Scope and Contents
The papers consist of medical notes, notebooks, school materials, prescriptions, and poetry of John and Mary Lounsbury.
Dates
- 1813-1895
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Yale University Historical Medical Library, 1980.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of medical notes, notebooks, school materials, prescriptions, and poetry of John and Mary Lounsbury.
Biographical / Historical
John Lounsbury was born on August 16, 1809, in Bethany, Connecticut. He prepared for college at Wilbraham Academy, and graduated from Yale Medical School in 1837. For a short time, he practiced medicine in Hamden, before moving to Oxford, Connecticut, in 1840. He specialized in chronic diseases. In April 1843, Lounsbury married Mary Church, who had been a teacher in New York and Connecticut. He was an advocate of Episcopal parochial schools for girls and attempted to establish one in Oxford. Throughout his life, Lounsbury enjoyed writing poetry. He died on April 6, 1895, in Oxford, Connecticut.
- Title
- Guide to the John Lounsbury Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Scott Libson
- Date
- February 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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