Box 2

Photograph of people in the waiting room of the free dispensary in the Calumet Building annex of Mercy Hospital, located in the former offices of J. B. Murphy.

One cabinet card portrait and one carte de visite portrait of Murphy as a young man.

Modern color photographs of Murphy's tomb in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois, plus an enlarged black and white reproduction.

Reproductions of photograph of Murphy conducting a clinic at Mercy Hospital in 1902.

Reproductions of photograph of Murphy conducting a clinic at Mercy Hospital on November 12, 1913.

Photocopy of typescript draft of The Surgical Practice of John Benjamin Murphy, edited by Schmitz and Oh, plus photocopy of printed bibliography of J.B. Murphy from the published book.

Correspondence between Schmitz and Oh and various publishing companies about The Surgical Practice of John Benjamin Murphy, as well as correspondence from people who have read the book. Includes other records related to publication.

Photocopy of a typescript draft of "The Contributions to Surgery of John Benjamin Murphy."

Photograph portrait of Murphy in an academic gown, undated, and an engraved portrait print of Murphy captioned "President American Medical Association, 1911-1912," on board, undated.

Newsprint comic strip, "The True Story of Dr. John Murphy, Surgeon," from a Milwaukee newspaper, pasted onto paper with other clippings about Mercy Hospital.

Scrapbook page of newspaper clippings including an article from the Chicago Tribune about Murphy and the operating amphitheater at Mercy Hospital.

Pamphlet, "John B. Murphy: An Inquiry into his Life and Scientific Achievements," by Karl A. Meyer, M.D., and Samuel Hyman, M.D., delivered as a John B. Murphy Memorial Lecture on September 16, 1959, and a satirical pamphlet, "Resignation by Injunction: Another Great 'Medical Discovery' by John B. Murphy, M.D., of Chicago," undated.

Various images on photo paper including a portrait of Murphy as a young man, a candid photograph of Murphy and his wife Jeanette, a photo of the Murphy button, and a photo of Murphy's birthplace, plus "The Wounded and Dying at Desplaines Street Station." Also includes a reproduction on photo paper of an oil portrait of Murphy.

Reproductions of a page from an unknown publication advertising "Murphy's Clinics for October" and other medical texts.

Medical instructions for Murphy from the Glenwood Hot Springs Company, 1905 July 8, and an invitation to a dinner in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1913 July 14.

Papers and images compiled by the staff of Mercy Hospital related to the life and work of Dr. J. B. Murphy, particularly his treatment of Theodore Roosevelt at Mercy after an assassination attempt in 1912.