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William W. Keen papers, circa 1861-1930

Surgeon and professor of surgery. Brown class of 1859. Consists of scientific papers (manuscript articles, pamphlets, reprints); autobiographical notes; memorabilia; family papers and correspondence; professional correspondence; diplomas and certificates; military orders and passes; clippings; photographs and glass photographic plate; calling cards.
Format(s): Manuscripts
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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow


In-house Access to the Collection:
Typescript Inventory

Related Collections:
Brown University Archives - Scrapbooks Collection

Notes:
Related collection: William Williams Keen (1837-1932) Scrapbook, MS-1U-K2, University Archives.