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Edward Oram Shakespeare

Held at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

MSS 2/0338-01                                                                                                           Acc. 2001-005

 

                                                 SHAKESPEARE, EDWARD  ORAM
                                                                      (1846-1900)

                                                                         Papers,
                                                           1727 (1876-1900) 1916

 

BIOGRAPHICAL

Edward Oram Shakespeare, physician, public health official, and bacteriologist, was born in Dover, 
Delaware, in 1846,the son of William McIntire Shakespeare and Catherine Haman Shakespeare. He 
died in 1900. In his genealogical research (of which he was fond), Edward Oram traced his ancestry to 
the playwright William Shakespeare's brother. A graduate of Dickinson College and the Medical 
Department of the University of Pennsylvania, Edward Oram Shakespeare distinguished himself early 
in his career as an ophthalmologist, lecturing at the University of Pennsylvania, and practicing eye 
surgery and refraction at Philadelphia General Hospital. He devised his own ophthalmoscope and 
ophthalmometer, publishing the results of his findings in The American Journal of Medical Sciences.

Ophthalmology, however, represents a small fraction of his varied interests. His skillful work in the 
laboratory at Philadelphia General Hospital helped to establish a role for investigative medicine in 
American hospitals and medical schools, and he soon became a scientific consultant to governmental
bodies. In 1885, he was commissioned by the mayor of Philadelphia to study the cause of typhoid 
fever in Plymouth, Pa. The results of this work, summarized in "The Lesson Taught by the Epidemic at 
Plymouth Concerning Typhoid Fever," emphasize the importance of a pure water supply and proper 
sanitation.

Later that year, Shakespeare was appointed by Grover Cleveland to travel to Spain and elsewhere to 
study a cholera epidemic. His five years of travel and study resulted in his work, Report on Cholera 
in Europe and India. This thousand-page report was regarded as an encyclopedic history of the 
disease and was presented to Congress in 1890.  The American Medical Association hailed it as a 
"great work" and Shakespeare was regarded as the leading expert on cholera. He served as port 
physician in Philadelphia during the cholera scare of 1892 because of this background.

Together with Walter Reed and Victor Vaughan, Shakespeare as Major and Brigade Surgeon of the 
U.S. Volunteer Army investigated the health conditions in army camps during the Spanish American 
War. Their conclusions discounted the results of clinical examinations when they were contradicted by 
bacteriological findings. Measures for proper hygiene and cleanliness were to be implemented in the 
camps if typhoid was to be eliminated. Before his completed work was published, Shakespeare died 
suddenly.

Shakespeare was an early proponent of germ theory, becoming a pioneer in bacteriology in 
Philadelphia. He was a supporter of Robert Koch, discoverer of both the tuberculosis and cholera 
bacilli, and like Koch contributed to the emerging field of public health and preventive medicine.

Shakespeare was elected a Fellow of the College of Physicians in 1877.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The papers of Edward Oram Shakespeare reflect the versatility of his interests. The bulk of the 
medically-related papers concern his work on the Cholera Commission, as an attendee at the 
International Sanitary Conference and during his service in the Spanish American War. Other 
medical material includes publications and correspondence.  Most of non-medical material consists 
of family papers, which contain a great deal of genealogical material.

Original order was almost completely lacking when the collection was accessioned, except some 
material was sorted into envelopes or secured together with rubber bands. Series were determined 
by considering the various aspects of Shakespeare's life and career, and fall into three large 
groupings: medical, military, and family. Subseries are arranged alphabetically by type of material, 
title, or author, depending upon the subseries. Researchers should check each series for the 
subjects of their interest.

Series I consists of professional correspondence. Of particular significance is his correspondence 
with Thomas J. Burrill and Frank S. Billings about the nature of the hog cholera and swine plague 
bacilli, and Shakespeare's correspondence with publisher J. C. Slay about Dietetics and Hygiene 
Gazette (Shakespeare was an editor). It was Shakespeare's idea to send advanced copies of his 
editorials to newspapers to encourage interest in the publication. Other correspondents include 
Philadelphia Mayor William Smith (requesting E. O. Shakespeare's help in dealing with the epidemic 
in the Plymouth, Pa. [1885]), Louis Pasteur, Benjamin Meade Bolton, Auguste Chaveaux, Robert 
Koch, James Paget, John Guiteras, Friedrich Loeffler, and Joseph Toner.

Series II represents the work of the Cholera Commission, established by Executive Order by 
President Cleveland on 10 Oct. 1885, with Shakespeare as chair. Appointment documents and 
letters of introduction (signed by among others Secretaries of State Thomas Bayard and James 
Blaine) are included in this series, as is correspondence from the various U. S. consulates, mainly 
from Spain, which was the initial focus of Shakespeare's investigations. There are also financial 
records, a diary kept by Shakespeare during his first trip to Spain, and articles and reviews about 
Shakespeare and his work.

Series III focuses on Shakespeare's service as an official United States delegate to the International 
Sanitary Conference of 1894. Included in this section is a preliminary report to the President regarding 
the American concern for the transportation of cholera to America through European emigration as 
well as the list of delegates and various notes and invitations received while attending the conference. 
Correspondents include Grover Cleveland, Robert Koch, and S. Weir Mitchell.

Series IV covers Shakespeare's service on the National Rifle Team, which went to Camp Wimbledon 
in England in 1883. Invitations to dinners and parties, including two by the Prince of Wales, are found 
in this series.

