Friedenwald family

This collection contains the correspondence of Moses and Jane Friedenwald to their family in Baltimore, Maryland. This primarily includes letters to Moses’ brother, Aaron Friedenwald, his wife Bertha, and their son Harry. Moses’ poor health dominates the earlier letters, in which he and Jane provide in-depth descriptions of his gallbladder and liver problems.

These manuscripts, originally collected at the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, document the history of the medical profession in Maryland in the form of lecture notes, correspondence, and case records from both individual physicians and prominent medical families. Major medical organizations, especially the Baltimore General Dispensary, are represented by ledgers, minutes, patient and physician daily records.