Subject files, 1899-1953 (inclusive) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Consists of office files of the following Deans: Henry Asbury Christian (1908-1912), Edward Hickling Bradford (1912-1918), David Linn Edsall (1918-1935), Charles Sidney Burwell (1935-1949), and George Packer Berry (1949-1965). Material concerns admission policies, curriculum, examinations, funds and scholarships, internships and clinical clerkships, fellowships, faculty, alumni, medical societies and associations, and foundations as well as routine matters such as buildings and equipment, student housing and health services, celebrations, staff, and scheduling. Also includes minutes, dockets, correspondence and related material of the Harvard Medical School Administrative Board, Promotion Board, and Faculty Council; Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Medical School committee files; and Deans' correspondence files with the departments and divisions of both schools. Other topics covered in the files pertain to the schools' relations with area hospitals and wartime activities