George Milbry Gould Papers
George Milbry Gould Papers
The collection consists of seven document cases and one volume. The bulk of the collection consists of notes, correspondence and biographical and autographical fragments assembled by Mrs. Gould for a projected biography of her husband (Series 3). Some of Gould's correspondence with his aunts and some correspondence with his colleagues on his ministerial and medical careers is also in the collection. Scrapbooks include printed matter relating to eyestrain, Gould's medical dictionaries, and public health examinations. Also contains volume of "abridged record of ophthalmic cases" (1888-92) with note: Collector, W. W. Rowan. A record of some of Gould's ophthalmologic cases completes the collection.
Major correspondents include: James Bonar, Sir James Johnston Dobbie, Bayard Holmes, J. G. Kello, Johannes Klopsch, William James Morton, William E. Smyser, Julius M. Swain, David S. Uttes, and Henry James Wolstenholme.
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Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
- Dates
- Creation: 1858-1932
- Extent
- 2.52 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
- Related Names
- Gould, George M. (George Milbry), 1848-1922
- Morton, W. T. G. (William Thomas Green), 1819-1868
- Medical Library Association
- Language of Materials
- English
- Language of Materials
- English
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- Creation: 1858-1932
Photos, undated
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- Creation: undated
Postcards, 1906-1926
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- Creation: 1906-1926
Diaries of George W. Gould, 1862-1864
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- Creation: 1862-1864
Family miscellanea, undated
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- Creation: undated
Reviews and advertisements for Gould's Medical Dictionaries, 1890
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- Creation: 1890
Reviews and advertisements for Gould's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 1900
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- Creation: 1900
Scrapbook of clippings and letters on eyestrain, insanity, and suicide, 1913
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- Creation: 1913
Scrapbook of clippings and letters on eyestrain and neurology, 1922-1926
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- Creation: 1922-1926
Scrapbook of clippings and letters on eyestrain, insanity, and medical matters, 1927
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- Creation: 1927
Scrapbook of clippings and letters on eyestrain, insanity, and medical matters, 1930-1932
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- Creation: 1930-1932
Abridged record of ophthalmic cases of George M. Gould, 1888-1892
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- Creation: 1888-1892
Scrapbook of clippings and letters on eyestrain, insanity, and medical matters, 1932
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- Creation: 1932
Scrapbook of clippings and reprints on health examinations and general medical matters, 1914-1930
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- Creation: 1914-1930
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- Creation: 1858-1928
Correspondence and related notes, undated
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1858-1859
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- Creation: 1858-1859
1870
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- Creation: 1870
1871
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1873
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- Creation: 1873
1874-1875
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- Creation: 1874-1875
1876-1880
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- Creation: 1876-1880
1881-1883
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- Creation: 1881-1883
1884-1885
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- Creation: 1884-1885
1886-1892
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- Creation: 1886-1892
1893
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- Creation: 1893
Correspondence (Morton), 1895
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- Creation: 1895
1911-1918
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- Creation: 1911-1918
1919-1922
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- Creation: 1919-1922
Jan.-March 1923
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- Creation: Jan.-March 1923
April 1923
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- Creation: April 1923
May 1923
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June 1923
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- Creation: June 1923
July-Aug. 1923
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- Creation: July-Aug. 1923
Sept.-Oct. 1923
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- Creation: Sept.-Oct. 1923
Nov.-Dec. 1923
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- Creation: Nov.-Dec. 1923
1924
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- Creation: 1924
1925
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1926
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- Creation: 1926
Citation
Cite Item
Gould, George M. George Milbry Gould Papers. 1858-1932. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 138.
Cite Item Description
Gould, George M. George Milbry Gould Papers. 1858-1932. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 138. https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/580 Accessed July 31, 2025.