Jackson Thornwell Witherspoon papers, 1926-1940 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Jackson Thornwell Witherspoon papers, 1926-1940

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 824

Primary Creator: Witherspoon, Jackson Thornwell, 1900-

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic as follows: articles (arranged alphabetically), "Two Years at Oxford" manuscript and drafts, correspondence, scrapbook, class notes, other papers, and certificates. The collection consists of two boxes.

Date Acquired: 01/20/1991

Subjects: Gynecologists., Indiana University School of Medicine., Tulane University. School of Medicine., Witherspoon, Jackson Thornwell, 1900-

Forms of Material: Articles., Certificates., Correspondence., Drafts (documents), Lecture notes., Manuscripts (document genre), Manuscripts for publication., Scrapbooks.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Jackson Thornwell Witherspoon (1900-1940) was a native of New Orleans, a prolific writer, and gynecologist. The collection contains numerous drafts of articles by Witherspoon, both popular and technical, written primarily while he was Associate Professor of Gynecology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. There is also correspondence regarding the negotiations and progress of his published textbook, "Clinical Pathological Gynecology" (1939) as well as a scrapbook of advertisements and book reviews. In addition, there are class notes taken by Witherspoon as well as certificates and a draft of a book, "Two Years at Oxford," which he adapted from a journal he kept while studying in England.

Biographical Note

Jackson Thornwell Witherspoon (1900-1940) was born in New Orleans and graduated from Princeton University, Oxford University, and Johns Hopkins University Medical School. He interned in New York City at St. Lukes Hospital and then returned to New Orleans to practice medicine. He taught at Tulane University School of Medicine (1930-1935), then moved to Indianapolis and taught at Indiana University Medical School as an associate professor of gynecology. Witherspoon edited Modern Medicine in 1939 and authored the textbook, "Clinical Pathological Gynecology," which was also completed in 1939. In addition, he wrote an unpublished work, "Two Years at Oxford," adapted from a journal kept while studying in England on a Rhodes Scholarship.

Subject/Index Terms

Gynecologists.
Indiana University School of Medicine.
Tulane University. School of Medicine.
Witherspoon, Jackson Thornwell, 1900-

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Evelyn Witherspoon.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Jackson Thornwell Witherspoon papers, Manuscripts Collection 824, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1991 by AES.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Box and Folder Listing

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[Box 1: Articles],
[Box 2: Drafts, correspondence, notes, and other papers],
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Box 2: Drafts, correspondence, notes, and other papers

Folder 1: "Two Years at Oxford," manuscript pages
Folder 2: "Two Years at Oxford," first draft, pages 1-65
Folder 3: "Two Years at Oxford," first draft, pages 66-137
Folder 4: "Two Years at Oxford," second draft, pages 1-59
Folder 5: "Two Years at Oxford," second draft, pages 60-111
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1939-1940
Folder 7: Correspondence with Lea and Febiger, publishers, 1937-1938, with 1940 royalty statement
Folder 8: Scrapbook of advertisements and reviews of his book, "Clinical Pathological Gynecology"
Folder 9: Class notes, Physiology, bound notebook
Folder 10: Class notes, Ophthalmology, 1926
Folder 11: Class notes, Orthopedics, 1926
Folder 12: Class notes, Gynecology, 1926
Folder 13: Class notes, Neurology, 1926
Folder 14: Other notes, articles, pamphlets
Folder 15: Certificates

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