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Edward Payson Hurd Fonds
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- Source of title proper: Based on the documents in the fonds
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Fonds
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CA OSLER P095
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12 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
(1839-1899)
Biographical history
Edward P. Hurd received his M.D., C.M. from McGill in 1865. He practiced in Danville, Quebec until 1870, when he moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Newburyport School Committee and director of the public library for 7 years. He was appointed city physician in 1871 and remained city physician until 1885. He became district medical examiner for the district of Essex in 1893.
He wrote extensively for the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, the Medical Age of Detroit and the Therapeutic Gazette of Philadelphia. He also translated French and German medical works.
Custodial history
Old accession number 477.
Scope and content
The fonds documents Edward P. Hurd's activities as a medical student at McGill, 1861-1867. The fonds contains lecture notes, notebooks and certificates.
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- English
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The documents are in English
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Items can be requested for consultation online via the Library Catalogue or by email at osler.library@mcgill.ca. Advance notice is recommended.
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4614
Osler Fonds ID
85
Osler Alternate ID
P95