I wrote a blog entry on the Historical Library website about the John J. Cushing Collection, featured as a recent acquisition. The image is of one of my favorite stories the doctor tells of attending a woman in labor despite the family's objections to his homeopathic training and bachelor status. He (more precisely, his patient) successfully delivers an 11 pound baby, to everyone's amazement.
I have also begun my next project by verifying the newly acquired collection against the dealer's inventory and description. This mainly involved counting items in folders and checking their condition. I also got a sneak peak into the content, of course, and it promises to be interesting. This one is a variety of materials, about half of it makes up a fairly complete set of correspondence between two Yale educated brothers, both physicians in New Jersey.
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