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Exam Papers, 1831-1860
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Finding Aid to the United States Navy Dept. Board of Medicine and Surgery: Examination Papers Collection, 1831-1860
Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
Processed by Mildred Asbell
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Dan Jenkins
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| Collection Number: | MS C 463 |
| Creator: | United States. Navy Dept. Board of Medicine and Surgery |
| Title: | United States Navy Dept. Board of Medicine and Surgery: Examination Papers Collection
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| Dates: | 1831-1860 |
| Quantity: | 0.6 linear feet |
| Abstract: | In 1824 the young American Navy began to conduct professional examinations for candidates for the medical corps. A permanent board was appointed in Philadelphia, with Edward Cutbush as senior member. After 1828, assistant naval surgeons who had been commissioned and had served for five years were also given the right to apply for examination for promotion. This collection consists of some of the examination papers from both applicants for appointment and for promotion. |
In 1824 the young American Navy began to conduct professional examinations for candidates for the medical corps. A permanent board was appointed in Philadelphia, with Edward Cutbush as senior member. After 1828, assistant naval surgeons who had been commissioned and had served for five years were also given the right to apply for examination for promotion. This collection consists of some of the examination papers from both applicants for appointment and for promotion.
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The material as it was received came in two groups. The first group consisted of application materials and some examination essays for the period 1831 to 1847. Competence was demonstrated in part by the writing of an essay on a subject, the topic of which was selected by the President of the Examining Board. No recourse to books or other outside aids was allowed. Hence these themes demonstrate individual medical competency as well as the state of contemporary knowledge about smallpox, yellow fever, dropsy, colitis, tetanus, syphilis, and so on. Most of the folders for this period also contain biographical information, such as a letters from doctors describing their lives, education, training, and experience, and many contain letters attesting to their competence from other naval officers and physicians. A small group at the end consists solely of certifications of the date of birth of an applicant for whom there is no other information.
Section two of the collection was a continuation of the above series for the period 1859-1860. By this time applicants for promotion were, in addition to the autobiographical sketch and medical essay, also required to submit answers to twelve varied questions. These included "What is the condition of the lungs after drowning?", "What is Ship Fever?", "Describe the best mode for vaccination," "What is necrosis?", etc. The applicants answers to these questions are also found as part of the collection.
Biographical material can be found in each folder unless it carries the notation "essay only."
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Restrictions
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.
Copyright
NLM does not possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.
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| These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's online catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog using these terms. |
| MeSH Subjects |
| | Naval Medicine |
| Personal Names |
| | Gihon, Andrew Leary, 1833-1901 |
| | Wilson, Joseph, 1887 |
| Geographic Names |
| | United States |
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[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.
