George Eastman Stubbs Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 576

Abstract

Personal papers collection documenting a small portion of the life of Philadelphia physician George Stubbs, a principle founder of the Medico-Chirugical College in Philadelphia.

Dates

Creation: 1854-1932

Extent

1.34 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Creator

Stubbs, George E. (George Eastman), 1839-1909 (Person)

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

George Eastman Stubbs was born on December 30, 1839 in Strong, Maine. He earned a Bachelors and Masters degree at Bowdoin college before enrolling at Harvard for medical training. Upon earning his M.D., Stubbs joined the Union army as an assistant surgeon in May, 1863. He served in various locations until his discharge as a captain in June, 1866. He spent the ensuing two years studying medicine in Paris, Berlin and Vienna before returning to the United States and starting a practice in Cincinnati. In 1869 he relocated to Philadelphia. In the early 1880s Dr. Stubbs participated in the founding of the Medico-Chirugical College in Philadelphia, which graduated its first class in 1882. He was a professor of surgery at the college from its inception to his retirement in 1891, when he became Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery. Among his other activities, Dr. Stubbs co-founded the Medico-Legal Society of Philadelphia in 1877 and served the Philadelphia Board of Health as an assistant medical inspector.

Dr. Stubbs married Annie Bell of Sabbath Rest, Pennsylvania in 1865. Their four children were Martin, Julia, Claribel and Ethel. He died October 21, 1909.

Collection Summary

Primarily contains family correspondence (1858-1932), financial correspondence (1875-1910), receipts for various advertisements, remodeling, and repairs for the Medico-Chirurgical College and miscellanea (1867-1896), partial autobiographical sketches of Dr. Stubbs, a few letters from prominent Philadelphia physicians, and a small box purportedly made from wood salvaged from the East Room of the White House after it was burned by the British in the War of 1812.

Additional Description

Abstract

Personal papers collection documenting a small portion of the life of Philadelphia physician George Stubbs, a principle founder of the Medico-Chirugical College in Philadelphia.