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The bulk of the papers is Taylor's casebooks, 1894-1902. There are 6 volumes of surgical cases, entitled "Abdominal Operations," and 5 volumes of general gynecological cases. Contents vary, but usually include name, age, and address of patient; notes on menstruation and pregnancies; results of physical examination; diagnosis; and outcome.
Also included are ledger pages, 1907-1913, for the business of Edward J. Taylor, a wholesale and retail florist in Southport, Connecticut. From entries in the pages it is clear that H.C. Taylor had some kind of financial stake in the business, but his exact connection with it or with E.J. Taylor is not known.
The rest of the papers include two volumes of telephone messages, certificates, and artifacts.
History and Biography
Gynecologist. Howard Canning Taylor, Sr., was born in Greens Farms, Connecticut to Arthur and Mary Ellen Wakeman Taylor. He was educated at Yale (Ph.B., 1888) and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., 1891) and interned at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, 1891-1894.
Taylor served on the staffs of many hospitals in the New York metropolitan area including Roosevelt, Sloane, Tarrytown, Greenwich, and Stamford. He was professor of clinical gynecology, 1913-1937, and clinical professor of gynecology, 1938-1945, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. His son, Howard Canning Taylor, Jr. (1900-1985), was also a gynecologist, a P&S graduate, and a professor of obstetrics/gynecology at Columbia.
Howard C. Taylor, Sr. died in New York City on March 27, 1949.
Organization
The bulk of the papers is made up of Taylor’s casebooks, 1894-1902. There are 6 volumes of surgical cases, entitled “Abdominal Operations,” and 5 volumes of general gynecological cases. Contents vary, but usually include name, age, and address of patient; notes on menstruation and pregnancies; results of physical examination; diagnosis; and outcome.
Also included are ledger pages, 1907-1913, for the business of Edward J. Taylor, Wholesale and Retail Florist, Southport, Connecticut. From entries in the pages it is clear that H.C. Taylor had some kind of financial stake in the business, but his exact connection with it or with E.J. Taylor is not known.
The rest of the papers include two volumes of telephone messages, certificates, a perineometer, and a name plate belonging to his son, H.C. Taylor, Jr.
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Administrative Information
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