Jefferson Digital Commons

1878-1946

1922 to the present.

John Plimpton Green (1819-1892) graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1841. He practiced medicine in Whampoa, China and then Copaipo, Chile where he lived for most of his life. He died on January 6, 1892 at his childhood home in Worcester, Massachusetts. John Plimpton Green’s family includes several prominent brothers, including Andrew Haswell Green, also known as the “Father of Greater New York” for his contributions as commissioner of Central Park and his work toward the annexation of Morrisania, West Farms and Kingsbridge in New York City; Samuel Fisk Green, who was a famous doctor and missionary in Ceylon (in what is now Sri Lanka); and Oliver Bourne Green, who was a renowned engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as well as a contractor for the parks system of Chicago.

These reports contain information on all the recorded Jefferson Medical College matriculates (those students who enrolled but never graduated or took an M.D. from this college) from 1826 - 1899.

The subject headings include name as signed by the student; previous degrees and school; home address; years attended; miscellaneous note field.

JMC, like most American medical schools, had a two-year program until 1890 (3-year) and again in 1895 (4-year).

The primary sources for these reports are: JMC Student Register Books, JMC Catalogs and JMC Annual Announcements.

This collection includes medical notebooks consisting of lecture notes, clinical notes, and other notes penned by medical students and physicians from the 18th through the 20th centuries.