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William Henry Carmalt papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 846

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Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain.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

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0846

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

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