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Pierson (Isaac) notes on Benjamin Rush lectures
Biomed.0392  
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Isaac Pierson notes on Benjamin Rush lectures
    Creator: Pierson, Isaac
    Source: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
    Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0392
    Physical Description: 1 unknown (1 volume)
    Date: after 1798
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Palinurus Rare Books, 2016.

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    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7842099 

    Scope and Contents

    Manuscript lecture notes recorded by Isaac Pierson in a course given by Benjamin Rush. "Pathology" extends from p. 1-224; "Therapeutics" occupies the remainder of the volume, with a three-page index to both sections at the end. From Rush's syllabus to his course on Institutes and practice of medicine, it appears that these notes cover only part of the course, which consisted of physiology, pathology, therapeutics, and practice. The text appears to have been compared with, or copied from, preliminary notes. The text reads fluently and there are very few spelling errors. in the record. Many topics are covered under the general heading of pathology; a number of authors and historical events are cited (the latest date mentioned in the text is 1798). The therapeutics topics include popular 18th century patent medicines such as Godfrey's Cordial and Turlington's Balsam, altitude sickness in reference to Humboldt, Afro-Americans, puberty, health related to employment, mania etc.

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    Palinurus Antiquarian Books