BARUCH, SIMON, 1840-1921.
Simon Baruch papers,
1860-1869
Simon Baruch papers, 1860-1869
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8xzps
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Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Baruch, Simon, 1840-1921. |
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Title: | Simon Baruch papers, 1860-1869 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 104 |
Extent: | 1 oversized bound volume (OBV) |
Abstract: | Lecture notes, casebook, and a letter of physician Simon Baruch.. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Purchased from Keith M. Read, 1938.
Custodial History
Provenance unknown.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Simon Baruch papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Appraisal Note
Acquired as part of the Rose Library's holdings in Southern history.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Simon Baruch, physician, was born in Schwersen, Germany (now part of Poland), 29 July 1840, and died in New York City, 3 June 1921. He attended German schools and received a degree from the Medical College of Virginia (1862); was surgeon for the Confederate Army (1862-1865); and practiced in Camden, South Carolina, until 1881, then in New York. He was the Chairman of the South Carolina Board of Health (1880) and was the author of books on the use of hydrotherapy. He married Isabel Wolfe in 1867.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of lecture notes, casebook, and a letter.
Lecture notes are from lectures Baruch delivered at the Medical College of South Carolina, 1860-1861; at the back of the casebook are a register of deaths (1866-1869), and a register of cases (1866-1869). Letter is from B.M. Baruch to K.M. Read (1927).
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Corporate Names
Topical Terms
- Medical care--History--19th century.
- Medicine--South Carolina--History--19th century.
- Medicine--Study and teaching.