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ITEM — Box: Small Manuscript Collections 01 Identifier: H MS c498

Letter from Sir James Paget to unknown recipient, 8 November 1872

Content Description

Letter from James Paget, 8 November 1872, to an unknown recipient confirming a meeting at 58 Eaton Place, London, England, for the following day.

Dates

  • Creation: 8 November 1872

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

Public domain.

Extent

0.01 cubic feet (1 file folder)

Biographical / Historical

Sir James Paget (1814–1899) was an English surgeon and pathologist, known for for naming Paget's disease of the bone.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Letter collected by Gerald Shklar; gifted to the Harvard Medical Library by Sue Shklar in 2015 (Accession #2019-034)

Title
Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899. Letter from Sir James Paget to unknown recipient, 8 November 1872: A Finding Aid.
Status
completed
Author
Jessica Sedgwick
Date
21 November 2018
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
med00572

Repository Details

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