Series V contains material about Shakespeare's service during the Spanish American War. He was 
appointed in June of 1898 to be chairman of the Committee on Sanitation of the National Relief 
Commission and asked in September of the same year to be Brigade Surgeon in the U.S. Volunteer 
Army by George Sternberg, the Surgeon General. Included in this series are reports regarding 
Shakespeare's crusade for proper sanitary conditions in the army. There are also army orders and 
clippings about camp sanitation.

Series VI holds miscellaneous papers concerning Shakespeare's military service, such as notices of 
promotion.

Series VII contains publications by E. O. Shakespeare. Topics are varied and consist of such topics 
as the anatomy of  the eye and the post-mortem exam of presidential assassin Charles Guiteau. 
Included in this section is an address from a special committee of the College of Physicians concerning 
the necessity for national control of maritime quarantine, and an interview with a newspaper.

Series VIII holds miscellaneous professional papers. Of interest are an advertisement for an 
ophthalmometer (perhaps the one designed by Shakespeare) and a petition signed by prominent 
Philadelphia physicians agreeing to give a dinner for Shakespeare.

Series IX consists of certificates and notices of awards. Shakespeare's certificate of Fellowship in the 
College of Physicians is in the series.

Series X contains various personal photographs as well as photomicrographs used in his work. Of 
interest is the photograph of E. O. Shakespeare in Shakespearean dress and a photograph of him 
in a uniform. There are also two glass negatives of his father as well as a photograph of his entire 
family taken in California.

Series XI is family papers. The largest subseries has the records of Shakespeare's genealogical 
research; Shakespeare was fascinated with his pedigree and tracing his ancestry to the Bard's brother. 
The material includes pages of charts on the family history. Of note is the professionally executed 
pedigree of William McIntire Shakespeare, Sr. of Dover, Delaware from 1673 and the pedigree 
provided by Francis C. Hersey in 1895. E.O. Shakespeare compiled this genealogy by corresponding 
with relatives and searching various parishes in England. The correspondence section is highlighted by 
John Herr Musser's report on Shakespeare's health and that of his children. The financial records are 
replete with family deeds from the 1800's as well as with records from the disposition of the estate of 
Stephen Shakespeare.

PROVENANCE

The papers of Edward Oram Shakespeare were donated to the College in January of 2001 by his 
grandson, Edward Oram Shakespeare. They had been in the family's possession since his 
grandfather's death and arrived at the College in a suitcase. Charles Greifenstein, Curator of Archives 
& Manuscripts, examined the collection and initially organized it, foldering and boxing material in 
acid-free housing. The collection was fully  processed in 2002 by Catherine Clawson, an intern from 
Temple University.

 

1727 (1876-1900) 1916
7 boxes (2.8 linear feet)

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MSS 2/0338-01                                                                                                       Acc. 2001-005


                                             SHAKESPEARE, EDWARD ORAM
                                                                  (1846-1900)

                                                                     Papers,
                                                        1727 (1876-1900) 1916



Box     Ser.
  1         I        CORRESPONDENCE, 1878-1898                                        (32 folders)

                        1.   Beitler, A.M.                             (1 item)                                     1894 Dec. 1
                              Asking EOS to examine applicants for position of
                              bacteriologist on Bureau of Health in Philadelphia

                        2.  Bickerton, Thomas H.                 (1 item)                                    1897 Aug. 22

                        3.  Billings, Frank S.                         (7 items)             1888 Jan. 22-1889 Mar. 12
                             From Patho-Biological Laboratory, State University of Nebraska

                        4.  Bolton, Benjamin Meade              (2 items)              1888 Jan. 18-1889 Jan. 25

                        5.  Brewster, Benjamin H.                 (2 items)                                   1883 June 15
                             Letters of introduction

                        6.  British Medical Association           (2 items)                                  1892 July 26

                        7.  British Museum.                            (3 items)                                  1883 July 25
                             Note requesting EOS fill out application for a reader with reading 
                             room regulations

                        8.  Burrill, Thomas J.                          (2 items)            1889 Feb. 11-1889 July 26
                             Isolation of swine plague bacillus

                        9.  Chaveaux, Jean Baptiste Auguste     (3 items)              1883 Aug.23-1896 Nov.

                        10. College of Physicians of Philadelphia     (1 item)                                       1886
                              Acknowledgment of donation to the library

                        11. Davis, N.S.                                    (1 item)                                1885 Sept. 17
                              EOS appointed president of Section of General
                              Pathology of the International Medical Congress

                        12. Dickinson College                        (4 folders)                                 1888-1892
                                        12.1  Himes, Charles                (1 item)                             1888 June 30
                                                  Board of Trustees informing EOS of honorary degree
                                        12.2  Philadelphia District Association of Dickinson 
                                                 College                            (3 folders)                                    1892
                                                 12.2.1 Constitution of the Philadelphia District 
                                                              Association             (2 items)                       1892 Feb. 20
                                                 12.2.2 EOS's election to Board of Trustees     
                                                                                             (1 item)                         1892 Mar.10
Box Ser.                                    12.2.3 Rhoades, George E.     (1 item)                     1892 Mar. 12
   1    I                                                  Philadelphia District has elected EOS to Board

                        13. Gaffley, Prof.                                 (1 item)                                  1884 Nov. 14
                              Regarding Formad's article on tuberculosis

                        14. Gibbs, George                               (7 items)              1891 June 10-1891 Oct. 27 
                              Regarding EOS's purchase of a rifle from him. Includes original receipt

                        15. Guiteras, John                                (3 items)             1893 Feb.10-1893 Mar 13
                              Regarding a teaching position at University of Pennsylvania

                        16. Henry, Frederick P.                       (1 item)                                    1890 Oct. 18
                              Letter of introduction to Dr. Fedeli in Rome

