Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Holbrook, Slias P., medical daybooks
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| Notes: | The collection is open for research.
Silas Holbrook was a general practitioner during the time between the Civil War and World War I. He resided in East Douglas, Massachusetts. His daybooks contain notes for physicians' reference including tables to compute gestation, to convert metric measurements of temperature, weights and measures into various English systems, and short articles on "The Immediate Treatment of Poisoning," and "Incompatibility, or Allergic Reaction." They are also interleaved with relics of the pharmaceutical trade and advertisements for medical services. The diaries in the series include a record of the weather and various memoranda.
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| Summary: | Consists of portable patient logs divided into daily visits, pocket diaries, a physician's ledger book, an alphabetical listing of names, and a pocket wallet. The professional and personal items in the collection provide valuable insight into nineteenth century medical and health practices in the U.S.
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| Cite as: | When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Holbrook, Silas P., Medical Daybooks, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
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| Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note: | Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637.
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