Found 4 collections related to Physicians.

Shirley W. Wynne, M.D., Dr. P.H. (1882-1942) was New York City Commissioner of Health from 1928 through 1933, and a leader in public health and child welfare initiatives throughout his career. The collection consists of radio scripts for Good Health and How to Keep It, 1936, a program by Dr. Shirley W. Wynne on radio station WMCA in New York City. The show was sponsored by Loft, Inc., candy manufacturers. The scripts typically comprise the announcer's introduction, a talk by Wynne on health topics for the benefit of children and adults, a question-and-answer period with audience members or correspondents, and conclusion. The radio scripts are numbered 47-65 (there are two scripts numbered 65), dating from September 5 to October 20, 1936. less

Alexander E. MacDonald, M.D. (1845-1906) was a prominent American physician and psychiatrist, and a leader in the development of New York City's public institutions for the treatment of mentally-ill persons. The collection consists of Dr. Alexander MacDonald's scrapbook of entertainments held for patients in New York City public hospitals on Blackwell's Island and Ward's Island, 1873-1875, and several letters and documents relating to his professional activities, 1897-1902. The scrapbook, dated 1873 August 30-1874 June 19 and 1875 June 9, contains pasted newspaper clippings and programs documenting part of a series of weekly entertainments initiated by MacDonald for patients of Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island (now Roosevelt Island), 1873-1874, with an 1875 clipping for an entertainment at the New York City Asylum for the Insane on Ward's Island. Letters and documents chiefly pertain to MacDonald's attendance at professional conferences abroad, certifying his membership and credentials; there is also a personal letter from George E. Dodge (1849-1904) to MacDonald, 1902 June 28, regarding MacDonald's work on Ward's Island. A civil service flyer and a half-tone photographic portrait of MacDonald are included. less

William Edmund Aughinbaugh (1870-1940) was a widely-travelled American lawyer, physician, author, and expert on foreign trade. He was the Foreign and Export editor of the New York Commercial. The collection consists of papers from Aughinbaugh's editorial work relating to natural resources in South American countries, American trade with Latin America, and other topics, 1921-1923. The collection also contains Aughinbaugh's correspondence and documents relating to the East Coast Fisheries Company and its financial failure, 1919-1922. less

John Wakefield Francis (1789-1861) was a physician who co-founded the New York Academy of Medicine. He served as the second president of the Academy, taught at Bellevue Hospital, wrote medical texts, and edited professional journals. Collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, writings, by-laws and minutes, and related papers of Francis and others. Incoming correspondence, 1809-1861, from colleagues, friends and family members and outgoing correspondence, 1808-1860, contain letters of recommendation, petitions and accounts of medical cases. Correspondence of others includes letters to Francis's associates and family members. Financial documents, 1798-1851, are accounts, receipts, receipt books, checks, and collection notices. Writings are speeches, lectures and notes of Francis and others. Also, minutes and by-laws, 1807-1810, of the Medical and Surgical Society of the University of New York State; and printed material. less