Longo Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Manuscripts Department

The Huntington Library

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2191

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

Descriptive Summary

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.

Administration Information

Access

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Publication Rights

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Longo Manuscripts Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

Gift of The Longo Family Trust, Lawrence D. and Betty Jeanne Longo, Trustees, 2015.

Biographical Note

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).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content

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.

Indexing Terms

Personal Names

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-

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

Corporate Names

Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine

Subjects

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

Genre

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

Box 1

Volumes and Documents (Approx. 1575-1822)

HM 83505 Muzio, Giovam Batista. Trattato del Nascimento et Generatione dell Huomo ([approx. 1575])

Bound volume, (236 p.). In Italian, with three Zodiacal diagrams on p. 74-75.

HM 83506 [Unknown author]. Des Accouchements ([approx. 1750])

Bound volume, (80 p.). In French.

HM 83507 [Dolce, Francesco, 1724-1809]. De Morbis Mulierum (1757)

Bound volume, (104 p.). In Latin, in the hand of Saverio de' Savi da Matera, a student of Dolce's. With a note in Greek on first page.

HM 83508 Day, Thomas, 1749 or 1750-1818. Abstracts of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery from Collin Mackenzie M.D. (1772)

Bound volume, (123 p.). With some damage to leather spine. Subject: Mackenzie, Colin, -1775.

HM 83509 [Unknown author]. Midwife's Account Book (1803, Jan. 5-1813, Nov. 26)

Volume, (57 p.). This small vol. is made up of pages sewn together between two sets of marbled covers, with some damage. The midwife was based in Towcester, a market town in southern Northamptonshire, England)

HM 83510 Fraser, Alex. Certificate in favour of Mrs. Janet Henderson Midwife (1822, Feb. 12)

(2 p.) A.D.S., (Aberdeen, Scotland); signed by the Regimental Surgeon. Please note: fragile, handle carefully.

Box 2

Volumes, Documents, Manuscripts and Correspondence (1843-1931)

HM 83511 Butler, Samuel Worcester, 1823-1874. Letter to Leroy Milton Yale, 1802-1847 (1843, Mar. 2)

(4 p.) A.L.S., (Boston, Mass.)

HM 83512 Mandigo, James William, 1819-1887. Notes on lectures, anatomy, obstetrics and surgery, with a collection of medical recipes (1844, Sep. 9)

Paper bound volume, (95 p.), (White Pigeon, Mich.). With damage to covers and some pages, Fragile. With a typewritten biography pasted down to inside front cover, prepared by W.R. Mandigo, son of J.W. Mandigo.

HM 83513 Jeannin, [Viviane]. Quelques Notes sur Les Accouchements ([approx. 1860])

Bound volume, (154 p.), (Paris, France). In French, notebook kept by Madame Jeannin, Sage-Femme.

HM 83514 Spaulding, Joseph. Doctor's Account Book (1868-1870)

Bound pocket account book, (198 p.), (La Fayette, Indiana). In leatherette case, with printed pages in front and back of volume; descriptions of childbirth on pages 167-188.

HM 83515 Owen, Richard, 1804-1892. Letter to R.H. (Richard H.) Horne, 1802-1884 (1873, Feb. 18)

(4 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.), with envelope; fragile, please do not remove from mylar. A letter replying to various questions relative to human anomalies.

HM 83516 Playfair, W.S. (William Smoult), 1836-1903. Letter to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 (1879, Nov. 29)

(3 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.), with envelope.

HM 83517 Playfair, W.S. (William Smoult), 1836-1903. Letter to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 ([approx. 1880], July 18)

(2 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.)

HM 83518 Playfair, W.S. (William Smoult), 1836-1903. Letter to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 (1881, Apr. 21)

(1 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.)

HM 83519 [Howard, William Travis, 1821-1907]. Notes of Lectures on Diseases of Women (1882, May 23)

Bound notebook (58 p.), (Baltimore, Maryland). With very loose marbled boards, pages very brittle, with a large section numbered but blank. In the hand of Edward E. Mackenzie, 1858-.

HM 83520 Playfair, W.S. (William Smoult), 1836-1903. Card to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 (1885, July 31)

(2 p.) A.N.S. on a card, (London, Eng.), with envelope.

HM 83521 Ballantyne, J.W. (John William), 1861-1923. Letter to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 (1891, Oct. 26)

(3 p.) A.L.S., (Edinburgh, Scot.), with envelope.

HM 83522 Ballantyne, J.W. (John William), 1861-1923. Letter to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 (1892, May 2)

(2 p.) A.L.S., (Edinburgh, Scot.), with envelope.

HM 83523 Playfair, W.S. (William Smoult), 1836-1903. Letter to Robert P. (Robert Patterson) Harris, 1822-1899 (1898, Jan. 15)

(3 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.), with envelope.

HM 83524 Williams, J. Whitridge (John Whitridge), 1866-1931. (1922, Dec. 26)

(1 p.). Signature pasted down on a notecard.

HM 83525 Peachey, George Charles, 1862-1935. Letter to Francis R. (Francis Randolph) Packard, 1870-1950 (1925, Apr. 27)

(1 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.). Fragile, please handle carefully.

HM 83526 [Unknown author]. Duplicate Prescription Form for Medical Liquor (1928, Nov. 11)

(1 p.) Printed form, filled in. Form issued under the authority of the National Prohibition Act for a patient living in Pennsylvania. Originally laid into RB 649507, "Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences," v. 4.

HM 83527 Peachey, George Charles, 1862-1935. Letter to Francis R. (Francis Randolph) Packard, 1870-1950 (1930, Jan. 28)

(1 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.), with pencil notations on verso. Fragile, please handle carefully.

HM 83528 Peachey, George Charles, 1862-1935. Letter to Francis R. (Francis Randolph) Packard, 1870-1950 (1930, Nov. 8)

(1 p.) A.L.S., (London, Eng.). Fragile, please handle carefully.

HM 83529 [MacCullum, W.G. (William George), 1874-1944]. Johns Hopkins University Obituary of John Whitridge Williams (1931)

(2 p.) A.MS., also enclosed: typewritten copy (2 p.). Subjects: Williams, J. Whitridge (John Whitridge), 1866-1931 ; Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine.