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H MS c425 Myerson, Abraham, 1881-1948. Papers and Family Research Records, 1908-2013 (inclusive), 1921-1974 (bulk): Finding Aid.

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Summary Information ...... 3 Administrative Information ...... 3 Series And Subseries In The Collection ...... 4 Biographical Notes ...... 4 Scope And Content ...... 4 Collection Inventory ...... 6 Series I. Abraham Myerson Papers, 1908-2013, undated., 1908-2013 ...... 6 A. Writings and Publications, 1908-1976, undated., 1908-1976 ...... 6 B. Professional Records, 1908-2013., 1908-2013...... 11 Series II. Family Research Records, 1925-2013., 1925-2013...... 12 Controlled Access Headings ...... 14

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Summary Information

Repository: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Creator: Myerson, Abraham, 1881-1948. Title: Abraham Myerson papers and family research records Identifier: H MS c425 Date: 1908-2013 (inclusive), Date: Majority of material found within 1921-1974 . Physical Description: 03.25 cubic feet (3 records center cartons and 1 flat oversize box) Language Of Materials: Papers are in English. Overview: The Abraham Myerson papers and family research records, 1908-2013 (inclusive), 1921-1974 (bulk), are primarily the product of Abraham Myerson’s professional, research, and publishing activities over the course of his career as a neurologist, practicing psychiatrist, and author in Boston, . The papers are arranged in two series: I. Abraham Myerson Papers, 1908-2013, undated; and II. Family Research Records, 1925-2013. Conditions Governing Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Consult Public Services for Access: further information.

Access to electronic records in the collection (as found in Series II) is premised on the availability of a computer station, requisite software, and/or the ability of Public Services staff to review and/or print out records of interest in advance of an on-site visit. Please consult Public Services for further information.

The Papers are stored offsite. Researchers are advised to consult Public Services for further information concerning retrieval of material. Conditions Governing The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in the collection. Use: Researchers are responsible for identifying and contacting any third-party copyright holders for permission to reproduce or publish. For more information on the Center's use, publication, and reproduction policies, view our Reproductions and Use Policy. Immediate Source Of Acquisition: Accession number 2014-050.

Processing Information: Processed by Hanna Clutterbuck and Max Goldberg, 2014 June.

Processing staff at the Center for the History of Medicine analyzed, arranged, and described the papers, and created a finding aid to increase researcher access. Items were rehoused and, where necessary, photocopied to acid-free paper. Folder titles were transcribed from the originals when available. Photographs have been removed from their frames and stored flat. All books and bound volumes were retained with the collection. The collection includes an extremely fragile rolled photograph; the photograph could not be flattened for foldering and was left as found in Box 4. A CD containing Myerson family history has been imaged and retained as an electronic duplicate; the original CD remains with the collection in Box 3. Library Catalog ID 013899501 Library Catalog Link http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/013899501/catalog Preferred Citation: Abraham Myerson papers and family research records, 1908-2013 (inclusive), 1921-1974 (bulk). H MS c425. Harvard Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

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Administrative Information

Sponsor: Processing of the Abraham Myerson Papers and Family Research Records was funded by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine's Karl Gustav Jung Fund for the History of .

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Series And Subseries In The Collection

I. Abraham Myerson Papers, 1908-2013, undated ___ A. Writings and Publications, 1908-1976, undated ___ B. Professional Records, 1908-2013 II. Family Research Records, 1925-2013

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Biographical Notes

Abraham Myerson (1881-1948), M.D., 1908, Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, was Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at , Boston, Massachusetts, Chair of the Department of at Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Director of Research at the Boston State Hospital, Massachusetts, Clinical Director and Pathologist at Taunton State Hospital, Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts State Forensic Examiner. He supported the use of electro-shock therapy as a psychiatric treatment, and was involved in the early trials of Benzedrine.

Abraham Myerson was born in Lithuania on 23 November 1881 to Morris J. Myerson (born 1851) and Sophie Myerson (born 1851). The Myerson family moved to the United States in 1887, spending a brief time in Connecticut before moving to Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from high school in 1898. He completed two years at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of , New York, New York, before transferring to Tufts Medical School to complete his medical degree. While at Tufts, Myerson worked with (1854-1929), one of the first generation of American psychiatric specialists. After graduating with his M.D. in 1908, he opened a medical office in Boston and served as Assistant Physician in Neurology at the , Massachusetts, for two years. During this time, he also worked six months in the laboratory of Elmer Ernest Southard (1876-1920) at Harvard Medical School. Myerson then moved to Missouri for a residency at the Alexian Brothers Hospital, St. Louis, during which he also served as Instructor in Neurology at St. Louis University. Returning to Boston in 1912, Myerson joined the first group of residents at the new Psychopathic Department of the Boston State Hospital, along with fellow residents Myrtelle Canavan (1879-1953) and Harry Solomon (1889-1982). He served as Clinical Director and Pathologist at Taunton State Hospital from 1913 to 1917 and Director of Research at the Boston State Hospital from 1927 to 1940. He held the Chairmanship of the Department of Neurology at Tufts Medical School, originally created by Morton Prince, from 1921 through 1940; likewise, in 1935, he was appointed Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and held the position through 1940. Myerson was also the Massachusetts State Forensic Examiner for eight years, testifying at the Sacco and Vanzetti trial in 1921 and at the Millen-Faber trial in 1934.

Myerson wrote and published widely in both professional journals and lay publications, seeking to simplify and spread scientific concepts to a popular audience. He supported the use of electro-shock therapy as a psychiatric treatment, and was involved in the early trials of Benzedrine. He was a member of several professional organizations, including: the American Psychiatric Association; the American Neurological Association; the Greater Boston Medical Society; the American Psychopathological Society; the Advisory Council for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease for the United States Public Health Service; and the Mental Hygiene Society. He authored ten books, including The Nervous Housewife (1920), The Foundations of Personality (1921), The Inheritance of Mental Disease (1925), and Speaking of Man (1950).

Myerson married Dorothy Marion Loman (born 1890) in 1913; the couple had three children, Paul (born 1914), David, and Anne. In 1937, Myerson was diagnosed with a progressive form of arteriosclerotic cardiac disease, which he documented in his article, As the Heart Slows Down. He died on 3 September 1948, survived by his wife and all three children.

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Scope And Content

The Abraham Myerson Papers and Family Research Records, 1908-2013 (inclusive), 1921-1974 (bulk), are primarily the product of Abraham Myerson’s professional, research, and publishing activities over the course of his career as a neurologist, practicing psychiatrist, and author in Boston, Massachusetts. The papers are arranged in two series: I. Abraham Myerson Papers, 1908-2013, undated; and II. Family Research Records, 1925-2013.

The Abraham Myerson Papers (Series I) constitutes the bulk of the collection, and consists of: manuscript drafts, reprints, and publication reviews for his writings and publications on a wide variety of topics including mental hygiene and electro-shock therapy; several examples of Myerson’s fictional writings, including a short story and a play; a three-volume set of his collected writings and publications; psychological evaluation notes, reports, and other records related to Myerson’s appearances as an expert witness in the Sacco-Vanzetti trial and the Millen-Faber trial; and correspondence related to his various psychiatric research interests. The papers also contain a small amount of papers related to Abraham Myerson and his family history, compiled by an unknown collector

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(Series II), including: correspondence of Myerson to his wife and children before his death; photographs; obituaries of Myerson; condolence letters sent to his family after his death; and family accounts composed by Myerson's brother and sister, Rose and Samuel; and a compact disk labeled “Family Histories.”

Papers and Records are entirely in English.

