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George Alder Blumer correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 50
Scope and Contents
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
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The letters to George Alder Blumer are in the public domain.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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