Historical Bibliography Updated: December 1, 2019
The Harvey Cushing collection of books and manuscripts.
Publication Details
New York: Schuman's, 1943 CE.
Catalogue, without annotations, of the books and manuscripts bequeathed by Cushing to the Historical Library in the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University School of Medicine. Much like Osler, Cushing collected science as well as medicine.
Regarding Cushing as a collector see:
- The Letters and Libraries of Irving S. Cutter and Harvey Cushing by John F. Fulton
- Harvey Cushing and his Books by John F. Fulton
- The Doctor and his Books
by Harvey Cushing - A Doctor and his Books: Harvey Cushing and his Library

From the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Vol. 1 (1946). Includes "Recollections of Harvey Cushing and His Book-Collecting" by E. P. Goldschmidt, "The Formation of the Harvey Cushing Collection" by E. Weil, and "Harvey Cushing and His Books" by Geoffrey Jefferson. - Dr. Harvey Cushing and his Editor
, by Edward Weeks
From the Bulletin of the Cleveland Medical Library, Volume VI, no. 3 (July, 1959). - Harvey Cushing: An Anecdotal Biography
, by Henry R. Viets
From the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 81 (1969).
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #6779 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8305 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-harvey-cushing-collection-of-books-and-manuscripts |
Geographic Context
Publication place: New York
Mentioned in annotation: Cleveland, OH; Jefferson, NC