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Collection Details
- Collection Number:
- MS9
- Title:
- Dr. John B. King Papers
- Date(s):
- 1832-1872
- Creator:
- King, Dr. John B., 1808-1889
- Extent:
- 6 items
- Repository:
- Nantucket Historical Association
- Language:
- Material is in English.
Information for Users
Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use: No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation: [identification of item], in the Dr. John B. King Papers, Nantucket Historical Association.
Acquisitions Information:
Unknown.
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Subject Headings
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Personal Name
- King, John B., 1808-1889.
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Topical Term
- Medicine—Massachusetts—Nantucket—History—19th century.
- Physicians—Records and correspondence—History—19th century.
Biographical Information
Dr. John B. King (1808-1889) was born on May 23, 1808, in Nantucket, Mass. He was a doctor for island residents and foreign seamen until his death on July 27, 1889. He was married to Mary B. Mitchell (1823-1904) and had three children, Alfred R. King (1843-1867), Robert B. King (1855-?), and Gertrude M. King (1858-?).
Scope and Content
The Dr. John B. King papers chiefly consist of a case book kept by Dr. King, recording symptoms and treatments of diseases and injuries of local and transient patients. Collection also includes a character reference letter, King’s medical degree, and a few memberships.
Contents
- Folder 1 Dr. John B. King character reference, 1848
- SV-9/1 Dr. John B. King case book, 1852-1872
- OP-9/1 Dr. John B. King diploma, 1832
- OP-9/2 Dr. John B. King Societas Medica Massachusettensis, 1842
- OP-9/3 Membership, Medical Society of the City and County of New York, 1833
- OP-9/4 Dr. John B. King appointment to N.Y. Hospital, 1833
Items Separated
- SV-9/1
- OP-9/1
- OP-9/2
- OP-9/3
- OP-9/4
Processing Information
Processed by NHA staff. Finding aid by Abbie Minard and Amelia Holmes, June 2018.