The collection of examination papers was purchased in 1988 from a book dealer who had found the material discarded in Philadelphia.
The collection was organized and indexed by Ms. Mildred Asbell in May, 1991, at which time it was decided to group the material into one alphabetical listing.
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Exam Papers, 1831-1860
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| 1 | 1 | Board of Naval Surgeons, Miscellaneous Papers, 1841-1842 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexander, J.L., n.d. |
| 1 | 3 | Baker, Philemon, (b. 1815), 1837 |
| 1 | 4 | Barnes, John H., n.d. |
| | | Icterus (Jaundice) [essay only] |
| 1 | 5 | Bee, Ephraim J. (b. 1815), 1842 |
| 1 | 6 | Bland, Daniel Webster, 1860 |
| | | Kino |
| 1 | 7 | Bouchelle, E.F., 1838 |
| 1 | 8 | Breneman, Edward de Welden (b. 1838), 1860 |
| | | Potassium |
| 1 | 9 | Broughton, Charles Henry (b. 1817), 1841 |
| 1 | 10 | Burtt, John Lawrence (b. 1820), 1842 |
| 1 | 11 | Codwise, George W., 1831 |
| 1 | 12 | Cameron, John S., n.d. |
| | | Yellow fever [essay only] |
| 1 | 13 | Canning, William P. (b. 1819), 1842 |
| 1 | 14 | Carrington, William Fontaine (1822-1883), n.d. |
| | | Diseases of the lungs [essay only] |
| 1 | 15 | Chapman, John S. (1826-1871), 1848 |
| | | Disinfecting agents [essay only] |
| 1 | 16 | Conrad, D.R., 1860 |
| | | Pneumonia |
| 1 | 17 | DeLamy, P. Benson, n.d. |
| | | Dropsies [essay only] |
| 1 | 18 | Denby, Edwin R., 1860 |
| | | Yellow fever |
| 1 | 19 | Donovan, Thomas, n.d. |
| 1 | 20 | Fay, H.B., n.d. |
| | | Typhoid fever [essay only] |
| 1 | 21 | Galt, Francis L., 1860 |
| | | Yellow fever at Rio de Janeiro |
| 1 | 22 | Gibbes, Robert R. (b. 1836), 1860 |
| | | Opium |
| 1 | 23 | Gibson, John J. (b. 1836), 1860 |
| | | Digitalis |
| 1 | 24 | Gihon, A.L., 1860 - |
| | | Dysentery |
| 1 | 25 | Glackens, Michael (b. 1837), 1860 - |
| | | Bismuth |
| 1 | 26 | Godon, V.L., 1841 - |
| 1 | 27 | Gooch, Edwin H., n.d. - |
| | | Tetanus [essay only] |
| 1 | 28 | Gould, J.B., n.d. - |
| | | Colonitis [essay only] |
| 1 | 29 | Gram, W.A., 1837 - |
| 1 | 30 | Greene, Samuel M., 1831 - |
| 1 | 31 | Grow, Selden W. (b. 1836), 1860 - |
| | | Iodine |
| 1 | 32 | Hamilton, James (b. 1817), 1842 - |
| 1 | 33 | Hamilton, W.N., 1838 - |
| 1 | 34 | Harlan, David, 1837 - |
| 1 | 35 | Harris, W.A., n.d. - |
| | | Fungus haematodes [essay only] |
| 1 | 36 | Harrison, J.F., n.d. - |
| | | Remittent fever [essay only] |
| 1 | 37 | Harrison, William D. (b. 1814), 1841 - |
| 1 | 38 | Hastings, John J. (b. 1816), 1840 - |
| 1 | 39 | Heath, A.S., n.d. - |
| | | Syphilis and its treatment [essay only] |
| 1 | 40 | Henderson, Andrew A. (b. 1816), 1841 - |
| 1 | 41 | Henry, Bernard, n.d. - |
| | | Chronic bronchitis [essay only] |
| 1 | 42 | Hinkley, D., n.d. - |
| | | Mercury [essay only] |
| 1 | 43 | Hudson, Edward (b. 1819), 1842 - |
| 1 | 44 | Iglehart, Osborn S. (b. 1837), 1860 - |
| | | Voratrum |
| 1 | 45 | Johnson, William, 1831 - |
| | | Variola |
| 1 | 46 | Jones, Samuel J., 1860 - |
| | | Quinia |
| 1 | 47 | Kitchen, John S., 1860 - |
| | | Remittent fever of the west coast of Africa |
| 1 | 48 | Lansdale, P., n.d. - |
| | | Amaurosis [essay only] |
| 1 | 49 | Laws, James, 1860 - |
| | | Preserving health of ships' company in Arctic regions |
| 1 | 51 | Longnecker, Benjamin J. (b. 1837), 1860 - |
| | | Lead |
| 1 | 52 | McCall, William Coleman (1796-1831), 1831 - |
| 1 | 53 | MCCulloch, J. (b. 1816), ca 1838 - |
| 1 | 54 | McCurdy, John (b. 1835), 1860 - |
| | | Jalap |
| 1 | 55 | McKinley, Edward (b. 1817), 1841 - |
| 1 | 56 | McLeod, D.C., 1829 - |
| 1 | 57 | McMaster, James M. (b. 1833), 1859 - |
| | | Chinchona |
| 1 | 58 | McSherry, Henry F., 1860 - |
| | | Mercury |
| 1 | 59 | Malone, Samuel B., 1831 - |
| 1 | 60 | Mercer, Archibald (b. 1809), 1838 - |
| 1 | 61 | Miller, Abraham (b. 1804), n.d. - |
| 1 | 62 | Monmonier, John N.K. (b. 1837), 1860 - |
| | | Rhubarb |
