- Creator
- Gratz, Simon, 1840-1925
- Call number
- MssCol 1200
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- Simon Gratz collection of letters of American physicians and surgeons, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Simon Gratz (1840-1925) was an American lawyer and philanthropist of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Simon Gratz collection of letters of prominent American physicians and surgeons comprises sixty autograph items, chiefly letters. Each name is represented by one item; an additional autograph item written by Samuel Bard is not found. Prominent letter writers include Jacob Bigelow, Silvester Gardiner, David Hosack, and Samuel L. Mitchill. Recipients are chiefly persons in the medical field, but clergymen, scientists and other professions are also represented. Among them are James H. Armsby, Amos Eaton, Jedidiah Morse, and William H. Seward. Autograph items include several death certificates, and part of a medical work by Edward Miller (1760-1812).
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Simon Gratz, 1919
Processing information
Processed by Susan P. Waide, 2018
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
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Letters written by Bigelow, Gardiner, Hosack and Mitchill are published in "Letters of American Physicians and Surgeons," Bulletin of The New York Public Library 23, no. 9 (September 1919): 547-554.