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Spalding, James Alfred (1846-1938)

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1846 - 1938

Biography

A native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, James A. Spalding earned an A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1866, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He went on to receive an A.M. from the school (conferred in 1891, but earned in the 1860s) and studied medicine at Harvard Medical School, where he received his M.D. in 1870. Having lost his hearing, he traveled to Europe for two years to study the eye and the ear. He then made his career as an eye and ear specialist in Portland, Maine, where he had a private practice and also worked at the Maine General Hospital. An active member of the medical profession, Spalding authored many articles and addresses on his speciality, translated European medical works for an English-speaking audience, wrote medical biographies of Maine physicians, and authored works on his grandfather, Dartmouth professor Lyman Spaulding. He received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Dartmouth in 1928.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

James A. Spalding letters

 Item
Identifier: Mss 911177
Mss 911177
Date(s): 1911-02-27 to 1912-10-22
Scope and Contents

The three letters discuss the history of Dartmouth College, particularly the Medical School. Spalding mentions his own writings about his grandfather, Dartmouth professor Lyman Spaulding, as well as a letter of his grandfather's that establishes the date of the first medical lectures at the college. Spalding also inquires about whether Dartmouth is preparing its graduates to help in good urban governance.

James Alfred Spalding letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 865171
Mss 865171
Date(s): 1865-02-21
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from James Alfred Spalding in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, asking to be re-admitted to college.

John Milton Peck certificate

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 865167
Mss 865167
Date(s): 1865-02-17
Scope and Contents

Certificate of the course of study taken by James Spalding and his good conduct while under writer's tuition.

Joseph S. Pfeiffer letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 865171.2
Mss 865171.2
Date(s): 1865-02-21
Scope and Contents

Letter from Joseph S.Pfeiffer in Portsmouth New Hampshire, certifying that James Spalding has taken lessons in German from Jan.16 to Feb. 20.

Notes on Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau

 Collection
Identifier: MS-865
MS-865
Date(s): 1873 to 1932
Abstract

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791). The collection contains notes compiled from various printed sources on the life and times of Mirabeau.

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