                        17. Koch, Robert                                (1 item)                                    1884 Nov. 21
                              Regarding Formad's article on tuberculosis

                        18. Leffmann, H.                                 (1 item)                                     1892 Sept. 4
                              Congratulating EOS appointment as port physician of Philadelphia

                        19. Lewis, Richard                              (1 item)                                    1885 Oct. 31
                              Asking about his return from Europe

                        20. Loeffler, Friedrich                          (1 item)                                                1883

                        21. McComas, Louis E.                      (2 items)                  1897 Mar. 27-1898 Feb. 
                              Abortive efforts for EOS to be on a Commission

                        22. Paget, James                                 (2 items)                1883 July 10-1883 July 27
                              Regarding the British Museum

                        23. Pasteur, Louis                               (1 item)                                     1883 Aug. 13
                              Regrets about having missed meeting EOS

                        24. Salmon, Thomas W.                     (4 items)               1888 Nov. 13-1889 Mar.30
                              Regarding government compensation for work on swine plague

                        25. Slay, J.C.                                     (14 items)             1893 Mar. 25-1896 May 23
                              Correspondence as editor of The Dietetics and Hygiene Gazette 
                              with publisher Slay

                        26. Smith, William B.                         (2 items)                                       1885 Aug. 11
                              Asking EOS to help with epidemic in Plymouth, Pennsylvania

                        27. Tibbott, E. F.                               (1 item)                                          1892 Sept 5
                              Acknowledging cholera proclamation of EOS

                        28. Toner, Joseph M.                         (3 items)                                                   1878
                              Relating to publication of Toner lecture by EOS

Box         Ser.
  1             I     29. Vossioux, L.                                 (2 items)                    1894 Mar 9-1896 June 11

                II     PAPERS RELATING TO WORK AS COMMISSIONER ON 
                        CHOLERA, 1885-1895                                                                 (33 folders)

                        1.   Adee, Alvey                              (1 item)                                            1888 Feb. 9 
                              Asking about report on Asiatic cholera

                        2.   Adjutant General, U. S. Amy     (4 items)                     1885 Oct. 6-1885 Oct. 15 
                              Requests for introductory letters

                        3.   Appointment documents             (4 items)                                         1885 Oct. 1
                              Cover letter signed by Secretary of State, copy of executive order, 
                              special passport, letter of introduction

                        4.   Bayard, Thomas                         (3 items)                 1887 Jan. 27-1887 June 13
                              Additional expenses to be allowed when cholera report is received

                        5.   Blaine, James                             (1 item)                                        1890 Nov. 17 
                              Letter of introduction

                        6.   Book reviews                             (9 items)                           1891 Oct.-1891 Dec. 
                              On his "Report on Cholera in Europe and India."  Includes 
                              letter of congratulations by Simes

                        7.   Certificate                                   (1 item)                                         1885 Oct. 1
                              Certifying EOS as US representative to investigate cholera. Signed 
                              by Secretary of State, Thomas Bayard


                        8.   Childs, George W.                      (1 item)                                       1885 Sept. 9 
                              Acknowledging EOS's interest in his own work on cholera.
                              References S. Weir Mitchell

                        9.   Cholera invitation in Spanish        (1 item)                                     1886 Feb. 25

                       10.  Clippings                                     (8 items)                1886 Feb. 3-1887 Mar. 3
                              On cholera and EOS

                       11.  Congressional Resolution             (2 items)                                    1887 Mar. 3
                              Two printed copies of the resolution to print EOS's "Report on 
                              Cholera in Europe and India."

                       12. Cure for cholera                           (6 items)                    1887 Dec-1889 Feb. 4
                             Reported cure by a French physician named Perroux in Calcutta.
                             Contains reports with accompanying State Department letters,
                             one, signed by Thomas Bayard.

                       13.  Diary                                           (1 item)                       1885 Oct. 1-1886 Jan. 
                              Contains notes as U. S. Commissioner to investigate cholera

                       14.  Drafts of letters                            (2 items)               1886 Jan 11-1886 Nov. 29
                              Written while abroad, one to Sec. of State Thomas Bayard
Box        Ser.
  2           II     15.  Financial records, 1885-1895                               (3 folders)                         
                                15.1  Letters from U.S. Treasury      (4 items)            1890 Jan. 6-1895 Jan 23
                                        About accounts outstanding
                                15.2  Correspondence including a letter signed 
                                         by Thomas Bayard                  (11 items)     1886 Jan. 14-1886 May 28
                                15.3  Other financial notes              (23 items)     1885 Sept. 30-1886 May 17
                       
                        16.  Hamilton, John B.                       (1 item)                                       1885 Oct. 3
                               Spoke to President about EOS' interest in studying cholera

                        17.  Letters to the President of the United States 
                                                                                  (8 items)             1885 July 24-1885 Sept.25
                               Mostly copies, proposing that EOS be appointed commissioner
                               on cholera. Includes letters from David Hayes Agnew, Jacob
                               M. DaCosta, Joseph Leidy, R. J. Levis, A. K. McClure,
                               Charles Emory Smith, John Welsh (original and copy)

                        18.  McLaughlin, Thomas N.             (1 item)                                     1885 Oct. 2
                               Congratulating him on appointment to study cholera in Spain

                        19. Petri, R. J.                                    (1 item)                                    1891 Oct. 1
                              Thoughts on his "Report on Cholera in Europe and India."

                        20.  Questionnaire                             (1 item)                                                 [n.d]
                               In Spanish, designed for Spanish physicians on cholera epidemic

                        21.   Reyburn, Robert                         (1 item)                                   1891 June 11
                                Congratulating him on his report on cholera.

