James Jackson Minot scrapbook
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook created by James Jackson Minot from 1870 to 1876 while he was a student at Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. Includes acceptance letters from Harvard College, graded examinations, and programs from social events he attended.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1876
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Public domain.
Extent
0.5 cubic feet (1 document box)Biographical / Historical
James Jackson Minot, 1852-1938, AB, 1874, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts; MD, 1878, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts was a physician at the Boston Dispensary from 1880-1889. Minot also served as a visiting physician to the Carney Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts and as a physician to the Out-patient Department of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Minot specialized in the prevention and care of tuberculosis and was a founder of the Boston Tuberculosis Association.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted to the Harvard Medical Library by Liza Groves in 2008 (Acc. 2008-066).
Processing Information
Processed by Charlotte Lellman in January 2021. Collection was processed according to Level 1 protocol.
- Title
- Minot, James Jackson (1852-1938). Scrapbook, 1870-1876: A Finding Aid
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Charlotte Lellman
- Date
- 2021-01-12
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- med00841
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.