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Letter, November 16, 1920
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CA OSLER P417-2-5-48
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1 page
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(1884-1954)
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Dr. Horace Mallinson Barlow was born in 1884 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England.
He was a physician and librarian. He served as an assistant librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London from 1907 to 1923 and as a Secretary from 1923 to 1944. He is the author of the books "The Medical Library Association: A Few Observations" (1910) and "Old English Herbals, 1525-1640" (1913). In 1912, he compiled "Royal College of Physicians of London: Catalogue of the Library." The Royal College of Physicians archives hold a collection of 2,300 bookplates of medical men collected by Dr. Barlow.
He died on June 21, 1954, in West Worthing, England.
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Letter from H.M. Barlow, Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, London, England, to Harvey Cushing. Barlow has enclosed a list of books Sir William gave to the College Library [possibly referring to CUS417/5.1].
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Cushing's colour code: White (Correspondence)
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CUS417/5.48
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- Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939 (Recipient)