Contents
Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Search Terms
Contents
Biographical: clippings and curriculum vitae, 1901-1918
Correspondence, 1904-48
Lecture programs, 1903, n.d.
License to practice medicine, NY County, 1899
Medical records, degrees, awards, society memberships, etc., 1897-1948
Reviews and announcements, 1901-11
Writings
Blennerhassett Island (Parkerstown, WV) and Marietta, OH: articles, pamphlets, pictures, etc., 1899, n.d.
Lectures on social hygiene
Society memberships (not medical), 1941-44, n.d.
Oversize Materials
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Emma Elizabeth Walker Papers, 1899-1954
Finding AidFinding aid prepared by mnsss.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.2003
| | | | | Creator: | Walker, Emma Elizabeth, 1864- | | Title: | Emma Elizabeth Walker Papers | | Dates: | 1899-1954 | | Abstract: | Physician; Children's author; Anti-suffragist; Birth control advocate; and Public health advocate. Papers consist primarily of Walker's writings and lectures, but also contain small amounts of biographical material and correspondence; plus information on women's health, the social and moral hygiene movements, turn-of-the-century childrearing practices, birth control and sexuality.
| | Extent: | 1 box(1.5 linear ft.) | | Language: | English. | | Identification: | MS 169 |
"Dr. Walker's Talks on Diet," from Success Magazine, June 1906 Emma Elizabeth Walker was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, July 18, 1864. She grew up in Parkersburg, WV, received her A.B. from Smith College in 1887, and earned an M.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1898. Later that year she opened her medical practice in New York City. For many years she was a clinical assistant surgeon in New York's Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled. She authored Beauty Through Hygiene (1905), "Pretty Girl Questions" in Ladies Home Journal, and many articles and pamphlets for both popular and medical audiences. She lectured widely on the topics of personal and social hygiene and was a member of numerous medical and professional organizations. Return to the Table of Contents
The Emma Elizabeth Walker Papers document her professional life. They consist primarily of Walker's writings and lectures, but also contain small amounts of biographical material and correspondence. In addition to documenting the work of a woman doctor at the turn of the century, the collection contains material relevant to women's health, the social and moral hygiene movements, turn-of-the-century childrearing practices, birth control and sexuality. Return to the Table of Contents
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Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 2-3 | Biographical: clippings and curriculum vitae,
1901-1918 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 4 | Correspondence,
1904-48 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 5 | Lecture programs,
1903, n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 6 | License to practice medicine, NY County,
1899 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 7 | Medical records, degrees, awards, society memberships, etc.,
1897-1948 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 8 | Reviews and announcements,
1901-11 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 9 | Ladies Home Journal "inserts",
n.d. |
| 10 | Ladies Home Journal articles,
1903-16 |
| 11 | Pamphlets on medical subjects,
1906, n.d. |
| 12 | Magazine articles,
1887-1910 |
| 13 | "F.A. Camping Party on Blennerhassett Island",
n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 14 | Blennerhassett Island (Parkerstown, WV) and Marietta, OH: articles, pamphlets, pictures, etc.,
1899, n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 15 | Lectures on social hygiene |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 16 | Society memberships (not medical),
1941-44, n.d. |
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| Physician's license,
1899 |
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| Smith College diploma,
1887 |
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| Johns Hopkins diploma,
1898 |
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| Medical Society of New York Certificate of Membership,
1904 |
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