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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1811-11-29 - 1884-02-02

Biography

Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George Miller Beard papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 584
Abstract:

Correspondence, writings, biographical material and other papers of George M. Beard, physician and specialist in the treatment of mental and nervous disorders. Included are materials relating to his work on the medical uses of electricity and his pioneering work in the definition of criminal insanity, as well as papers relating to his interest in spiritualism. Also included are a number of letters received by his daughter, Grace Alden Beard, related to a biographical study of her father.

Dates: 1853-1923

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  • Subject: Electricity X