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Collection Inventory

Series I. Abraham Myerson Papers, 1908-2013, undated., 1908-2013 Date: 1908-2013 Physical Description: 2.50 cubic feet in 3 records center cartons. Scope And Contents: Consists of correspondence, writings and publications, reports, and psychological examination records created and collected by Abraham Myerson in the course of his career as a practicing neurologist and psychiatrist. Writings and publications concern a variety of psychiatric and neurological topics, and include: drafts of manuscripts; reprints; bound volumes of Myerson's writings and publications; a copy of the 1936 Eugenical Sterilization authored by the Committee of the American Neurobiological Association for the Investigation of Eugenical Sterilization; copies of Myerson’s “As the Heart Slows Down”, published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1950; and notes on planned writing projects. The series also contains psychological examination reports and correspondence generated through Myerson's work as an expert witness in the Sacco-Vanzetti and Miller-Faben trials; and correspondence concerning his Benzedrine research. Arrangement: Series I is arranged in two subseries: A. Writings and Publications, 1908-1976, undated; and B. Professional Records, 1980-2013.

A. Writings and Publications, 1908-1976, undated., 1908-1976 Date: 1908-1976 Physical Description: 2.25 cubic feet in 3 records center cartons. Scope And Contents: Consists of papers generated and compiled by Abraham Myerson through his work as an author, including manuscript drafts, notes for planned writing projects, collected reviews of Myerson's various publications, and three volumes of Myerson's collected writings and publications. Publications concern a variety of psychiatric and neurological topics, including: eugenics; Freud and psychoanalysis; and electro-shock therapy, of which he was a proponent. Myerson also wrote fiction, some of which is included in the series. The papers also include: copies of Myerson’s “As the Heart Slows Down”, published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1950, a detailed self-study that Myerson wrote during the last decade of his life, documenting the physical symptoms of worsening cardiac disease; and a copy of Eugenical Sterilization (1936), authored by the Committee of the American Neurobiological Association for the Investigation of Eugenical Sterilization. Arrangement: Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

13.77 versus 12.05': A Study in Probable Error, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 1 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript co-authored with Maurice B. Hexter.

A Heretical View of Crime by a Patriotic Psychiatrist, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 2 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscripts.

A Little Truth About Insanity, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 3 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Abraham Myerson, Letters, 1941-1949, 1941-1949 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 4 Date: 1941-1949

Bisexuality and Individuality, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 5 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Book Reviews, 1925-1934, 1925-1934 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 6 Date: 1925-1934 Scope And Contents: Miscellaneous reviews of Myerson's books.

Book Reviews, 1930-1935, 1930-1935 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 7 Date: 1930-1935 Scope And Contents: Book reviews authored by Abraham Myerson and related correspondence.

Book Reviews - Mental Hygiene , 1931-1942, 1931-1942 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 8 Date: 1931-1942 Scope And Contents: Book reviews authored by Abraham Myerson and related correspondence.

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Boston Globe - Uncle Dudley, 1932, 1932 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 9 Date: 1932

Changing Character of the Jew in America, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 10 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Copies As the Heart Slows Down, 1950-1952, 1950-1952 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 11 Date: 1950-1952 Scope And Contents: Papers relating to The Atlantic Monthly's publication of Myerson extract. Includes William Carlos Williams review of When Doctors Become Patients.

Collected Papers of Dr. Abraham Myerson, 1921-1946, 1921-1946 Identifier: Box 2; Folder 1 Date: 1921-1946

Collected Papers of Dr. Abraham Myerson, Volume 1, 1912-1930, 1912-1930 Identifier: Box 2; Folder 2 Date: 1912-1930

Collected Papers of Dr. Abraham Myerson, Volume 2, 1930-1937, 1930-1937 Identifier: Box 2; Folder 3 Date: 1930-1937

Collected Papers of Dr. Abraham Myerson, Volume 3, 1938-1942, 1938-1942 Identifier: Box 2; Folder 4 Date: 1938-1942

Correspondence on Speaking of Man, 1942-1948, 1942-1948 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 12 Date: 1942-1948 Scope And Contents: Correspondence between Abraham Myerson and publisher Alfred A. Knopf.

