Brigham (Charles B.) Papers, 1866-1902

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Summary

Title:
Charles Brooks Brigham Papers,
Dates:
1866-1902
Creators:
Brigham, Charles Brooks
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Brooks Brigham Papers, MSS 03-6, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, proof sheets, clippings, photographs (primarily of surgical patients), scrapbook.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Brooks Brigham was born in Boston, MA, January 17, 1845. In 1892 he graduated from the Boston Latin School, and proceeded to Harvard University, where he received his B.A in 1866, and his medical degree, March 19, 1870. While a medical student he received the first prize of the Boylston Medical Society (1868) for a paper, "Diabetes mellitus."

Shortly after graduation Dr. Brigham went to France, where he served as a volunteer,serving as chief of the École Forestiére ambulance corps at Nancy, and was the protege of Baron Hippolyte Larrey, chairman of the Sanitary Commission of the French army. Through the influence of the latter Dr. Brigham was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He was also named to the German Imperial Crown Order.

Dr. Brigham was appointed professor of orthopedic and military surgery and curator of the museum at UCSF in 1873, but held the appointment only until 1874. He was also surgeon at French Hospital. In 1872 he published Quelques observations chirurgicales, and an English translation, Surgical Cases, with Illustrations, followed in 1876. In 1898, in St.Lukes Hospital, assisted by Robert Langley Porter, Dr. Brigham performed the first (in the United States, second in the world) total excision of the stomach for cancer.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
boxes (19 folders)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by James Ryan
Date Prepared:
© 1997
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 3/89.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Brooks Brigham Papers, MSS 03-6, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US