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

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Title: Admission cards for lectures at the Medical Institution of Yale College, 1813
Contributor: 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
Published / Created: 1813
Publication Place: New Haven, CT
Description: 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.
Language: English

Format: still image
Genre: Ticket
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): United States
Subject (Name): 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
Subject (Topic): Yale College (1718-1887). Medical Institution

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