Correspondence with Alfred A. Knopf, 1930-1948, 1930-1948 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 13 Date: 1930-1948

Diary, 1909, 1909 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 14 Date: 1909

Dr. Abraham Myerson's Birthday Dinner, 1941, 1941 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 15 Date: 1941 Scope And Contents: Scrapbook with photographs and papers relating to Dr. Abraham Myerson's sixtieth birthday celebration.

Essays, circa 1947, 1947 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 16 Date: 1947 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscripts.

Eugenical sterilization: a reorientation of the problem, 1936, 1936 Identifier: Box 2; Folder 5 Date: 1936 Scope And Contents: Book authored by the Committee of the American Neurobiological Association for the Investigation of Eugenical Sterilization

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Fear - Gorgas Memorial Institute, 1929, 1929 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 17 Date: 1929 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Feeblemindedness: Book and Notes; Papers (1 of 2), circa 1908-1911, 1908-1911 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 18 Date: 1908-1911

Feeblemindedness: Book and Notes; Papers (2 of 2), circa 1908-1911, 1908-1911 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 19 Date: 1908-1911

Free Verse, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 20

Freud, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 21 Scope And Contents: Miscellaneous manuscripts and notes.

Government Statistics; Etcetera , circa 1911-1913, 1911-1913 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 22 Date: 1911-1913

Hereditary and Social Factors in Psychiatry, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 23 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Humor, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 24 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscripts.

John Wilson Manuscript - Alcoholism, 1936, 1936 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 25 Date: 1936

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1916, 1916 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 26 Date: 1916 Scope And Contents: Bound journal includes Myerson's article "The Value and Meaning of the Adductor Responses of the Leg" (p. 121-138).

Karl Menninger, 1938, 1938 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 27 Date: 1938

Knopf - Miscellaneous on Book, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 28 Scope And Contents: Miscellaneous manuscripts and notes.

Letters from Public on Grief Reaction and Electric Shock (1 of 2), 1944, 1944 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 29 Date: 1944 Scope And Contents: Correspondence relating to newspaper report on Myerson's study of the use of electric-shock therapy to treat depression and grief.

Letters from Public on Grief Reaction and Electric Shock (2 of 2), 1944, 1944 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 30 Date: 1944

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Letters to Newspaper Editors, 1940-1947, 1940-1947 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 31 Date: 1940-1947

Looking Backward and Forward in Neuropsychiatry, 1933, 1933 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 32 Date: 1933 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Macmillan - J.N. Myers, 1923-1925, 1923-1925 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 33 Date: 1923-1925 Scope And Contents: Correspondence related to psychiatric texts under consideration for publication.

Macmillan Company - Correspondence and Book Reviews, 1930-1932, 1930-1932 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 34 Date: 1930-1932

Massachusetts Committee for the Revision of the Book Law, 1929, 1929 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 35 Date: 1929 Scope And Contents: One typed letter from Henry L. Burnham.

Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Speech, 1947, 1947 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 36 Date: 1947

Miscellaneous Book Material, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 37

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Publications, circa 1914-1934, 1914-1934 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 38 Date: 1914-1934 Scope And Contents: Articles and correspondence, bulk 1929-1934.

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Publications, 1952-1976, 1952-1976 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 39 Date: 1952-1976 Scope And Contents: Includes Paul Graves Myerson's 1973 paper on his father, Abraham Myerson.

Miscellaneous Story Notes, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 40

My Personal Views and Idiosyncrasies: Final Lecture on Freud at Tufts, 1932, 1932 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 41 Date: 1932 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Myerson - Writings - Short, circa 1930-1941, 1930-1941 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 42 Date: 1930-1941 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscripts.

Myerson on Humor, circa 1940-1945, 1940-1945 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 43 Date: 1940-1945

Myerson, Abraham - Articles, Reprints, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 44

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Myerson, Abraham - Case History, 1946-1947, 1946-1947 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 45 Date: 1946-1947

Nature of Feeble-Mindedness, undated Identifier: Box 1; Folder 46 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript and handwritten notes.