                        22.  Ryan, Patrick J.                           (1 item)                                     1885 Oct. 7
                               Letter of introduction to Dr. O'Connell in Rome

                        23.  United States Consul, Alicante     (1 item)                                   1885 Dec. 22
                               Sending information on cholera epidemic of 1884

                        24.  United States Consulate, Barcelona     (5 items)       1886 Jan. 8-1886 Mar. 11
                               Sending of charts and statistical information to EOS

                        25.  United States Consulate, Carthagena     (1 item)                            1886 Feb. 2
                               Sending EOS documents

                        26.  United States Consulate, Malaga          (2 items)                [n.d]; 1886 Mar. 15
                               To send EOS requested information

                        27.  United States Consulate, Palermo         (1 item)                             1886 Jan. 8
                               To send EOS requested information

                        28.  United States Consulate, Valencia         (2 items)      1886 Feb. 2-1886 Mar.14
                               Sending information on cholera

                        29.  United States Legation, Madrid             (9 items)    885 Dec. 22-1887 Mar. 20
                               Letters forwarding reports on Madrid and joint publication of report 
                               with Dr. Hauser at a cost agreed upon by both men
Box         Ser.
  2             II    30.  United States Legation, Rome                (2 items)       1885 Jan. 5-1886 Jan. 14
                               Forwarding information to EOS

                       31. United States Legation, Teheran            (2 items)     1889 Sept. 17-1889 Nov.13
                             Report of cholera in Persia sent to EOS through Assistant 
                             Secretary Alvey Adee

               III     PAPERS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL SANITARY
                         CONFERENCE, 1890's (Bulk 1894)                                             (24 folders)

                        1.  Calling cards                                         (2 items)                                      [1894]
                             EOS as member of US delegation

                        2.  Certificate                                             (1 item)                                         1894
                             Appointing EOS a delegate to the conference.  Signed by 
                             Pres. Grover Cleveland and Sec. of State Walter Gresham

                        3. Correspondence, 1894-1897                                            (13 folders)
                                3.1  Barrere                                     (1 item)                                       [1894]
                                        Note about Ottoman delegation
                                3.2  Cleveland, Grover                 (3 items)        1894 Nov. 17-1895 May 27
                                        Asking EOS to dine and thanking him for his efforts
                                3.3  Irwin, Fairfax                        (8 items)           1894 Mar. 6-1894 Mar. 9
                                        Reports from US consulates and European steamship 
                                        lines about disinfection and sanitary procedures, 
                                        written to Irwin and forwarded to EOS
                                3.4  Koch, Robert                        (1 item)                                  1894 Feb 2
                                        Koch will not be coming to the conference but 
                                        Dr. Mordtmann is a good representative
                                3.5  Ministry of the Interior          (5 items)           1896 May 16-1897 Feb. 4
                                        Comments on Conference results
                                3.6  Mitchell, S. Weir                 (1 item)                               1894(?)Aug. 14
                                        Regarding government reimbursement of expenses
                                3.7  Morton, L. P.                     (1 item)                                  1894 Mar. 17
                                        Water filtration
                                3.8  Requests for meetings         (3 items)              1894 Feb. 4-1894 April 8
                                        Diplomats requesting to meet with EOS
                                3.9  Ruysch, D. (1 item) 1894(?)
                                3.10 Shakespeare, E.O.             (1 item)                                     [after 1894] 
                                        Draft of letter
                                3.11 Smith, Adolph                    (2 items)                                  1894 Mar. 2
                                        Sending him press cutting from "Lancet"
                                3.12 Smith, Stephen                  (11 items)         1894 Apr. 14-1894 Nov. 27
                                        Concerning EOS's report to President Cleveland on 
                                        the conference
                                3.13 Thurber, Henry                 (1 item)                                     1895 June 15
                                        Acknowledging fact no further agreements have 
                                        occurred since the Sanitary Conference

                        4. Financial records                           (2 folders)                                            1894
                                4.1  Accounting notes of EOS     (9 items)                                          [1894]
                                        Includes payment for stenographer
Box        Ser.           4.2 Telegrams                             (7 items)            1894 Jan 16-1894 June 24
  2           III                    Five telegrams are from President Cleveland's private
                                      Secretary, Henry Thurber

                        5. Invitations, 1894                                                        (2 folders)
                                5.1 Various meal invitations         (16 items)                                        [1894]
                                        Includes signed note from U.S. Ambassador to
                                        France, James Biddle Eustis
                                5.2 Dinner and function invitations     (34 items)                                  [1894]
                                        Many are from the French government.

   3                   6. Lists of delegates                             (3 items)                                         [1894]
                            Two official listings and one note of the sanitary ministers in Paris.

                        7. Maps and graphs                             (4 items)                                      [1890's] 
                            Found tied with letters to Fairfax Irwin. Includes mortality 
                            statistics from India (to 1892) and map of the spread of cholera 
                            in Asia and Europe, 1823-65.

