11 pages of letters follow, dating from September 20, 1935 to June 30 1936
- CA OSLER P111-1-4-25
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- 20 September 1935 to 30 June 30 1936
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
Includes Abbott’s replies to Dobrin and Nichol’s letters.
11 pages of letters follow, dating from September 20, 1935 to June 30 1936
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
Includes Abbott’s replies to Dobrin and Nichol’s letters.
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
3 small pages of citations written in pencil
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
“I am compiling an Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease, and would like to include a picture of the curious anomaly you reported in the Anatomical Record, 1934, v.58, p. 245…”
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
Regarding references sent to de Zalka.
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
“I acknowledge with thanks the original sketch of the heart in your case, and also the specimen which reached me safely yesterday in perfect condition.” 1 pencil drawing containing (3) three figures.
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
Case file for baby, entitled, "Abstract and History of male, coloured, born 6-24-30 (lived 16 weeks) H.L.H # [omitted]. Admitted to the Harriet Lane Home on June 25, 1930." A photocopy with identifying features erased is included in file.
Addressed to Miss Edna Graham, Secretary to Dr. Maude Abbott.
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
“Would you also ask her whether the left auricle enlarges in cases of truncus arteriosus without a patent ductus in which the lungs are supplied through the bronchial arteries. We had a case recently with an enormous left auricle and just why the auricle was so big still puzzles me.”
Albright, Fuller. – Massachusetts Gen. Hospital, Boston
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
“I recently had a case of right-sided arch of the aorta with esophageal obstruction. I found a case in the German literature, which seems identical with my case, in which the obstruction was apparently due to the right subclavian artery passing behind the esophagus. Have you any cases in your museum which illustrate this point?”
Allen, Jr., Fred H. – Newton Center, Mass
Part of Maude Abbott Collection
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…”