A hebdomadal reminiscence of diurnal events

Item Information

Title:
A hebdomadal reminiscence of diurnal events
Description:
James Arthur Emmerton (HMS 1858) of Salem used this diary every Sunday to record his experiences a student at Harvard Medical School from 1855 through 1857. He then returned to it to document life in the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War. Here he describes a demonstration of Oliver Wendell Holmes with the microscope in May 1856. Excerpt from the manuscript diary of James A. Emmerton, describing a microscope demonstration by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Creator:
Emmerton, James A. (James Arthur), 1834-1888
Date:
1855–1862
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Harvard Medical Library
Acc. 2001-040
Series:
Harvard Medical Library
Subjects:
Emmerton, James A. (James Arthur), 1834-1888
Excerpts
Diaries
Harvard Medical School
Extent:
excerpt (1 page)
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13013
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Language:
English
Notes:
Purchased for the Harvard Medical School Library, 2000
Identifier:
DigID0002815