S. Weir Mitchell collection, 1861-1935.

Format:

Other

Contributor:

Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914.

Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935

Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891

Moore, Charles Leonard, 1854-

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

Drew, John, 1853-1927

Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 1865-1932

Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993

Merritt, Anna Lea, 1844-1930

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physicians as authors.

Physicians' writings, American.

Medicine--Practice--19th century.

Medicine.

Periodicals--19th century.

Periodicals.

Salmon fishing--Canada.

Salmon fishing.

Medicine--Practice.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

History.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Canada.

Genre:

Manuscripts, Amerian.

Letters.

Photographs.

Galley proofs.

Scrapbooks.

Physical Description:

19 boxes

Place of Publication:

1861-1935.

Summary:

Collection consists of 7 series. The largest is the S. Weir Mitchell Correspondence series (23 folders), which includes correspondence with literary figures such as James Lane Allen, Richard Watson Gilder, William Dean Howells, Robert Underwood Johnson, Henry C. Lea, James Russell Lowell, Charles Leonard Moore, and John Greenleaf Whittier. The remaining series are S. Weir Mitchell Writings (8 folders), including both medical and other writings; Langdon and Marion Mitchell Correspondence (5 folders), consisting of letters to S. Weir Mitchell's playwright son and daughter-in-law, including letters from actors John Drew, Minnie Maddern Fiske, and Lillian Gish and from Marion Mitchell's sister, the artist Anna Lea Merritt; Langdon and Marion Mitchell Clippings (2 folders), primarily consisting of obituaries for Langdon Mitchell; Civil War Scrapbook (1 box); Photographs (2 boxes), including photographs of members of several generations of the Mitchell and Lea families; and S. Weir Mitchell Novels (15 boxes), comprising holographs of five works.

Finding Aid/Index:

Finding aid available through the World Wide Web.

Cited as:

S. Weir Mitchell Collection, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

155923725