Papers of Edward Jarvis

"Consists of correspondence, predominantly letters to Jarvis from colleagues and friends, concerning the care of patients and the administration of mental hospitals in Massachusetts and various other states. Other letters describe medical conditions in Army hospitals during the U.S. Civil War, procedures for compiling vital statistics, and personal and social matters. Correspondents include Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, Josiah Curtis, Samuel Gridley Howe, and John Hoskins Griscom among others. Also contains a fragment of Jarvis' report of a trip to England and Scotland."@en
"Consists of correspondence, predominantly letters to Jarvis from colleagues and friends, concerning the care of patients and the administration of mental hospitals in Massachusetts and various other states. Other letters describe medical conditions in Army hospitals during the U.S. Civil War, procedures for compiling vital statistics, and personal and social matters. Correspondents include Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, Josiah Curtis, Samuel Gridley Howe, and John Hoskins Griscom among others. Also contains a fragment of Jarvis' report of a trip to England and Scotland."