Thoms, Herbert, 1885-1972
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1885 - 1972
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert Thoms collection
Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 14
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of correspondence, particularly a set of letters from Grantly Dick-Read; a nearly full set of articles by Thoms; and 11 scrapbooks and photograph albums concerning his years as a Yale medical student and early faculty member, his work on natural childbirth and rooming-in, and his interest in the history of Connecticut medicine.
Dates:
1906-1971
Herbert Thoms photographs used in the publication Yale Men and Landmarks in Old Connecticut
Collection
Call Number: RU 656
Overview:
The materials consist of photographs and illustrations used by Herbert Thoms (Yale Medical 1910) in his book Yale Men and Landmarks in Old Connecticut (1967). Included are photographs of houses in New Haven and the surrounding areas of Yale historical figures. Most of the materials in Series I are negatives. Thoms's scrapbook in Series II is composed of descriptions and photographs of memorials and gravestones of men who played important roles in Yale's history.
Dates:
circa 1966-1967