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Joseph D. Aronson medical school notes

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 385

Abstract

Consists of notes taken by Aronson in lectures and clinics at the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, 1905-1908

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1908; 1958-1983

Extent

0.84 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

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Biographical Note

Born in Srednick, Lithuania in 1889, Joseph David Aronson emigrated with his family to the United States in 1891. He earned his M.D. at the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia in 1908, then taught pathology and bacteriology at his alma mater and the University of Arkansas. After World War I, Aronson joined the Henry Phipps Institute for the Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. There he spent the remainder of his career as a bacteriologist interested primarily in the study of the pathology and immunology of tuberculosis and leprosy. He died in Paramaribo, Surinam in 1958 while on a trip gathering material on leprosy.

Collection Summary

Consists of notes taken by Aronson in lectures and clinics at the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, 1905-1908. Includes biographical information and 1908 class year book.

Additional Description

Abstract

Consists of notes taken by Aronson in lectures and clinics at the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, 1905-1908

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Gift from David L. Aronson, 1983.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid to the Joseph D. Aronson medical school notes 1905-1908; 1958-1983
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
Date
1983; 2007
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
1.0

Collecting Area Details

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area

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