Albert H. Burr medical biography research collection
Content Description
Materials collected and created by Albert H. Burr, PhB, MD, in the process of researching and writing short biographies of prominent physicians, from ancient Greece to the early 20th century. The collection includes pages of published biographical material (box 1 and 2), Burr's handwritten notes on scraps of paper (box 3 and 4), and handwritten drafts of the biographies on notepads arranged roughly in alphabetical order (box 1).
Dates
- approximately 1900-1925
Creator
- Burr, Albert H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
4 Boxes (1 record carton, 1 document box, 2 shoeboxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials collected and created by Albert H. Burr around the years 1900 to 1925 in the process of researching and writing short biographies of prominent physicians.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition is unknown.
Condition Description
Most items are very dirty and brittle.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Emma Florio and Katie Lattal during a collections survey, October 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the Albert H. Burr medical biography research collection
- Author
- Emma Florio
- Date
- 2022-10-18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center Repository
320 E. Superior Ave.
Chicago IL 60611-3008 US
312-503-1913
ghsl-specialcollections@northwestern.edu