                        8. Report                                             (1 item)                                        [1894] 
                            To the president on the immigration issue and its appropriateness 
                            for discussion at the Sanitary Conference.  (10 typed pages 
                            with no appendices attached)

                        9. Special passport                              (1 item)                                1894 Jan. 16
                            Announcing EOS as traveling abroad

                        10. Miscellaneous                                 (1 item)                                            [n.d]

                IV    PAPERS RELATING TO SERVICE ON ARMY  
                            RIFLE TEAM, 1883                                                     (5 folders)

                        1. Certificate                                         (1 item)                                 1883 June 1 
                            Recommending that EOS for the National Rifle team and
                            be sent to Wimbledon. Signed by P. Guthrie of the
                            National Guard of Pennsylvania

                        2. Correspondence                                (2 items)           1883 July 3-1883 July 23
                            Addressed to Colonel Howard as team captain from 
                            Major Charles B. Waller asking team to dinner and 
                            for a short range shoot

                        3. General order, U. S. Army                 (1 item)                              1883 May 22 
                            Ordering rifle team to draw weapons and practice.
                            EOS is listed as Adjutant

                        4. Invitations                                          (7 items)           1883 July 2-1883 July 25
                            Received in England

                        5. Itinerary                                             (1 item)                                         [1883]
                            Handwritten
  Box      Ser.
    3         V      PAPERS RELATING TO SERVICE IN SPANISH
                          AMERICAN WAR, 1898-1900                                 (15 folders)

                        1. Commission                                        (2 items)                             1898 Aug. 11
                            Appointing EOS Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers with the
                            rank of Major. Signed by William McKinley

                        2. Correspondence                                 (5 folders)                              1898-1899
                                2.1 French, M. S.                            (4 items)          1898 June 16-1899 Jan 5
                                        EOS served on the Committee on Sanitation of 
                                        the National Relief Commission
                                2.2 Maus, L. M.                             (3 items)     1898 Sept. 27-1898 Sept. 28
                                        Includes letter from General Fitzhugh Lee granting 
                                        EOS, Walter Reed, and Victor Vaughan the privilege 
                                        of wearing the badge of the Seventh Army Corps
                                2.3 Stanton, T[haddeus] H.             (2 items)       1898 Dec 15-1899 Aug. 12
                                        Settlement of financial discrepancy by army paymasters.
                                2.4 Surgeon General's Office, War Dept.
                                                                                       (9 items)             1899 Aug 8-1899 Jan 9 
                                        Regarding EOS's appointment as brigade surgeon, 
                                        including 3 telegrams from Surgeon General 
                                        George Sternberg
                                2.5 Wallace, H.                                (1 item)                             1899 Aug. 12

                        3. Newspaper clippings                         (2 folders)         1898 Apr. 21-1900 Jan. 18
                                3.1 Clippings                                 (8 items)            1898 Apr. 21-1900 Jan. 18 
                                        Regarding camps and sanitation of soldiers
                                3.2 Clipping and draft of letter       (2 items)                                  1899 Dec. 27
                                        Article critiqued by EOS on George Sternberg's ideas

                        4. Report to Board of Officers              (2 items)                                    1898 Nov. 8
                            Description of trough, urinal, latrine and excavating apparatus. 
                            2 corrected drafts

                        5. Reports to the Surgeon General         (3 folders)             1898 Dec. 6-1899 Jan. 23
                                5.1 Proposing aeration of water after boiling                (1 item)        1898 Dec. 6
                                5.2 Regarding disposal of excreta to prevent typhoid     (3 item)      1898 Dec. 22
                                        1 corrected draft; 2 other copies, one
                                        signed by Shakespeare and Victor Vaughan
                                5.3 Reorganization of the Army sanitation                    (1 item)             1899 Jan.
                                        2 dated typescript reports regarding training of medical
                                        corps, 2 additional typescript reports,1 handwritten note,
                                        1 five page handwritten draft

                        6. Reports to National Relief Commission     (2 folders)      1898 July 16-1899 Jan.23
                                6.1 Proposing the need for germ free water                (2 items)        1898 July 16
                                        2 copies signed by Shakespeare
                                6.2 Regarding progress in aeration of water after boiling     (1 item)   1899 Jan 23

                        7. Special Orders of the Army         (21 items)             1898 Aug 1898-1899 May 25
                            Orders to EOS. Includes one letter asking EOS to proceed
                            to Camp Meade, Penn., to investigate typhoid fever
Box         Ser.
  3             V     8. Miscellaneous                             (5 items)                            1898 Aug. 24; [n.d.] 
                            List of residences of the officers of the U. S. Army, 
                            Constitution of the National Relief Commission, 1 
                            paid bill, 2 notes

                VI     MILITARY SERVICE, MISCELLANEOUS 
                            PAPERS, 1880-1887                                                     (6 folders)

                        1. Certificates                                 (3 folders)             1880 Sept. 28-1885 Feb. 24 
                                1.1  Appointment to the rank of Major in the National 
                                        Guard of Pennsylvania                (1 item)                            1880 Sept. 28
                                1.2  Appointments to the rank of  Lieutenant Colonel    (4 items)   1883 Mar. 2
                                1.3  Appointment to the rank of Colonel              (1 item)             1885 Apr.24

                        2. Correspondence                         (2 folders)                1880 Dec. 8-1887 Mar. 28
                                2.1  Transmittal notices accompanying promotions 
                                        to Major and Lieutenant Colonel           (2 items)                    1880; 1887
                                2.2  Notice of medals             (1 item)                                        1884 Sept. 18
                                        Sending of copies of medals for marksmanship issued by War Dept.