| 1 | 63 | Monroe, J. (b. 1805), 1838 - |
| 1 | 64 | Morgan, John C., n.d. - |
| | | Chinchona [essay only] |
| 1 | 65 | Mulford, Joseph L., 1859 - |
| | | Wild cherry bark |
| 1 | 66 | Oakley, Charles Henry (b. 1818), 1841-1842 - |
| 1 | 67 | Page, William M., 1860 - |
| | | Rheumatism |
| 1 | 68 | Pearce, D. Rofo (b. 1813), 1838 - |
| 1 | 69 | Penrose, Thomas N. (b. 1835), 1859 - |
| | | Aquae Medicatae |
| 1 | 70 | Plumstead, William, 1831 - |
| 1 | 71 | Polk, Charles G., 1859 - |
| | | Iron |
| 1 | 72 | Prichard, John Elias (b. 1836), 1859 - |
| | | Ipecacuanha |
| 1 | 73 | Reily, James R. (b. 1835), 1860 - |
| | | Nux vomica |
| 1 | 74 | Reynolds, Samuel Kirk, 1859 - |
| | | Aconite |
| 1 | 75 | Richardson, Ingraham Could (b. 1835), 1860 - |
| | | Acacia |
| 1 | 76 | Ridley, G.W., 1841 - |
| 1 | 77 | Robeson, S. (b. 1816), 1838 - |
| 1 | 78 | Robinson, Somerset, 1859 - |
| | | Assafatida |
| 1 | 79 | Satterthwait, Alvin (b. 1838), 1860 - |
| | | Ergot |
| 1 | 80 | Schmid, Henry Ernst, 1859 - |
| | | Belladonna |
| 1 | 81 | Scholl, E.R. (b. 1836), 1860 - |
| 1 | 82 | Semple, J.E., 1860 - |
| | | Dysentary on board ship in East Indies |
| 1 | 83 | Semple, Samuel P., 1847 - |
| | | Arsenical poisons [essay only] |
| 1 | 84 | Sharrock, William (b. 1813), 1841 - |
| 1 | 85 | Shivley, Joseph Warren (b. 1835), 1860 - |
| | | Camphor |
| 1 | 86 | Smith, J. Howard (b. 1818), 1838 - |
| 1 | 87 | Stevens, Bela N., 1859 - |
| | | Cantharis (Spanish fly) |
| 1 | 88 | Swann, Samuel Richard, 1859 - |
| | | Blood-letting: uses and abuses |
| 2 | 89 | Talieferro, n.d. - |
| | | Hypertrophy of the heart [essay only] |
| 2 | 90 | Taylor, n.d. - |
| | | Intususceptus on lleus [essay only] |
| 2 | 91 | Taylor, William E. (b. 1837), 1859 - |
| | | Castor oil |
| 2 | 92 | Thompson, W.S., n.d. - |
| 2 | 93 | Thorne, William H. (b. 1836), 1860 - |
| | | Water |
| 2 | 94 | Turner, Thomas J., 1859 - |
| | | Scurvy |
| 2 | 95 | Vansant, John, 1860 - |
| | | Tetanus |
| 2 | 96 | Wall, Robert E., [ca. 1845] - |
| | | Ophthalmia |
| 2 | 97 | Waugh, James B. (b. 1813), 1838 - |
| 2 | 98 | Weber, Robert L. (b. 1837), 1859 - |
| | | Silver |
| 2 | 99 | Wedderburn, A.J., 1841 - |
| 2 | 100 | Welsh, n.d. - |
| | | poisoning with opium symptoms [essay only] |
| 2 | 101 | Whittle, Joseph, Jr. (b. 1816), n.d. - |
| | | Coxalgia [essay only] |
| 2 | 102 | Wilson, Joseph, Jr. (b. 1816), 1842 - |
| 2 | 103 | Certifications of birth dates |
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Index of Names
| Addison, Samuel Rideout (b. 1814) |
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| Alexander, John Locke (b. 1806) |
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| Banister, Robert B. (b. 1814) |
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| Batsford [?], Charles (b. 1815) |
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| Brown, Henry S. (b. 1809) |
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| Brownlee, James Jeffrey (b. 1810) |
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| Gueraro, Augustus (b. 1816) |
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| Hedges, Urban Delaeour (b. 1813) |
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| Holmes, Silas (b. 1815) |
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| Huntington, John (b. 1812) |
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| Jackson, D.L. (b. 1816) |
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| Jones, William Merwin (b. 1810) |
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| Lawyer, Augustus F. (b. 1807) |
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| McCreery, Stephen A. (b. 1814) |
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| Thompson, William Steele (b. 1815) |
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| Treat, William (b. 1814) |
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| Van Wyck, Edward H. (b. 1815) |
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