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A history of dentistry in Canada [by] D. W. Gullett

Author:
Gullett, D. W  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 308 pages illustrations, ports 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Canada
Date:
1971
Topic:
Dentistry--History  Search this
History of Dentistry  Search this
Dentisterie--Histoire  Search this
Dentistry  Search this
Call number:
RK6 .G85X
RK6.G85X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8914

Dr. Edward H. Angle Orthodontics Papers

Creator:
Brodie, Allan, Dr.  Search this
Angle, Edward H. (Edward Hartley), 1855-1930  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences  Search this
Extent:
3.16 Cubic feet (9 boxes )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Radiographs
Programs
Photographs
Minutes
Letters (correspondence)
Drawings
Date:
1893-1940.
Scope and Contents note:
Business and professional papers of Dr. Edward H. Angle, relating to his pioneering work in orthodontics. The papers include letters to and from Dr. Angle; photographs, subjects including Angle, his patients, equipment, skulls and jawbones and other demonstration photographs of orthodontic subjects, including some x-ray photographs (radiographs); notes and writings, including a book manuscript with photographs; drawings; printed material including meeting minutes and programs from the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontics; and several items appearing to have no relation to dentistry or orthodontics.
Arrangement:
Divided into 5 series: 1. Biographical, 1893-1940; 2. Correspondence, 1893-1939; 3. Photographs, 1915-1917; 4. Case Studies, 1906-1933; 5. Publications, 1889-1940.
Biographical/Historical note:
Dr. Angle was an early practitioner and innovator in the field of orthodontics. He is considered the founder of Orthodontics as the first specialization in dentistry.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Dr. Allan G. Brodie, Head of the Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois, 1962.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
Dentists  Search this
Topic:
Orthodontists  Search this
Orthodontics  Search this
Dentistry -- History  Search this
Genre/Form:
Radiographs
Programs -- 1920-1930
Photographs -- 1910-1920
Minutes
Letters (correspondence) -- 1850-1900
Letters (correspondence) -- 1900-1950
Drawings -- 1890-1940
Citation:
Edward H. Angle Orthodontics Papers, 1893-1940, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0724
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Dr. Edward H. Angle Orthodontics Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82e72ee0d-7121-4cbf-a6a2-7e82135f48d4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0724
Online Media:

The surgeon dentist or, Treatise on the teeth. In which is seen the means used to keep them clean and healthy, of beautyfying them, of repairing their loss, and remedies for their diseases and those of the gums and for accidents which may befall the other parts in their vicinity; with observations and reflections on several special cases

Author:
Fauchard, Pierre 1678-1761  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 184, 128 pages illustrationtrations, port 23 cm
Type:
Early works to 1800
Ouvrages avant 1800
Early works
Date:
1969
1946
Topic:
Dentistry  Search this
Dentistry--Early works to 1800  Search this
History of Dentistry  Search this
Dentisterie  Search this
Call number:
RK50 .F25 E1969
RK50.F25 E1969
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_769

Charles H. Land Papers

Creator:
Land, Charles H., 1847-1922  Search this
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Patents
Financial records
Letters (correspondence)
Writings
Sermons
Articles
Date:
1860-1957
Summary:
The collection documents inventor and dentist Charles H. Land and consists of correspondence, financial records, patent records, articles, printed material, writings, sermons and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, patent records, articles, printed material, writings, sermons and photographs documenting the inventor and dentist Charles H. Land. The correspondence includes one letter written to Dr. Land, but the majority were written after Dr. Land's death and deal primarily with honors bestowed upon him and the Charles H. Land Museum. Two letters are in German. The financial materials consist of dental fees information and invoices from Baker & Company Gold, Silver and Platinum Refiners and Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Company. The patent records contain United States, Canadian, and French patents issued to Dr. Land. The writings deal exclusively with notes and letters written by Charles H. Land, Jr. in 1957. The notes describe issues surrounding the dental field. The sermons, 1860-1863, have no identified author, but three of the six sermons have titles:A.U. The Memory of a Christian Departed , P.U. Godly Sorrow , andNational Thanksgiving . There are four photographs, two of which show Dr. Land working.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into eight series.

