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John Frissell Papers, ca. 1858-1888 A&M 0932

John Frissell Papers, ca. 1858-1888 A&M 0932


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0932
Title
John Frissell Papers ca. 1858-1888
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197774
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (2 folders, 2 in.; 1 unboxed ledger, 2 in.)
Creator
Frissell, John, Dr., 1810-1882
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
A scrapbook and clippings, advertisements, letters, manuscripts of speeches, and notes on medical practice, compiled by Dr. John Frissell (1810-1882), a physician at the Wheeling Hospital and medical superintendent of military prisoners and soldiers in Wheeling during the Civil War. The scrapbook is a folio volume, Register of the Sick and Wounded, U.S.A. General Hospital. There is also information on the Medical Society of the City of Wheeling, the West Virginia Medical Society, medical conventions in West Virginia, and Wheeling local history.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Frissell Papers, A&M 0932, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Frissell, John.
  • Hospitals and sanitariums.
  • Medical Society of the State of West Virginia
  • Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine.
  • Physicians - letters and papers.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
  • Wheeling Hospital
  • Wheeling Medical Society

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Frissell, John, Dr., 1810-1882
  • Frissell, John.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
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