George Montgomery Tuttle casebooks

Creator:
George Montgomery Tuttle, 1856-1912
Date [inclusive]:
1895-1909
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
.66 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Access:

Because the papers include Confidential Health Information (CHI) as defined by Columbia University policies governing data security and privacy, access is allowed only under the terms of Archives and Special Collections’ Access Policy to Records Containing Confidential Health Information.

Call Number:
M-0185
Control Number:
5836509
Abstract:

Gynecological casebooks of New York City physician George M. Tuttle dating from May 1895 to May 1909.

Cite as:
George Montgomery Tuttle Casebooks, Archives & Special Collections, Columbia University Health Sciences Library.
Historical/Biographical Note:

George Montgomery Tuttle was born Oct. 2, 1856 in Rochester, N.Y., the son of the Rev. James Harvey Tuttle, a Unitarian minister. He was graduated from Yale in 1877 and received his M.D. from the College of Physicians & Surgeons (P&S) in 1880. He was Professor of Gynecology at P&S from 1885 to 1903 and Attending Gynecologist at Roosevelt Hospital from 1888 until his death, Oct. 29, 1912.

Scope and Content:

The 23 volumes here date from May 1895 to May 1909 and deal solely with gynecological cases. Each case usually includes age, residence, marital status, childbearing and menstruation information, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and result. In addition, there are often letters from referring physicians and sketches of the visible symptoms. Most of the cases seem to have been referred to Tuttle from the patients' general practitioners. In 1895, Tuttle maintained his office at 49 West 30th St. in Manhattan.

Box and Folder List:
Box Contents
1 May 1895-June 1903
2 June 1903-May 1909
Provenance:

Unknown.  Acquired by Archives & Special Collections before 1997.

Processing Notes:

Prepared by S. Novak, Sept. 2000; revised April 2021.