Scope and content Consists chiefly of manuscript correspondence of various French, German, and British physicians and scientists, with some portrait engravings and sketches, biographical information, and portrait photographs. Also included are undated home remedies and prescriptions in French which appear to be of the late 18th or early 19th century; notes in French on biological processes, from the period ca. 1793-1805; notes for medical journal articles in English and French; and a legal document of 1738...