Subject: Physicians -- United States -- Biography

A three and one-quarter page letter from Dr. Alfred Stille to Dr. Isaac Hays, dated May 9, 1850. Written from Cincinnati, Ohio, the letter discusses Stille's attendance at the American Medical Association convention. It suggests a close professional relationship between Stille and Hays. This is the second of two letters by Stille documenting the AMA convention; the AMA was founded in 1847.

Two-page letter written by Joshua I. Cohen to Isaac Leeser from Baltimore on September 10, 1848 (5608). The letter discusses Hebrew subjects of mutual interest, referencing a previous letter (HCA catalog No. 765, September 21, 2006). Cohen's writing, described as small and untidy, includes some Hebrew words. He mentions a woman whose character he discusses, and invites Leeser to visit the new synagogue in Baltimore upon its consecration. The verso acts as a cover sheet with Leeser's address. The letter also includes biographical information about the Cohen family of Baltimore, tracing their origins from Bavaria to their prominence in the Baltimore Jewish community and municipal life starting in the early 19th century.

This scrapbook, compiled by Jacob da Silva Solis-Cohen, contains approximately 110 pages of personal materials dating from the 1850s. It includes 43 original drawings and paintings in various media (watercolor, ink, charcoal, and pencil), many by Solis-Cohen himself, as well as works by his friends, including Ellen Samuel and S.L. Samuel. The scrapbook also features numerous engravings from books and advertisements, bookplates, poetry, and writing, possibly collected during travels in Europe. A label from Williams Artist Emporium, 37 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, dates to the 1850s. The scrapbook measures approximately 12" x 16" x 2" and weighs over 8 pounds. The collection suggests a glimpse into Solis-Cohen's life before his medical career, spanning his time in high school and before medical school. A later cartoon from the 1870s appears to be out of place chronologically.