Scope and Contents
Papers reflecting Carmalt's studies at a private medical school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, accounts on his practice and investments, a small number of case records and lecture notes, professional correspondence, medical notes, and biographical material.
Dates
- 1838-1929
- Majority of material found within 1861 - 1929
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Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain.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 Medical School, 1981. [This information applies only to the 1981 addition.]
Arrangement
Arranged by accession.
Extent
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
Overview
Papers reflecting Carmalt's studies at a private medical school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, accounts on his practice and investments, a small number of case records and lecture notes, professional correspondence, medical notes, and biographical material.
Biographical / Historical
William H. Carmalt: practiced medicine at St. Luke's Hospital, N.Y.C.; private practice in New York, until the Civil War, during which he served as surgeon; from 1870-1874 studied medicine in Europe; in 1876 moved to New Haven, Connecticut, and opened practice as an ophthomologist; in 1879 became professor of ophthomology at Yale Medical School; later professor of surgery; surgeon and member of board of directors of New Haven Hospital, 1881-1894.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the William Henry Carmalt Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Marguerite S. Witkop
- Date
- December 1978
- 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
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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