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Tag: Autograph Collection of Dr. Max Thorek

Posted on March 12, 2020June 2, 2020

A Note from the Library: Florence Nightingale Through Letters

Published by Erin Newton While surgical textbooks and treatise on diseases can tell us much about the history of medicine, it is important to remember that the men and women … Continue reading A Note from the Library: Florence Nightingale Through Letters

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