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Allen, Jr., Fred H. – Newton Center, Mass
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CA OSLER P111-1-1-6
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4 December 1934 to 12 May (Creation)
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6 pages. – 1 drawing [on small card]. – 1 postal receipt.
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(1868-1940)
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Correspondence between Abbott and Allen related to his first year thesis at Harvard University. He requires bibliographic references to similar cases for his paper. “I have a heart of which was removed at autopsy from a child of seven months old who died of the heart condition, and I am planning to write it up for the thesis. The heart shows defect of the interventricular septum at the membranous portion; pulmonary atresia; and small patent foramen ovale. It is my plan to attempt an embryological explanation of the condition, and I must procure my data from ‘original’ publications…”