Manuscripts

Robert Liston prescription

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Description: This prescription, which is in Liston's handwriting and signed by him, is for Red Iodide Mercury and Mercuric Chloride.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1827, March 13.
Call number: mssHM 74832
Creator: Liston, Robert (1794-1847)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: On long-term loan from the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1992.
Dimensions: 19 x 12 cm :
Associated organization: Los Angeles County Medical Association,

Robert E. (Robert Edwin) Peary letter to George Rockwood

Manuscripts

In this letter, written to New York City photographer, George Rockwood, Peary is paying for and asking about photographs of himself (that Rockwood took and sent to him) that he had received yet. Peary also promises to send Rockwood a copy of his "Arctic narrative" (his book Northward over the "great ice," published in 1898). The letter may be written by another person, but Peary signed it. There is also a note, possibly by Rockwood, "Have ordered 1dz" on page two.

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Ledger book and notes of Commodore Perry Liston and Rosaltha Ovilla Liston Empey

Manuscripts

This collection consists of a ledger book kept by Commodore Perry Liston and manuscript notes by Rosaltha Ovilla Liston Empey and Clifford Empey. Inside the ledger book, Liston has recorded baptisms, endowments, and sealings related to the Liston family and has also written a life sketch of himself. It covers his early years as a champion mower on his father's farm to his life in Cedar City and his missionary trips to Arizona and New Mexico. He details various visions he had, including the visions which lead him to take multiple wives, of which he had four. He also talks about mob violence against Mormons and his own personal experience with it.

mssHM 64259-64261

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Register and prescription book of 210th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers

Manuscripts

Register and prescription book of the 210th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. The register was kept by the regimental surgeon, W. Stockton Wilson, in accordance with the orders of the Army Medical Dept.

mssHM 55577

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Robert Hutchings Goddard letter to Harry K. Weymer

Manuscripts

Goddard states in this letter that "no book has yet been published regarding my experiments" and that there is only one paper published about his experiments. He also states that he is "not working in conjunction with Mr. Ludvik Ocenasek," but has only heard of him through newspaper articles. With the letter is a signed statement by Goddard reading: "Investigations carried on at great altitudes, or in 'space,' by means depending essentially on highly-efficient rocket propulsion, seem to me one of the most fascinating problems of applied physics" (dated 1932, October 6).

mssHM 76727

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Robert Burton journal

Manuscripts

In the journal, Burton recorded his various medical appointments. He included patient name, diagnosis, services rendered, and payments received. There is also some pages dealing with daily life and travels. The four additional items include two pages of quotations and two ledger pages. The journal is written in pencil and some of the handwriting has faded and is illegible.

mssHM 74091

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[Behier]. Prescription List

Manuscripts

The collection is organized chronologically from 1823 to 1888. In addition, 10 pages of biographical notes concerning the various correspondents are located at the end of the collection. This collection of correspondence and notes offers insight into 19th century medical practice. Included are Steven's inquiries concerning dropsy, diphtheria, and other diseases. The collection contains several diplomas and certificates received by Charles Wistar Stevens. Also included are three lists of the Stevens and Baker families. Among the notes included, three are in French (prescription lists) and one is in Spanish (a poem). Notable participants include Clarence J. Baker, Ephraim Cutter, Henry M. Field, Austin Flint, Abraham Jacobi, James Russell Lowell, Justin McCarthy, Edwin Whipple, Henry W. Williams, and Robert C. Winthrop.

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