Manuscripts
Charles Wistar Stevens papers
- Description
This collection contains correspondence and notes of New England doctor Charles W. Stevens and 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.
- Date
- 1823-1888
- Call number
- mssStevens
- Provenance
- On long-term loan from the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1992.
- Associated people
- Blake, Clarence J. (1832-1917.)
- Cutter, Ephraim, (1822-1907.)
- Field, Henry M. (1812-1886.)
- Flint, Austin, (1830-1919.)
- Jacobi, A. (1819-1891.)
- Lowell, James Russell, (1830-1912.)
- McCarthy, Justin, (1819-1886.)
- Whipple, Edwin Percy, (1821-1895.)
- Williams, Henry W. (1809-1894.)
- Winthrop, Robert C.
- Associated organization
- Los Angeles County Medical Association,
