Admission cards for lectures at the Medical Institution of Yale College, 1813

Published/Created:

New Haven, CT
1813

Notes:

Four engraved admission cards for Elijah W. carpenter of Vermont to attend the first set of lectures given at the Medical Institution of Yale College in 1813. The cards are signed by Nathan Smith, Eli Ives, Jonathan Knight, and Benjamin Silliman. Carpenter attended the medical school for one year and did not receive an M.D. (which was not required to practice medicine). The card are part of the Elijah W. Carpenter papers.

Topics:

Yale College (1718-1887). Medical Institution

Topics:

United States

Topics:

Carpenter, Elijah W., 1778-1855
Ives, Eli, 1779-1861
Knight, J. (Jonathan), 1789-1864
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Smith, Nathan, 1762-1829
Yale University. School of Medicine

Language:

English

Genre:

Ticket

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Archives or Manuscripts

Rights:

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Yale Collection:

Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Digital Collection:

Yale School of Medicine Photographs

Donor:

Descendant of Elijah W. Carpenter

Local Record Number:

YSM_admission_cards_1813

OID:

16788217

PID:

digcoll:4757658