United States. Army

Scope and Contents This collection contains information about US Army and US Navy book sales for enlisted Jefferson Medical College students during World War II. Included are textbooks lists, bills and receipts, and enlisted student names.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of material by or about John Hill Brinton from 1805-1923 including addresses, correspondence, medical journal articles, genealogy, lectures, notes and certificates. The correspondence includes personal correspondence written by Brinton during his Civil War service to family members back home, letters of recommendation written by Brinton's commanding officers in the army, as well as official military orders/correspondence (many signed by Ulysses S. Grant). Of particular...

Scope and Contents This collection contains material about Jonathan Letterman but not by Jonathan Letterman, except for a reproduced 1862 newspaper article listed under Publications. The bulk of the collection consists of memoirs, biographical sketches, and articles referencing Letterman. It also includes information about the Letterman Army Medical Center, correspondence about this collection, and several images.

Scope and Contents Photocopies of records of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Ohio) concerning the appointment of Dr. F.H. Patton there, 1884-1893; photocopies of the military pension papers of F.H. Patton, 1880-1894; excerpts from The History of the Twelfth Regiment, [West Virginia infantry] by William Hewitt, 1892; and a copy of the Winchester-Frederick County, Va. Historical Society Journal, vol. IV, 1989, containing an article by Mark Miner, "First Fight, First Blood : The 12th West Virginia...

Scope and Contents The Willard M. Drake Jr. papers consist of materials mainly pertaining to his invention, experimentation, and subsequent development of the Drake Uroflowmeter. Items include correspondence, printed materials, awards and certificates, diary excerpts, U.S. patent papers, scientific drawings, and military documents. Excerpts from Drake's diary reveal insight into his experiments with the Uroflow meter. Important correspondence between Dr. Drake and the American Medical Association relates to his...