New England Journal of Medicine Letters, 1947, 1947 Identifier: Box 1; Folder 47 Date: 1947

Newspaper at AAM, circa 1925-1940, 1925-1940 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 1 Date: 1925-1940

Newspaper Clippings, circa 1932-1933, 1932-1933 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 2 Date: 1932-1933

Obituaries for Miner Evans and Isador H. Coriat (Written by Abraham Myerson), 1943-1947, 1943-1947 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 3 Date: 1943-1947

Papers - Published - Popular, 1921-1948, 1921-1948 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 4 Date: 1921-1948

Play for Hospital Group, undated Identifier: Box 3; Folder 5 Scope And Contents: Typed and handwritten manuscripts.

Questions of the Day and Hour, undated Identifier: Box 3; Folder 6 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Skulls and Falling Bricks and The Mental Health of the Boys Worker, 1934, 1934 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 7 Date: 1934 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscripts.

Speaking of Man: Correspondence between Alfred A. Knopf and Paul Graves Myerson/Mildred Anne Myerson, 1948 -1950, 1948 -1950 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 8 Date: 1948 -1950

Speaking of Man: Press and Correspondence, circa 1950-1952, 1950-1952 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 9 Date: 1950-1952

Speaking of Man: Royalty Statements, 1950-1959, 1950-1959 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 10 Date: 1950-1959

The Cacogenics of War, 1944, 1944 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 11 Date: 1944 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

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The Incidence of Manic Depressive Psychosis in Certain Socially Important Families, 1940-1954, 1940-1954 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 12 Date: 1940-1954 Scope And Contents: Includes subsequent correspondence related to article.

The Man the Hero Slew, undated Identifier: Box 3; Folder 13 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

The Street for Big Brother Bulletin, 1932-1937, 1932-1937 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 14 Date: 1932-1937 Scope And Contents: Also contains Myerson's article, "Facing Delinquency Realistically"

The Twilight Prowler Short Story, 1942, 1942 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 15 Date: 1942 Scope And Contents: Short story authored by Abraham Myerson and related correspondence.

The Unorganized Extrovert in Crime, undated Identifier: Box 3; Folder 16 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscript.

Timothy Leary, 1929, 1929 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 17 Date: 1929

To The Boston Herald: The Strange Interlude, 1929, 1929 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 18 Date: 1929

Transition of Clinical Types and Relationship to the Inheritance of Mental Disease, undated Identifier: Box 3; Folder 19 Scope And Contents: Typed manuscripts.

Untitled Short Story, undated Identifier: Box 3; Folder 20

Writings - Miscellaneous (Personal - Popular), circa 1939-1948, 1939-1948 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 21 Date: 1939-1948

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B. Professional Records, 1908-2013., 1908-2013. Date: 1908-2013. Physical Description: .25 cubic feet in 1 records center carton. Scope And Contents: Consists primarily of papers collected by Abraham Myerson during the course of his career as a consulting neurologist and psychiatrist. The bulk of the subseries contains psychological examination records; newspaper clippings; and correspondence relating to Myerson's work as Massachusetts State Forensic Examiner and as an expert witness during the Sacco-Vanzetti and Millen-Faber trials. Examination records include psychological evaluations of Nicola Sacco and of several individuals involved with the Millen-Faber trial. Subseries also contains correspondence related to Myerson’s studies of Benzedrine as a treatment for depression and nervous diseases; and papers related to Myerson’s professional appointments and honors. Arrangement: Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Benzedrine Letters (1 of 2), 1936, 1936 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 22 Date: 1936 Scope And Contents: Correspondence relating to newspaper reports on Myerson's study of the use of Benzedrine in treating depression and nervous diseases.

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Benzedrine Letters (2 of 2), 1936, 1936 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 23 Date: 1936 Scope And Contents: Correspondence relating to newspaper reports on Myerson's study of the use of Benzedrine in treating depression and nervous diseases.

Harry Best Letters, circa 1908-1909, 1908-1909 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 24 Date: 1908-1909 Scope And Contents: Correspondence reporting states' administration of services for the "feeble-minded."

