peter Lewis which appears to be a preliminary draft, and the other a paper jointly written by Lewis and Simenhoff. Both examine the conditions and events at Jefferson Medical College in its first quarter-century.
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Typescript thesis bound with holograph letter, Alf. A. Robinson, Heber, Utah, to Professor Wilson, June 29, 1908. Robinson's work was awarded the prize for best essay on the practice of medicine, 1908.
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Topics addressed : introduction of premature labor, adherent placenta, influenza, jaundice, maternal syphilis, and rise of temperature in puerperal state.
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Introductory lectures to the course on the Principles and Practice of Surgery, Medical Dept. of Pennsylvania College, 1844 and 1846; valedictory addresses to the graduates of the Medical Dept. of Pennsylvania College, 1852 and 1859; and two pamphlets printed by Gilbert in Sept. 1861 containing testimonial letters in support of Gilbert as candidate for the chair of Obstetrics at Jefferson Medical College.
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Printed copy of introductory lecture in the course in medical chemistry in the Medical Department of Pennsylvania College, 1844-1845 session; two printed copies of Atlee's address, "Reminiscences of the Earliest Days of Jefferson Medical College," 1873; and a biographical memoir of Atlee by Thomas M. Drysdale, M.D., 1879.
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One-sheet fragment of letter to Jonathan R. Flynt of Monson, Mass., with typed transcription. The letter describes events in Philadelphia relating to the U.S. presidential election between candidates Andrew Jackson and John Adams. Sheldon then describes his affairs as a student at Jefferson Medical College, mentioning the introductory lectures and a "new elegant edifice" erected by the trustees of Jefferson College.
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Typed letter from Patterson, Dean of Jefferson Medical College, to Abraham Flexner, Secretary of the General Education Board, applying for funding to be used for endowments to develop the junior teaching corps and a teaching Institute of Clinical Research.