Panel I: Application Outside the Academy
Event Title
Cancer Research in the 19th Century: The Henry Kemble Oliver Papers at Massachusetts General Hospital
Start Date
31-3-2012 9:15 AM
End Date
31-3-2012 11:00 AM
Description
The Henry Kemble Oliver Papers consist of handwritten and typed research reports from 1888-1896. The Oliver Papers were processed in 2011 at the Massachusetts General Hospital Archives. The yearly reports from Dr. Henry Kemble Oliver, Sir D’Arcy Power, and M. Lecoq de Lautreppe, focus on their attempts to engage with the European medical community regarding contemporary cancer research and theory.
The unopened reports were found undisturbed in a storage closet in 2007 by the archivist for MGH. During a construction project, they were discovered in a lead-lined box that had been shipped to MGH from London.
In this session, the research conducted to create the finding aid for the Oliver Papers will be described. The historical context for the medical theories explored in the reports will be reviewed. The research potential of the Oliver Papers will also be examined.
Cancer Research in the 19th Century: The Henry Kemble Oliver Papers at Massachusetts General Hospital
The Henry Kemble Oliver Papers consist of handwritten and typed research reports from 1888-1896. The Oliver Papers were processed in 2011 at the Massachusetts General Hospital Archives. The yearly reports from Dr. Henry Kemble Oliver, Sir D’Arcy Power, and M. Lecoq de Lautreppe, focus on their attempts to engage with the European medical community regarding contemporary cancer research and theory.
The unopened reports were found undisturbed in a storage closet in 2007 by the archivist for MGH. During a construction project, they were discovered in a lead-lined box that had been shipped to MGH from London.
In this session, the research conducted to create the finding aid for the Oliver Papers will be described. The historical context for the medical theories explored in the reports will be reviewed. The research potential of the Oliver Papers will also be examined.
Comments
Panel I of the 2012 Graduate History Conference features presentations and papers under the topic of "Application Outside the Academy."
Christine Moynihan's presentation is the third presentation in this panel.