Historical Facts, circa 1910-1942, 1910-1942 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 25 Date: 1910-1942 Scope And Contents: Papers pertaining to Myerson's appointments and honors.

Millen-Faber Case - Abraham Faber, 1934-1947, 1934-1947 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 26 Date: 1934-1947 Scope And Contents: Includes examination records, correspondence, and newspaper clippings related to Millen-Faber case.

Millen-Faber Case - Irving Millen, 1929-1934, 1929-1934 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 27 Date: 1929-1934 Scope And Contents: Includes examination records and correspondence related to Millen-Faber case.

Millen-Faber Case - Murten Millen , circa 1931-1934, 1931-1934 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 28 Date: 1931-1934 Scope And Contents: Includes examination records, correspondence, and newspaper clippings related to Millen-Faber case.

Millen-Faber Gang, 1935-2013, 1935-2013 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 29 Date: 1935-2013

Nicola Sacco, 1924-1976, 1924-1976 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 30 Date: 1924-1976 Scope And Contents: Correspondence and reports related to Myerson's examinations of Nicola Sacco. Also includes subsequent correspondence related to Sacco-Vanzetti case.

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Series II. Family Research Records, 1925-2013., 1925-2013. Date: 1925-2013. Physical Description: .75 cubic feet in 1 records center carton and 1 flat oversize box. Conditions Governing Access: Access to electronic records in this series is premised on the availability of a computer station, requisite software, and/or the ability of the Public Services staff to review and/or print out records of interest in advance of an on-site visit. Please consult Public Services for more information. Scope And Contents: Consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and publications relating to Abraham Myerson and his family history, compiled by an unknown collector. Included here are: letters Myerson wrote to his family immediately before his death; condolence letters to the Myerson family after his death; collected obituaries for Myerson; photographs; and correspondence with other members of the Myerson family, including his sister Rose and brother Samuel. Series also includes: brief family accounts composed by Rose and Samuel Myerson; and a compact disk labeled "Family Histories." Arrangement: Series II is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Additions to Collection, circa 1947-1948, 1947-1948 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 31 Date: 1947-1948 Scope And Contents: Copies of letters Myerson wrote to his wife and children soon before his death in 1948. Also includes one black and white photograph.

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Correspondence with Joe and Rose Slepian, circa 1941-1950, 1941-1950 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 32 Date: 1941-1950

Correspondence with Paul Graves Myerson/Mildred Anne Myerson, circa 1941-1946, 1941-1946 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 33 Date: 1941-1946

Family History, circa 1925-1983, 1925-1983 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 34 Date: 1925-1983 Scope And Contents: This folder includes a CD, Center for the History of Medicine electronic media identifier 1589.

Letters of Condolence for Abraham Myerson, 1948, 1948 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 35 Date: 1948

Miscellaneous Publications, circa 2004-2013, 2004-2013 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 36 Date: 2004-2013

Myerson Family, circa 1941-1951, 1941-1951 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 37 Date: 1941-1951 Scope And Contents: Correspondences and papers pertaining to Myerson's immediate and extended family.

Obituaries for Abraham Myerson, 1948, 1948 Identifier: Box 3; Folder 38 Date: 1948

Pathologists to the Massachusetts State Hospitals, 1917, 1917 Identifier: Oversize-box 4; Folder 1 Date: 1917

Photographic Portraits, circa 1917-1948, 1917-1948 Identifier: Oversize-box 4; Folder 2 Date: 1917-1948

Tufts College Medical Honorary Society Certificate, 1938, 1938 Identifier: Oversize-box 4; Folder 3 Date: 1938

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Controlled Access Headings

Black-and-white photographs. Clinical Trial Compact discs. Drugs -- Testing. Evidence, Expert. Hospitals, State Myerson, Abraham, 1881-1948. Myerson, Abraham, 1881-1948. Neurologists. Neurology Neurology. Psychiatrists. Psychiatry Psychiatry. Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927. Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921. State hospitals -- Massachusetts. Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927.

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