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Lecture notes and supporting materials from Wurzbach’s time at Columbia College and the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (P&S), 1915-1918.
History and Biography
Frederick Alfred Wurzbach, Jr., was the son of Frederick A. and Amalia Alt Wurzbach. His father was a businessman in the Bronx who had once served as the Director of the Bronx Eye and Ear Hospital. Wurzbach, Jr., received his BS degree from Columbia College in 1917, and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1919. In 1945, he maintained an office in the Medical Arts Building, Grand Concourse, the Bronx, New York. Wurzbach died November 8, 1970.
Organization
Arranged into two series: I. Lectures notes, II. Other records.
The collection consists of bound and unbound volumes of lecture notes, drawings in color, and other supporting materials from Wurzbach medical training. It appears Wurzbach was taking classes at P&S while simultaneously still enrolled in Columbia College.
The bulk of the material is class and study notes in pencil including detailed color sketches. Some volumes primarily contain drawings. Other material documenting his studies include examinations, handouts, case histories, a lab book, experimental data, forms and schedules.
Material relating to his clinical training include forms and patient instructions from Bellevue and Presbyterian Hospitals and the Vanderbilt Clinic, circulars from the New York City Department of Health, post-mortem/autopsy records from unknown hospital for 12 named individuals (copies for Wurzbach) February 27, 1919 -January 1, 1920. Includes reprints.
Wurzbach generally did not identify the lecturer in his notes. One exception consists of notes of the physiological chemistry lectures of Professor William J. Gies, September 1915-February 1916.
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Administrative Information
Accession #2021.030 and unknown.
Accession 2021.030 previously held by Columbia University Archives. Remaining material previously formed part of the Student notebook collection, compiled by Archives & Special Collections.
Rearranged and described after 2021 accession. Revised by Jennifer Ulrich in December 2021.