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mssHM 83505-83529
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Title: Longo Manuscripts Collection
Dates: Approximately 1575-1931
Collection Number: mssHM 83505-83529
Extent:
25 items in two boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: A collection of volumes, manuscripts, documents, and correspondence dealing with the history of medicine, midwifery, gynecology,
obstetrics and childbirth.
Language of Material: The records are in English, French, Italian and Latin.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with
the researcher.
[Identification of item], Longo Manuscripts Collection, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Gift of The Longo Family Trust, Lawrence D. and Betty Jeanne Longo, Trustees, 2015.
Lawrence D. Longo (1926-2016) was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Pacific Union College and then the College
of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda University School of Medicine) in 1954. Dr. Longo established the Center for Perinatal
Biology at Loma Linda University and served as its founding director from 1973-2012; he was president of both the Society
for Gynecologic Investigation (1982-1983) and the American Osler Society (2002-2003).
The collection is arranged chronologically.
The collection consists of two boxes. Box 1: Volumes and Documents, approx. 1575-1822, HM 83505-83510 ; Box 2: Volumes, Documents,
Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1843-1931, HM 83511-83529. The material deals with the history of medicine, midwifery, gynecology,
obstetrics and childbirth; this collection forms part of the Lawrence D. Longo and Betty Jeanne Longo Collection in Reproductive
Biology.
Ballantyne, J.W. (John William), 1861-1923
Butler, Samuel Worcester, 1823-1874
Day, Thomas, 1749 or 1750-1818
Dolce, Francesco, 1724-1809
Harris, Robert P. (Robert Patterson), 1822-1899
Horne, R.H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884
Howard, William Travis, 1821-1907
Jeannin, Viviane, Madame
Longo, Betty Jeanne
Longo, Lawrence D.
MacCallum, W.G. (William George), 1874-1944
Mackenzie, Colin, -1775
Mackenzie, Edward E., 1858-
Mackenzie, Edward E., 1858-
Mandigo, James William, 1819-1887
Muzio, Giovam Batista
Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
Packard, Francis R. (Francis Randolph), 1870-1950
Peachey, George Charles, 1862-1935
Playfair, W.S. (William Smoult), 1836-1903>
Williams, J. Whitridge (John Whitridge), 1866-1931
Yale, Leroy Milton, 1802-1847
Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine
Childbirth – France – History
Childbirth – Great Britain – History
Childbirth – Italy – History
Childbirth – United States – History
Gynecology – France – History
Gynecology – Great Britain – History
Gynecology – Italy – History
Gynecology – United States – History
History of Medicine
Midwifery – France – History
Midwifery – Great Britain – History
Midwifery – Italy – History
Midwifery – United States – History
Obstetrics – France – History
Obstetrics – Great Britain – History
Obstetrics – Italy – History
Obstetrics – United States – History
Prohibition – Pennsylvania
Reproductive health
Account books – Great Britain – 19th century
Account books – United States – 19th century
Documents – Great Britain – 19th century
Documents – United States – 20th century
Lecture notes – Great Britain – 18th century
Lecture notes – United States – 19th century
Letters (correspondence) – Great Britain – 19th century
Letters (correspondence) – Great Britain – 20th century
Letters (correspondence) – United States – 19th century
Manuscripts – Great Britain – 18th century
Manuscripts – Italy – 16th century
Manuscripts – United States – 20th century
Notebooks – France – 19th century>
Notebooks – Great Britain – 19th century>
Notebooks – United States – 19th century