- Scope and Contents
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These letters to George Alder Blumer are mainly about the American Medico-Psychological Association and the Journal of Insanity. Several of the writers were, like Blumer, administrators of psychiatric hospitals in the United States and abroad.
- Conditions Governing Access
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The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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The letters to George Alder Blumer are in the public domain.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Most of the letters were given by Miss Mary Blumer, daughter of George Alder Blumer, to George Alder Blumer's cousin, George Blumer, former dean of Yale School of Medicine, who gave them to the Historical Library in April 1951. The Osler letters have a different provenance.
- Dates
- 1886 - 1951
- Majority of material found within 1886 - 1896
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Related Names
- Blumer, G. Alder (George Alder), 1857-1940
- Language of Materials
- English