                        3. General orders                            (2 items)                1885 Feb. 24-1887 Apr. 19 
                                        Acknowledging his promotion to General Inspector 
                                        of Rifle Practice and Lieutenant Colonel

                VII    PUBLICATIONS, 1875-1900                                         (24 folders)

                        1.   "Abstract of a Preliminary Report of Experimental Researches Concerning the 
                                Infectious Nature of Traumatic Tetanus"        (1 item)                             1887

                        2.   Abstract of Report on the Origin and Spread of Typhoid Fever in
                                 U.S. Military Camps During the Spanish War of 1898.  Walter Reed, 
                                Victor C. Vaughan and Edward O. Shakespeare
                                                                                (1 item)                                                 1900

                        3.   "An Address from a Special Committee of the College of Physicians
                                of Philadelphia to the Medical Societies of the United States
                                Concerning the Dangers to which the Country is Exposed by the
                                Ineffectual Methods of Quarantine at its Ports, and in Regard to the
                                Necessity of National Control of Maritime Quarantine."  J.C. Wilson, 
                                E. O. Shakespeare, R. A. Cleeman .                  (1 item)                         1888

                        4.  "A Case of Elephantiasis Arabum." By John Neill. Illustration by
                              E. O. Shakespeare.            (1 item)                                                       1875

                        5.  "A Contribution to the Anatomy of the Human Retina." W.F. Norris
                               and E. O. Shakespeare            (1 item)                                                    1877
Box         Ser.
  3           VII    6. "A Criticism of Dr. Formad's Printed Statements and Conclusions
                              Concerning the Aetiology of Tuberculosis."            (1 item)                     1884

                         7.  Editorials from The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette
                                                                        (14 items)                           Nov. 1893- July 1884

                        8.  "Epidemic of Typhoid Fever, at Plymouth, Pennsylvania."
                                                                        (1 item)                                                         1885

                        9.  Formad on Tuberculosis (Proceedings of the Philadelphia
                               County Medical Society)            (1 item)                                                1884
                                Discussion held at the Medical Society

                        10.  "Influence of Milk in Spreading Disease."        (1 item)                             1893

                        11.  Interview in a New York paper, Sept. 24, 1892 on the dangers of
                                cholera infestation in the United States.            (1 item)                           1892

  4                    12.  "Koch: On Recognition Cure and Prevention of Tropical Malaria,"
                                translated by E. O. Shakespeare            (5 items)              1898; 1900; [n.d.] 
                                Includes original German work as well a German article on malaria

                        13.  "The Lesson taught by the Epidemic at Plymouth concerning
                                Typhoid Fever." M.S. French and E. O. Shakespeare
                                                                    (1 item)                                                             1885

                        14. "Minutes of a Meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Citizens'
                                Permanent Relief Committee Held at the Residence of the
                                Chairman, Dr. E. O. Shakespeare, at Rosemont, Pa. 
                                Sept. 16th, 1892."        (1 item)                                                            1892

                        15.  "The National Government Should Have Supreme Control of
                                 Quarantine at all Frontiers."        (1 item)                                              1892

                        16.  "The Nature of Reparatory Inflammation in Arteries After 
                                  Ligature, Acupressure, and Torsion."        (1 item)                              1897
                                    Toner lecture #7 published by the Smithsonian

                        17.  "A New Method of Double Staining." W. F. Norris and E. O.
                                Shakespeare.                (1 item)                                                           1877

                        18.  "A Preliminary Report of Experimental Researches Concerning the
                                Infectious Nature of Traumatic Tetanus."        (1 item)                           1887
Box       Ser.
  4         VII      19.  "Preventive Measures for the Individual During Times of Actual 
                                or Threatened Prevalence of Cholera."            (1 item)                          1892

                        20.  "A Report of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Chamber 
                                of Commerce of New York on Certain Points Relating to 
                                Quarantine Detention of Passengers' Baggage, Mdse., and 
                                Infected Ships."           (1 item)                                                             [n.d.] 
                                    EOS as consultant

                        21.  "Report upon the Epidemic of Typhoid Fever at Plymouth, 
                                Luzerne County, Pa." M. S. French and E. O. Shakespeare.
                                                                    (1 item)                                                          1885

                        22. "Report of the Post-Mortem Examination of the Body of Chas. J.
                                Guiteau, who Died by Hanging June 30, 1882, at the United States
                                Jail, Washington, D. C., in Execution of Judicial Sentence."
                                J. W. S. Arnold, E. O. Shakespeare, J. C. McConnell
                                                                    (1 item)                                                        1882

                        23.  "An Unusual Case of Ciliary Neuralgia with an Erratic History:
                                A Critical Study." E. O. Shakespeare and G. E. Schweinitz
                                                                    (1 item)                                                        1888

                        24.  "What Can and Should be done to Limit the Prevalence of
                                Tuberculosis in Man?"            (1 item)                                              1890

             VIII    PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, MISCELLANEOUS, 
                            1877-1899                                                                 (13 folders)

                        1.  Advertisement for ophthalmometer         (1 item)                                 [n.d.]

                        2.  Announcements                 (9 items)                               1877-1888 Mar. 6 
                                Lectures and classes given by EOS

                        3.  Calling cards                      (4 items)                                                     [n.d]

                        4.  Clippings on Medical Subjects         (7 items)                         1880's-1890's

                        5.  Doctors' addresses            (2 items)                              [n.d]; 1896 May 25

                        6.  Editorial department of the "Annual of Universal Medical 
                            Sciences" and "The Satellite" EOS as editor
                                                                       (1 item)                                                    [n.d.]

                        7.  Envelopes and notecard     (3 items)                               1885 Oct.31-1886

                        8.  Invitations                          (3 items)                                    [n.d]; 1899 Jan.

                        9.  Notecard                           (1 item)                                                1889(?)
Box       Ser.
  3        VIII     10. Pamphlet                           (1 item)                                                    1892
                                Address on State Medicine by Joseph Lindsley (praises EOS)

                        11. Petition signed by Philadelphia physicians proposing a 
                                dinner for EOS               (1 item)                                                    [n.d.]

