Isham Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Isham
Scope and Content of the Collection
Letters, photographs and a few mementos of the Isham family of New York and Chicago.
Transcribed letters between Dr. Ralph N. Isham, his father Nelson Isham, brother Charles Isham, and son George S. Isham mostly pertaining to the home and estate of Nelson Isham. Also photographs of Ralph N. Isham and other Isham family members, and a few mementos.
Transcribed letters between Dr. Ralph N. Isham, his father Nelson Isham, brother Charles Isham, and son George S. Isham mostly pertaining to the home and estate of Nelson Isham. Also photographs of Ralph N. Isham and other Isham family members, and a few mementos.
Dates
- 1875-1923
Creator
- Isham, Ralph N., 1831-1904 (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The Isham Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Isham Family Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
Biography of the Isham Family
Family residing in New York and Illinois.
Nelson Isham was born on May 17, 1805. He received his M.D. from the Medical Institution of Yale College in 1828. During the Civil War, he served as surgeon to the 97th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Isham married Delia Snell (b.1810) on April 8, 1830. Their son, Ralph Nelson Isham, was born in Manheim, Herkimer County, New York, on March 16, 1831.
Ralph N. Isham also studied medicine, and received his M.D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1854. He came to Chicago in 1855, and in 1859 took part in the organization of medical department of Lind University, later Northwestern University. During the Civil War he headed the United States Marine Hospital in Chicago and continued there for several years afterward. He eventually became chair of surgical anatomy and operative surgery at Northwestern University, and was a member of many medical boards and associations. He married Katherine Snow, daughter of George W. Snow, in 1856. They had four children, George S., Ralph, Katherine, and Harriet. Isham died of cancer in 1904.
Nelson Isham was born on May 17, 1805. He received his M.D. from the Medical Institution of Yale College in 1828. During the Civil War, he served as surgeon to the 97th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Isham married Delia Snell (b.1810) on April 8, 1830. Their son, Ralph Nelson Isham, was born in Manheim, Herkimer County, New York, on March 16, 1831.
Ralph N. Isham also studied medicine, and received his M.D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1854. He came to Chicago in 1855, and in 1859 took part in the organization of medical department of Lind University, later Northwestern University. During the Civil War he headed the United States Marine Hospital in Chicago and continued there for several years afterward. He eventually became chair of surgical anatomy and operative surgery at Northwestern University, and was a member of many medical boards and associations. He married Katherine Snow, daughter of George W. Snow, in 1856. They had four children, George S., Ralph, Katherine, and Harriet. Isham died of cancer in 1904.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Transcribed letters between Dr. Ralph N. Isham, his father Nelson Isham, brother Charles Isham, and son George S. Isham mostly pertaining to the home and estate of Nelson Isham. Also photographs of Ralph N. Isham and other Isham family members, and a few mementos.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Collection Stack Location
1 22 6
Provenance
Unknown.
Processed by
Lisa Janssen, 2010.
Acknowledgements
This inventory was created with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this inventory do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Brothers -- Correspondence
- Correspondence -- 1851-1900
- Correspondence -- 1901-1950
- Fathers and sons -- Correspondence
- Isham, Nelson, 1805-1895
- Isham, Ralph N., 1831-1904 -- Family
- Isom family -- Correspondence
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Photographs -- 1851-1900
- Surgeons -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Correspondence
Creator
- Isham, Ralph N., 1831-1904 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Isham Family Papers, 1875-1923
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Janssen
- Date
- ©2010.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org