Series 1, Biographical Materials, 1909-1915

Series 2, Correspondence, 1898-1956

Series 3, Financial Materials, 1872-1891

Series 4, Patent Records, 1877-1914

Subseries 4.1, United States Patents, 1877-1914

Subseries 4.2, Canadian and French Patents, 1887-1894

Series 5, Articles and Printed Materials, 1905-1956

Series 6, Writing of C.H. Land, Jr., 1957

Series 7, Sermons, 1860-1863

Series 8, Photographs, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Charles H. Land (1847-1922) was born in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Educated in New York, Land studied dentistry under J.B. Meacham of Canada and from 1864-1866 joined the offices of Drs. Sherwood, Haskell and Allport in Chicago, Illinois. From 1871 until his death in 1922, Land practiced dentistry in Detroit, Michigan. In 1875, he married Evangeline Lodge of Detroit and had two children, Charles H., Jr., and Evangeline. Land originated the "Land System of Dentistry" which included many of his patented processes, especially the adaptation of porcelain to dental restorations. Many of his patents deal with devices to aid porcelain work.
Provenance:
Gift of Charles A. Lindbergh, 1965.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
The Division of Science, Medicine and Society transferred the collection to the Archives Center in 2003.
Occupation:
Dentists  Search this
Topic:
Opium  Search this
Inventors -- 19th century  Search this
Inventions -- 19th century  Search this
Dentistry -- History  Search this
Dental technology -- History  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 19th century
Patents
Financial records -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- 1880-1890
Financial records -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
Writings
Sermons
Articles
Citation:
Charles H. Land Papers, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0834
See more items in:
Charles H. Land Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dff551ad-daed-4a4e-99ee-091fc2bc25d5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0834

Tatham Mound and the bioarchaeology of European contact : disease and depopulation in central Gulf Coast Florida / Dale L. Hutchinson ; foreword by Jerald T. Milanich

Author:
Hutchinson, Dale L  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 258 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Florida
Tatham Mound (Fla.)
Date:
2006
C2006
Spanish colony, 1565-1763
Topic:
Anthropometry  Search this
Population  Search this
Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Human remains (Archaeology)  Search this
Missions, Spanish--History  Search this
Ethnoarchaeology  Search this
Dental anthropology  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_820799

1863 bis 1988 im Dienste der Zahnheilkunde : die Geschichte des Zahnwarenhauses Geo Poulson

Subject:
Geo Poulson GmbH & Co  Search this
Physical description:
62 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Germany
Date:
1988
[1988?]
Topic:
Dental instruments and apparatus industry--History  Search this
Call number:
HD9995.D4 E34 1988
HD9995.D4E34 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_380374

A sourcebook of dental medicine : being a documentary history of dentistry and stomatology from the earliest times to the middle of the twentieth century / Gerald Shklar, David Chernin

Author:
Shklar, Gerald  Search this
Chernin, David A. 1949-  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 839 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2002
Topic:
Dentistry--History  Search this
Oral medicine--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_739386

Dental practice in Europe at the end of the 18th century / edited by Christine Hillam

Author:
Hillam, Christine  Search this
Physical description:
518 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Europe
Date:
2003
18th century
Topic:
Dentistry  Search this
Dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RK34.E85 D46 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_741555

Dental books etc. gifted to the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Author:
Campbell, J. Menzies (John Menzies) 1887-  Search this
Royal College of Surgeons of England  Search this
Physical description:
55 leaves ; 26 cm
Type:
Bibliography
Date:
1974
1974?]
Topic:
Dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RK51.5 .D46 1974a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_736228

Making the American mouth : dentists and public health in the twentieth century / Alyssa Picard

Author:
Picard, Alyssa  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 226 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2009
C2009
20th century
Topic:
Dental public health--History  Search this
Dentistry--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_919283