                        12. Poem purportedly by C. K. Mills to William Pepper
                                                                      (1 item)                                                     [n.d]

                        13. Telegram                          (1 item)                                                     1883

            IX       CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS, 1877-1897             (11 folders)

                        1.  Albanian Club                    (1 item)                                                    [n.d.]
                                Testimonial presented to EOS for his aid to this young 
                                women's literary society (newsclipping)

                        2.  American Academy of Medicine         (1 item)                        1884 Oct. 28
                                Notice of election as Fellow

                        3.  American Medical Association            (1 item)                                     [n.d]
                                Printed list of committee members with EOS listed as 
                                President of Section on Pathology

                        4.  American Public Health Association             (1 item)                 1897 Oct. 30
                                Certificate stating EOS has been elected member

                        5.  College of Physicians of Philadelphia            (1 item)                      1877 Apr.
                                Certificate of Fellowship

                        6.  Historical Society of Pennsylvania                (1 item)                1881 Dec. 29
                                Certificate of election as member

                        7.  Pan-American Medical Congress                (1 item)                  1892 Dec. 6
                                Certificate of election as Honorary Chairman of 
                                Section on Pathology

                        8.  Philadelphia Art Club             (1 item)                                     1887 Mar. 12
                                Notice of elected as member

                        9.  Societe de pauvres                (1 item)                                                    [n.d]
                                Netter indicating he is president of this charitable organization

                       10. Trinity Historical Society        (1 item)                                       1891 May 22
                                Letter conferring honorary membership

                       11. University of Pennsylvania             (1 item)                                             1881
                                Certificate attesting to EOS's obtaining medical degree in 1869.
Box         Ser.
  3            X     PHOTOGRAPHS, 1880's; [n.d]                                 (13 folders)

                        1.  Micrographs                          (112 items)                                         [1880's]
                                Probably used in his study of diseases

                        2.  Dollie at Darby                      (8 items)                                                 [n.d.]
                                Six miscellaneous negatives also included

                        3.  William Shakespeare's tomb              (9 items)                                     [n.d.]
                                Taken by EOS in London (negatives only). Includes 
                                newspaper negatives were wrapped in

                        4.  Brunnenwald                         (2 items)                                                 [n.d.]
                                Negatives of entrance

                        5.  E. O. Shakespeare                (1 item)                                                 [1889]
                                Professional photograph

                        6.  E. O. Shakespeare and family             (1 item)                                      [n.d.] 
                                Taken in California

                        7.  E. O. Shakespeare                (1 item)                                                   [n.d.]
                                Professional photograph taken in California

                        8.  William M. Shakespeare       (2 items)                                           [ca. 1854]
                                Two glass negatives EOS' father taken by EOS when 
                                his father was about 35

                        9.  E. O. Shakespeare               (1 item)                                                    [n.d.]
                                In Shakespearean dress

                        10. E. O. Shakespeare              (1 item)                                                    [n.d.]
                                In uniform

                        11. William M. Shakespeare     (1 item)                                                    [n.d.]
                                Taken in Philadelphia

                        12. Shakespeare's tomb in Stratford-on-Avon     (1 item)                          [n.d.]

                        13. D. Waters                          (2 items)                                                 [1887]
                                Includes letter to EOS

  5            XI     FAMILY PAPERS, 1727-1916                                     (61 folders)

                        1. Correspondence, 1881-1916                                     (21 folders)
                                1.1  Bonwill, W. G. A.             (3 items)                                1890 Nov.19
                                1.2  Burling, Sidney H.             (1 item)                                 1899 Aug. 11
                                        Bereavement notice
                                1.3  D                                      (1 item)                                   1883 Aug. 9 
                                1.4  Esmarch, J. von                 (1 item)                                 1889 Oct. 24
                                        Wedding congratulations
                                1.5  G., John                            (1 item)                                 1883 Aug. 28
                                1.6  Gaffley, Prof.                     (1 item)                                 1889 Oct. 24
                                        Wedding congratulations
Box         Ser.
  5            XI            1.7  Halford, Lady                     (1 item)                                 1899 Oct. 31
                                        Regarding wedding ceremony
                                1.8  Halpin, A.                           (1 item)                                 1883 Sept. 9
                                1.9  Hantlin, F. W.                     (1 item)                                 1886 Sept. 4
                                        Regarding lineage
                                1.10 Haman, John                      (2 items)                               1899 June 14
                                        Death notice
                                1.11 Minister, Janette                 (2 items)                              1886 Dec. 13
                                1.12 Musser, John Herr             (4 items)          1898 June 27-1899 Jan. 21 
                                        Letters concerning medical examinations of EOS and his sons. 
                                        Includes letter from nurse M. K. Pell
                                1.13 Ross, Johnston                  (1 item)                                   1916 Aug. 2
                                        Bereavement letter
                                1.14 Scheuch, Consul and Mrs.         (1 item)                         1889 Oct. 24
                                        Wedding congratulations
                                1.15 Shakespeare, Catherine             (2 items)                           1886;1897
                                1.16 Shakespeare, Stephen               (4 folders)                        1876-1897
                                        Contains twelve letters, including an invitation from EOS 
                                        to attend a function at Dickinson College, two brochures 
                                        from Mount Tamalpais Military Academy where Stephen 
                                        taught and a calendar of Litton Springs College where he 
                                        was on the faculty. Folder 1 has a story about the Sonoma 
                                        Valley Stephen submitted for publication
                                1.17 Waters, Mr. and Mrs. David             (1 item)                1889 Oct. 24
                                        Wedding congratulations
                                1.18 Unknown/uncertain            (1 item)                                           1899

