American Civil War Surgical Antiques

Research and Identification

Civil War Era Surgical Sets, Surgeon's Swords & Images

Civil War Surgeon Education & Medical Textbooks

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Preserving our American Civil War Medical and Surgical History

As seen in: Military Images, American's Civil War Magazine, Warman's Civil War Collectibles, Antique Week, Northeast Antiques, and various Antiques & Collecting publications

 

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University of the State of New York

College of Physicians & Surgeons

Western District

 

Medical Student Lee Curtis  1829, 1830, 1831

 

Page 6

 

Wanted: Pre-1870 medical and dental college lecture cards

 

Medical Student: Lee Curtis

 

Lectures on Surgery by John DeLameter, M.D.

 

Signature of  John DeLamater, M.D.

Information on John DeLamater

signed on all cards

 

Practice of Physic and Medical Jurisprudence by T. Romeyn Beck, M.D.& P.

 

T. Romeyn Beck, M.D. & P.

Information  on T. Romeyn Beck

signed on all cards

 

 

Practical Anatomy by James McNaughton, M.D.

 

Anatomy & Physiology by James McNaughton, M.D.

 

Initials of James McNaughton, M.D.

Information on James McNaughton, M.D

signed on all cards

 

 

Lectures on Midwifery by James Hadley, M. D

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Signature of James Hadley, M.D.

Information on James Hadley, M.D.

signed on all cards

 

Lectures on Midwifery by Westel Willoughby, M.D.

 

Signature of Westel Willoughby, M.D.  (Gratis)

signed on all cards

(The fact Dr. Willoughby gave the course to Mr. Curtis gratis and Curtis was there for three years may indicate his education was interrupted for some reason and he repeated the last year. )

 

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York was chartered on June 12, 1812, and closed January 26, 1841. Before 1812, the Fairfield Academy was teaching medical courses. A memorandum was sent to the Regents of the State of New York proposing medical courses when the Fairfield Academy was forming in 1802. In 1809 medical instruction was given at what was called the Academy of Medicine of Fairfield. In 1807 the Regents chartered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City which later merged with the Medical Department of Columbia (formerly King's College) in 1813.

When the College at Fairfield was chartered, it was the first medical school west of the Hudson River and attracted many well known teachers and graduated many students who would later become known in medical history. Some graduates continued west and started new colleges on the advancing frontier. The advent of new colleges, and their higher salaries for professors, led some of Fairfield's staff to resign. The income from tuition and state grants was not enough to continue the medical college at Fairfield.

The last course of lectures was given in 1840. Approximately 600 physicians graduated and spread their techniques and knowledge throughout the United States. The Fairfield Academy and Seminary continued to graduate students who later completed their education and were granted medical degrees by other institutions.

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Medical College lecture cards are wanted-to-buy for this collection.  Please contact Dr. Michael Echols

 

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques 

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 Examples of Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

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