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World War I Correspondence
US AA088.S003.SS001.B004.F033 · File · 1919-01 - 1919-12
Part of Mount Sinai Beth Israel records

This folder includes the correspondence of Louis J. Frank with Beth Israel Hospital medical staff serving in World War I. Correspondence is mainly sent from France and Germany.

Topics include discussion on daily life of those serving, travel throughout Europe, practicing medicine during and after battle, and reactions to Armistice.

One major thread of correspondence includes a request from Dr. Joseph Horowitz, who, stationed in Germany with little to do after the Armistice, asks Louis J. Frank to coordinate with Congressman Isaac Siegel to help him return to work at Beth Israel Hospital.

World War I Correspondence
US AA088.S003.SS001.B004.F031 · File · 1917-1919 (bulk 1917)
Part of Mount Sinai Beth Israel records

This folder includes the correspondence of Louis J. Frank with Beth Israel Hospital medical staff serving in World War I. Correspondence is mainly sent from "somewhere in France," but also from Germany and Fort Benjamin, Indiana in the U.S.

Topics include the staffing of Beth Israel, future needs of military patients, the status of the Beth Israel Hospital building (future Dazian Pavilion), and the daily life of those serving. At least one letter makes reference to the Mount Sinai Hospital Unit.

World War I Correspondence
US AA088.S003.SS001.B004.F032 · File · 1918 - 1919-01-11
Part of Mount Sinai Beth Israel records

This folder includes the correspondence of Louis J. Frank with Beth Israel Hospital medical staff serving in World War I. Correspondence is mainly sent from "somewhere in France," but also from Germany and Fort Benjamin, Indiana in the U.S.

Topics include discussion on daily life for those serving in the war, Russia's role in the war, the status of the new Beth Israel hospital building (future Dazian Pavilion), medical staff shortages at Beth Israel and in the United States, the Influenza Epidemic of 1918, discussions of wartime surgery, discussions of x-ray training for military doctors, the status of various Beth Israel doctors at home and abroad, and global and local politics, particularly related to Congressman Isaac Siegel. Two postcards were also sent from Leo B. Meyer from Chartreuse de Vauclaire, a monastery turned military hospital in France. Letters also make various references to the Mount Sinai Hospital unit.

US AA007 · Collection · 1888-1928

This small collection, (inclusive dates: 1888-1928), is comprised primarily of eight folders of reprints of Abbe's published articles on a variety of medical case studies, and a number of reprint articles about Abbe by others (1 folder). The remaining twelve folders include: an address by Abbe to soldiers leaving for World War I from Maine; a 70th birthday dinner menu, and a bound volume of transcriptions of congratulatory letters on the same occasion; out-going letters to nephew Hubert Howson and niece Helen Louise Howson, Robert Abbe MacKenzie, a distant relative and namesake, and Carrie Bath, the St. Luke's Director of Nursing, recommending two Bar Harbor, Maine women for the program; an article on his donation of artifacts of prominent medical figures to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; several small drawings and doggerel ("comic verse composed in irregular rhythm") by Abbe; recollections of him by Robert Abbe MacKenzie; a memorial book of quotes from Abbe's writings; and a few photographs including formal portraits of Abbe, and prints of images he made of his family in Maine, taken from Lumiere autochrome plates, as well as the original autochrome plates. Note that the photographs have been removed from the collection and added to the Mount Sinai Archives Photograph Collection, and need to be requested separately for viewing.

Abbe, Robert, 1851-1928
Laboratories, 2 of 2

Memos and correspondence on Laboratories relating to departmental organization and policies, addressing costs, wages, equipment, and research facilities. Memos address Dr. Gregory Shwartzman's research and discovery of the Shwartzman Phenomenon. Includes a report of the Committee on Laboratories and a reprint of Dr. Turner's 1930 article "Analyzing the Cost of Postmortem Examinations."

Turner, Joseph
Professional Staff

Memos and correspondence regarding professional staff roles and policies, including rules for reappointment of associates and adjuncts, the Tonsil and Adenoid Ward, hospital stays exceeding two months, and procedures for lab tests. Notes from Board minutes address summer vacations, research, expenses, and terms for adjuncts. Contains memos from Dr. Turner's predecessor, Dr. S.S. Goldwater.

US AA166.B004.F009 · File · 1942-5/1944
Part of Office of the Director of The Mount Sinai Hospital, Joseph Turner, MD records

Memos and correspondence with Lt. Col. Herman Lande of the Third General Hospital. Correspondence documents the activities of the Third General Hospital in training at Camp Rucker in Alabama, and in North Africa and France, as well as efforts to send supplies to the Third General Hospital, and a visit to Camp Rucker by Dr. Turner and President of the Board of Trustees Waldemar Kops. Includes materials related to the 1942 Presentation of Colors to the Third General Hospital, a list of Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Personnel associated with the Third General Hospital, and a newsletter from the Medical Department of the Third General Hospital.

Laboratories, 1 of 2

Memos and correspondence on Laboratories relating to departmental organization and policies, addressing personnel, costs, and animals in laboratories. Correspondence addresses Dr. Gregory Shwartzman's research and discovery of the Shwartzman Phenomenon. Contains memos from Dr. Turner's predecessor, Dr. S.S. Goldwater.

Radiology

Memos and correspondence regarding radiology finances, facilities, rules, and procedures, including safety procedures for personnel and rules for use of radioisotopes. Memos include costs and statistics on x-ray examinations and notes on supplies from minutes of the Committee on Radium of the Medical Board. Contains memos from Dr. Turner's predecessor, Dr. S.S. Goldwater.

Reorganization Plans

Memos, correspondence, and plans regarding Hospital reorganization, including the Medical Division, Laboratories, and Neurology, Pediatrics, and Surgery. Memos include excerpts from the minutes of the Reorganization Committee. Contains a diagram of proposed reorganization plans for the Medical Service. Contains memos from Dr. Turner's predecessor, Dr. S.S. Goldwater.