Harvey Cushing Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS C 183

Abstract

Dates

Creation: 1930-1939

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939 (Person)

Physical Location

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

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Harvey Cushing, 1869-1939, is considered a pioneer in neurosurgery. From 1910 to 1932 he was Mosley professor at Harvard, surgeon-in-chief at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. After his retirement, Cushing served at Yale as Sterling Professor of Neurology from 1933-1937 and also was made Director of Studies in the History of Medicine. The Yale Library of Medicine was established in 1941 largely as a result of his efforts. Cushing was also a medical historian. He wrote a notable biography of his friend, William Osler.

Collection Summary

Letters and copies of letters, 1930-1939, sent between Dr. Harvey Cushing and officials at the Army Medical Library regarding Cushing's research in the history of medicine and his efforts on behalf of the Library to secure funds from the federal government for a new Library building. Army Medical Library correspondents include Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, Maj. Edgar E. Hume, Col. Harold Jones, and Maj. Gen. C. R. Reynolds as well as Fielding H. Garrison during his tenure at the Welch Library at Johns Hopkins.