Scope and Contents
The papers consist of correspondence, financial material, book orders, memorabilia, writings, and printed matter of Clements Collard Fry. Also included is a collection of S. Weir Mitchell material, 1771-1929, including writings, notebooks, photographs, correspondence, announcements, appointments, clippings, and printed matter.
Dates
- 1771-1969
- Majority of material found within 1920 - 1955
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for 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 and 1982.
Extent
5.29 Linear Feet ( (6 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers consist of correspondence, financial material, book orders, memorabilia, writings, and printed matter of Clements Collard Fry. Also included is a collection of S. Weir Mitchell material, 1771-1929, including writings, notebooks, photographs, correspondence, announcements, appointments, clippings, and printed matter.
Biographical / Historical
Born in 1892, Clements Collard Fry received a bachelor of science degree from Michigan State University in 1917. In 1923, he received an M.D. degree from Northwestern University and three years later, began working at Yale University. In 1930, he became the head of the department of mental hygiene at Yale, a position he held until his death on November 24, 1955. Fry was a collector of documents related to the history of medicine and especially Silas Weir Mitchell. Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), who was a doctor, acclaimed writer, and prominent member of Philadelphia society. He died on January 4, 1914.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Clements Collard Fry Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- 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.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511