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The Philadelphia medical museum
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Includes a section called the Seaman's magazine.
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Medical facts and observations
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Includes medical case histories and treatments, illustrated with engraved plates sent in by contributing doctors; emphasis is upon medical rather than surgical remedies. With reports from correspondents and excerpts from transactions of various medical and scientific societies.
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Photographs: National Museum of Athens [undated]. 20 items
Manuscripts
The Manuscripts series, which contains roughly 700 items, chiefly contain the works of George Dock, some of which relate to his autobiography, but chiefly to his medical work. These include articles, speeches, essays, book reviews, translations, notes, as well as copies of his autobiographies "Apologia Pro Vita Mea" and "My Medical Education." There are also several items written by other medical professionals. There are also a large amount of material related to Dock's work with several hospitals and their administration. This material includes reports, salary information, and other documents related to Barnes Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School and St. Mary's Hospital in Philadelphia. There is also a good amount of material related to medical students including student schedules, grades and evaluations, guidelines for students, lectures and George Dock's ideas regarding teaching medicine. Also included are several records belonging to patients of Dock's.
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Adobe building and wooden fence, Los Angeles
Visual Materials
View of an adobe building with a wooden fence running next to it, identified as being in the Plaza section of Los Angeles (also called Sonora Town).
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