Patterns through time : interactions between changes in subsistence and human dentition at Illinois Bluff, Jersey County, Illinois, and Spiro Mounds, Oklahoma / by Arion Theresse Mayes

Author:
Mayes, Arion Theresse 1969-  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 214 leaves : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Place:
Illinois
Oklahoma
North America
Date:
2001
To 1500
Topic:
Dental anthropology  Search this
Mississippian culture  Search this
Diet--History  Search this
Call number:
GN209 .M39 2001
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_907461

Journal of the history of dentistry

Author:
American Academy of the History of Dentistry  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Date:
1996
1996-
Topic:
Dentistry--History--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
RK1 .B936
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_486536

Instrumentenmacher Dentalfabriken und Dentaldepots : systematisches Verzeichnis von Firmen der Dentalindustrie und des Dentalhandels in Deutschland bis 1938 / von Ulrich Lohse

Author:
Lohse, Ulrich  Search this
Physical description:
351 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Germany
Date:
1991
20th century
Topic:
Dental instruments and apparatus industry--History  Search this
Call number:
HD9995.D42 L83 1991
HD9995.D42L83 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_441077

The case books of Dr. John Snow / edited by Richard H. Ellis

Author:
Snow, John 1813-1858  Search this
Ellis, Richard H  Search this
Earles, M. P (Melvin Peter)  Search this
Subject:
Snow, John 1813-1858  Search this
Physical description:
lvii, 633 p., [1] p. of plates : ill., facsims., port. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1994
19th century
Topic:
Inhalation anesthesia--History  Search this
Inhalation anesthesia  Search this
Chloroform  Search this
Anesthesia in dentistry  Search this
Anesthesia in dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RD79 .S67 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_478023

From popular entertainment to medical revelation : a chronicle of anesthesia in New England / Michael Montagne and Shirley Stallings

Author:
Montagne, Michael  Search this
Stallings, Shirley  Search this
Subject:
Wells, Horace 1815-1848  Search this
Physical description:
31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New England
Date:
1994
19th century
Topic:
Inhalation anesthesia--History  Search this
Anesthesia in dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RK512.I54 M6 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_477473

Eighteenth century dentistry in America : data secured from Eighteenth century newspapers in the Rare Book Room, Library of Congress : duration of full time intensive research, February 1939 to November 1939 / under direction of J. Ben Robinson

Author:
Robinson, J. Ben  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1940
Topic:
Dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RK34.U6 E34 1940a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_483734

The American dentist : a pictorial history with a presentation of early dental photography in America / by Richard A. Glenner, Audrey B. Davis, Stanley B. Burns

Author:
Glenner, Richard A  Search this
Davis, Audrey B  Search this
Burns, Stanley B  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 194 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
Dentists--History  Search this
Dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RK29 .G558 1990
RK29.G558 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_401421

Dental science in a new age : a history of the National Institute of Dental Research / Ruth Roy Harris

Author:
Harris, Ruth Roy  Search this
National Institute of Dental Research (U.S.)  Search this
Subject:
National Institute of Dental Research (U.S.) History  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 476 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1992
Topic:
Dentistry--Research--History  Search this
Call number:
RK34.U6H37 1992X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_428780

Brass plate and brazen impudence : dental practice in the provinces 1755-1855 / Christine Hillam

Author:
Hillam, Christine  Search this
Physical description:
x, 339 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1991
Topic:
Dentistry--History  Search this
Dentists  Search this
Call number:
RK34.G7 H64 1991
RK34.G7H64 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_414265

The American Association of Orthodontists; the biography of a specialty organization. By Wilbur Morse Shankland. With the advice and assistance of Harvey Carlyle Pollock

Author:
Shankland, Wilbur Morse  Search this
American Association of Orthodontists  Search this
Subject:
American Association of Orthodontists History  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 843 p. ill., ports. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1971
C1971
Topic:
Orthodontics  Search this
Dentistry--History  Search this
Call number:
RK1 .S52 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_496600

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