W. E. Shaw dentistry notebook


Collection 4646

1897
(0.1 Linear feet ; 1 volume)
© Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Creator
Shaw, W. E.
Title
W. E. Shaw dentistry notebook
ID
4646
Date
1897
Extent
0.1 Linear feet ; 1 volume
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara H. Nash.
Language
English
Text (00020147) [Volume]
1

Preferred citation

Cite as: W. E. Shaw dentistry notebook (Collection 4646), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Scope and content note

According to what's written in this notebook, it was created by W. E. Shaw, a student of the Philadelphia Dental College, class of 1897. The name "Dr. E. E. Jordan" is also inscribed inside the front cover along with a table of contents. The notebook is divided into five named sections: Materia medica, Physiology, Operative dentistry, Plastics, and Anaesthesia. Shaw's copious handwritten notes populate each section, though there are occasional blank pages between each. The first two sections contain general pharmacological and biological notes, while the last three focus on dentistry, dental procedures, and medical problems. At the end of the last section is a list of over 200 questions with answers.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2024.

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Access restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Provenance

Purchase, 2023.

Accession number 2023.089.

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Related Materials

Related materials

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

"A History of the Academy of Stomatology" (manuscript) by Burkhardt and Hand (Am .8111)

Dr. Eliza Yerkes Collection of Women's Dental Association of the United States records (Collection 733)

Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons constitution and by-laws (Am .8110)

Philadelphia County Dental Society records (Collection 4325)

William Jukes Alcock Birkey daybook (Am .9765)

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Blank Verso Books.

Genre(s)

  • School notebooks.

Occupation(s)

  • Dentistry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Subject(s)

  • Education--student notes--19th century
  • Medical education.

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