J. Whitridge Williams by Thomas C. Corner; oil on canvas, 46 by 36 inches, 1932.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Williams, John Whitridge

Dates
26 Jan 1866-21 Oct 1931

Institutional Affiliation(s)
Johns Hopkins Hospital
1892-1931

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1893-1931 

Date Range of Collection
1920-1936

Volume of Collection
3.25 linear feet

Biography

J. Whitridge Williams was born in Baltimore. He received his A.B. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1886 and his M.D. from the University of Maryland in 1888. He spent the next year at universities in Berlin and Vienna studying bacteriology and pathology, and in 1889 he returned to Baltimore to be a volunteer assistant to Howard A. Kelly at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Williams returned to Europe to study obstetrics and in 1892 joined the staff of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. When the medical school opened in 1893 Williams became an associate in obstetrics. He became associate professor of obstetrics in 1896 and professor in 1899. Williams served as dean of the school of medicine from 1911 until 1923. His main contributions to scientific research were in the pathology of obstetrical and gynecological disorders. He wrote over one hundred scientific papers and the standard Textbook of Obstetrics. He revised it many times, and the book is still in print under the title Williams' Obstetrics. 

Scope and Content

The J. Whitridge Williams Collection contains correspondence (1920-1936), newspaper clippings, and biographical material. The collection is primarily composed of the first five editions of Williams' Obstetrics: a Textbook, A Book for the Use of Students and Practitioners. These editions were Williams' personal copies and contain his extensive annotations and corrections. A copy of his A Sketch of the History of Obstetrics in the United States up to 1860 is also included.

Additional Information about the Collection

An unpublished inventory is available for this collection at the Archives.

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