John F. Fulton Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS C 184

Collection Summary

Letters from John F. Fulton, of the Historical Section of the Yale Medical Library, to officials at the Army Medical Library. Included are carbons of replies to Fulton from chief of the History of Medicine Division Dr. Max H. Fisch, Major Thomas E. Keys, and Dorothy Schullian. Most of the material concerns historical medical texts donated to Yale by the late Dr. Harvey Cushing and Fulton's inquiries about the best cataloging approach. Some material also deals with Fulton's biography of Dr. Cushing.

Dates

Creation: 1943-1944, 1958

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite.

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

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

Copyright

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Biographical Note

Pioneer neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1869-1939, completed his career at his undergraduate alma mater as Yale's Sterling Professor of Surgery and Director of Studies in the History of Medicine. Dr. Cushing was also an historian of medicine and amassed a sizeable private collection of historically significant reference material. He campaigned for Yale to establish a medical library, which it did in 1941. Cushing's personal collection, donated to the library after his death, formed much of the nascent library's historical section.