                        2. Financial records, 1727-1900                                (16 folders)                                      
                                2.1  Deeds, leases, and maps             (7 folders)                      1727-1867
                                2.2  Receipts                                     (2 items)                       1876; [n.d.]
                                2.3  Daybook                                    (2 items)                                 1816
                                        Benjamin Shakespeare's, with letter found inside
                                2.4  Disposition of the estate of Stephen 
                                        Shakespeare                     (4 folders)                                1809-1832
  6                            2.5  Accounting records of William M.
                                        Shakespeare                     (24 items)                                1846-1872
                                        Includes U.S. tax form for 1872
                                2.6  Accounts of EOS               (8 items)                                  1874-1898                
                                2.7  Receipt                              (1 item)                                             1900
                                        For burial of EOS

                        3. Genealogy, 1799-1913                                                   (26 folders)
                                3.1  Correspondence, 1847-1899                               (4 folders)
                                        3.1.1  General B-H         (17 items)         1867 Aug.19-1899 Dec. 22
                                        3.1.2  General J-V          (9 items)           1847 Aug.30-1892 Oct. 27
                                        3.1.3  Shakespeare family     (9 items)     1868 Nov.19-1892 Oct. 31
                                        3.1.4  Unidentified          (2 items)                                  1883 Jan. 22
                                3.2 Charts                         (4 items)                         1881; [1880's-1890's]
                                        Shakespeare family (1553-1735) pencil copy on brown paper)
                                        Descendants of Solomon Cresson and Anna Watson (2 ink drafts)
                                3.3 Notes, 1765; [1880's-1890's]                         (17 folders)                               
                                        Notes, charts and other material from the genealogical
                                        research of EOS
Box         Ser.                  3.3.1  Notes                     (54 items)                            [1880's-1890's]
  6            XI                   3.3.2  Notes and charts     (8 items)                              [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.3  Notes                     (37 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.4  Notes and charts     (13 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.5  Notes                      (9 items)                              [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.6  Notes                     (21 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.7  Notes and charts     (29 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.8  Notes and charts     (40 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.9  Notes                     (25 items)                              [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.10 Notes                    (35 Items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                                  Includes draft of paper on William M. Shakespeare of Delaware
                                       3.3.11 Notes                    (22 items)                              [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.12 Notes                    (21 items)                              [1880's-1890's]
                                                  Includes notes from the family Bible of Matthew Baird
                                       3.3.13 Notes and charts     (15 items)                   1765; 1880's; [1890's]
                                                  Includes letter from Minister of Coventry accompanying 
                                                  list of assessment of taxables, 2 sketches of family 
                                                  coat of arms, and genealogy chart presented to the New
                                                  York Genealogical and Biographical Society by EOS, 
                                                  1882 April 12 (2 copies)
                                       3.3.14 Notes and charts     (11 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
  7                                   3.3.15 Notes and charts     (12 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.16 Notes                     (22 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                       3.3.17 Notes                     (26 items)                             [1880's-1890's]
                             3.4 Notebooks,  [1880's-1890's]                    (3 folders, 2 envelopes)
                                       3.4.1 Lists of Shakespeares, by date, dating from 13th
                                                  century, with notes         (1 vol.)                           [1880's-1890's]
                                          3.4.2 Genealogical notes, labeled "Index to Family 
                                                Notes"                           (1 vol.)                             [1880's-1890's]
                                          3.4.3 Labeled "Genealogical Notes and Comments"; 
                                                "'Brunnenwald' Rosemont,
                                                 Pa., Apr. 15, '98"          (1 vol.; interleaved material)            1898
                                          3.4.4 Labeled "Family Notes"         
                                                                   (1 vol.; interleaved material)          [1880's-1890's?]
                                          3.4.5 Labeled "Family Notes" 
                                                                   (1 vol.; interleaved material)          [1880's-1890's?]
                                                  Includes letter from Samuel W. Pennypacker

                        4.  Clippings                        (1 folder)                                        [1880's-1890's]

                        5.  Drawings, 1869; [n.d.]                                        (3 folders)
                              5.1 Pencil drawing                             (1 item)                                       [n.d.]
                                    EOS in Mexican/Californian dress
                               5.2 Pencil drawing                             (1 item)                                        1869
                                     Labeled "Office of Dr. E. O. Shakespeare about 1869 
                                    Dover, Delaware"
                               5.3 Pencil drawing                             (1 item)                                       [n.d.]
                                    Group scene

                        6.  Envelope                                             (1 item)                             1916 July 24
                              Quotation on back
Box         Ser.
  7            XI     7.  Invitations                                           (7 items)                          1882; 1888-9
                               To weddings and funerals, including EOS' wedding

                         8.  Medical records                                 (4 items)                              1885; 1897
                               Urinalyses of EOS and Mary Shakespeare

                         9.  Menu and place card                          (2 items)                           1891 Oct. 15
                               Dinner at Farmer's Club

                         10. Obituaries                                          (1 folder)                            1900; 1913
                                Of EOS

                         11. Obituary                                             (1 item)                                         1881
                                Lengthy printed obituary of William M. Shakespeare

                         12. Pamphlets, 1876; 1877                                           (2 folders)                            
                                12.1 "History of the Shakespeare Memorial"     (1 item)                         1877?
                                12.2 "White Clay Creek Presbyterian 
                                         Church"                                     (1 item)                                        1876

                         13. Passport                                              (1 item)                                         1890

                         14. Poem                                                  (1 item)                                         [n.d.]

                         15. Spoons                                               (2 items)                                        [n.d.]

                         16. Telegraphic code                                (1 item)                                          [n.d.]
                                Shorthand codes for telegraph messages

                         17. Watercolor                                         (1 item)                                          [n.d.]
                                EOS?

 

1727 (1876-1900) 1916
7 boxes (2.8 linear feet)

7/31/02
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