Letter from Eugene D. Byrd to Reginald Stewart
In a time of indecision and indifference towards changing discriminatory policies at the Peabody Preparatory, Reginald Stewart received this letter from Eugene D. Byrd, DDS on March 24, 1953. Byrd’s letter demands that Peabody stop their discriminatory practices.
Letter from Eugene D. Byrd to Reginald Stewart, 1953 March 24, Folder 5, Box 25, Peabody Institute Board of Trustees Records, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
Response from F. Grainger Marburg to William L. Marbury
In this letter, F. Grainger Marburg, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees, responds to William L. Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.
Response from F. Grainger Marburg to William L. Marbury, 1949 August 1, Wm. L. Marbury 1949 July-Dec Folder 1, Box 27, Peabody Institute Board of Trustees records, PIRG.02 Series C: Officers, Arthur Friedheim Library, Peabody Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
Excerpts from William Fisher’s World War I diary
This diary documents Alice Fitzgerald's nursing service with the British Expeditionary Forces in France. It describes the layout and condition of the wards, the weather for the day, and descriptions of troops, patients, ward books, and personal experiences. It contains numerous sketches illustrating a nurse's uniform, hospital beds, cabinets, ships, tents, building and camp layouts, maps, and a scheme of hospitals and care. [Transcript of page] Nov 26, 1916 “Four sisters left reducing our staff to the regulation number of 9. I have taken over another tent so that I am quite busy with a possible capacity as follows S1 40 S2 50 S3 40 S4 70 Yesterday I had 147 S1 30 S2 40 S3 17 S4 60 If it were not for service of the very good orderlies it would not be possible to do it. Plan of shelter ward [image depicts location of supplies, latrine, pantry, B.P., blankets] This just allowed one to get between shelters for dressings. Huts outside Canvas partitions not leading to ceiling My cubicle [image depicts location of table, oil lamp, bed, window, trunk, shelf stand, wash stand and chair]
2 diary pages : pencil and pen on paper ; 8.75 x 7.25 in.
Item 239317 [Drawing of soldier in trench] Item 239320 [Page from diary showing capacity and layout of wards]
Photograph of recording session with Rosa Ponselle and Romano Romani at Villa Pace, 1952
Black and white photograph of recording session at Villa Pace with sponsor Addison Foster, record collector Lloyd Garrison, engineer George Steele, Rosa Ponselle, and Romano Romani at the piano. Photo by Frank P. Kalita, stamped 1952. Includes certificate of authenticity from The Baltimore Sun.
Mary Garrett at the age of 35 when she built the Bryn Mawr School building.
This image is from the Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library and is used with their permission.
Cover of "Beautiful Annabel Lee" sheet music
Alfred Bryan and Artie Mehlinger, lyrics
You kept fit and defeated the Hun - now set a high standard, a clean America! Stamp out venereal diseases.
While Adolf Meyer was engaged in preventative measures back home, some of his colleagues worked on treatment in France. Thomas Salmon believed that early intervention could decrease the magnitude of shell shock and shorten its course in victims. He thus launched the creation of neuropsychiatric units to tend to shell-shocked soldiers closer to the front. Some smaller units were attached to base hospitals. Others, intended for lengthier treatment, were located much further away. The unit in this photo was of the latter type. It was located in Brest, France. Treatment of shell shock involved a variety of techniques, and occupational therapy (pictured in one of the photos) was one of them. Caption on back of print: "Workshop - Miss Katherine Staples, Miss Marie Bland, Re-Aides." [reconstruction aides] Caption on back of print: "Recreation room. The first band concert. The outlook on harbour is beautiful."
Base Hospital No. 18 featured, among other departments, an Eye Clinic. This particular eye case was actually used in another base hospital. As these kits were fairly standard and issued by the AEF, it nonetheless illustrates the equipment that would have been used at Base Hospital No. 18. As the range of instruments reflects, staff in the Eye Clinic performed a variety of services. The staff conducted vision exams, outfitted patients with spectacles, examined eyes for conditions like conjunctivitis, and operated on ocular wounds. According to The History of Base Hospital No. 18, the clinic’s 4 doctors drew work from “twenty one base, thirteen evacuation, ten field, and five camp hospitals, beside three convalescent camps, and thirty-three other large miscellany military organizations in the sector.”