RGPPM. Personal Papers and Manuscript Collections (PPM)
Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:
Valentine Seaman, MD Collection
Valentine Seaman was born in Queens County in New York in 1770 and became a doctor in 1792. Seaman is most remembered for his public health work, specifically the introduction of smallpox vaccines and his work mapping yellow fever outbreaks in New York City at the end of the 18th century. This collection is comprised of two of Seaman’s personal documents and two published writings.
Vincent du Vigneaud, PhD Papers
Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud served as the chair of Cornell University Medical College’s Department of Biochemistry from 1938-1967. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for landmark research in sulfur compounds and the first synthesis of oxytocin in 1955, and later successfully synthesized penicillin with his colleagues. The Vincent du Vigneaud, PhD Papers contain correspondence, administrative documents, research files, reprints, and other records related to his career and research.
Walsh McDermott, MD Papers
William Hinz, MD Passes to the “Clinical Lectures on Insanity”
William Hinz, MD was a graduate of Cornell University Medical College, Class of 1905. The William Hinz, MD Lecture Passes consist of two copies of a pass to the “Clinical Lectures on Insanity” at Cornell University Medical College between 1903 and 1904.
William J. Ledger, MD Papers
William J. Ledger, MD was the obstetrician and gynecologist-in-chief at the New York Hospital and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cornell University Medical College from 1978 through 1998. The William J. Ledger, MD Papers, which span from 1978 through 2007, include correspondence, department files, personnel material, conference material, and other files related to his personal and professional activities.