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Descriptive Summary
Creator:	Dr. Samuel Goodman
Title:	Dr. Samuel Goodman, papers
Dates:	undated, 1892, 1896, 1901-1977
Abstract:	Dr. Samuel Goodman was a graduate of the University of the City of New York, Medical Department (now Cornell Medical School) and was one of the first Jewish physicians to practice in Boston. This collection includes clippings, letters, and a photograph pertaining to the medical career of Dr. Goodman.
Languages:	The collection is in English.
Quantity:	.25 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
Identification:	P-629
Repository:	American Jewish Historical Society
Location:	Located at AJHS, Boston, MA.

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Biographical Note¹

Dr. Samuel Goodman was a graduate of the University of the City of New York, Medical Department (now known as Cornell Medical School) and was registered to practice medicine on November 19, 1894. One of the first Jewish physicians in Boston, he served as a house officer at Bellevue Hospital in New York before settling in Boston in 1893. He founded the Boston Medical Society, the earliest Jewish Medical Society in the region, and participated in the early planning stages of Beth Israel Hospital. According to his daughter, he called the first meeting in 1896. He died in 1940.

¹ Biographical information from the Papers of Dr. Samuel Goodman.

Chronology
1893	Moved to Boston, Massachusetts
November 19, 1894	Registered to practice medicine in Boston
circa 1896	Called first meeting of the Boston Medical Society
1940	SG died

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Scope and Content Note

This collection contains newspaper clippings, letters and a photograph pertaining to the medical career of Dr. Samuel Goodman, one of Boston's earliest Jewish physicians and founder of the Boston Medical Society. Letters to the Jewish Advocate from Goodman's daughter include basic biographical information and clarify the role Goodman played in the establishment of Beth Israel Hospital. Also included is a Board of Registration in Medicine certificate, dated 1917, and published letters and articles written by Goodman. The photograph depicts Goodman holding a suitcase with petitions regarding the Leo Frank case.

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Arrangement

The collection is organized into a single series.

• Papers of Dr. Samuel Goodman, undated, 1892, 1896, 1901-1977

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.

Use Restrictions

Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org

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Related Material

Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, MA), I-455

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Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Dr. Samuel Goodman, papers; P-629; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.

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Acquisition Information

Acquisition information for this collection is unknown.

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Access Points

• Subject Names:

  • Goodman, Dr. Samuel

• Subject Topics:

  • Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.)
  • Boston Medical Society
  • Physicians

• Subject Places:

  • Boston (Mass.)

• Document Types:

  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Fliers
  • Photographs

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Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Papers of Dr. Samuel Goodman, undated, 1892, 1896, 1901-1977.
English.
Box 1.
Scope and Content: See Scope and Content Note.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	1	Documents of Medical Career	1901, 1917
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	2	Correspondence	1902-1947
1	3	Clippings	undated, 1896, 1917
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	4	Photographs	undated
1	5	B’nai Zion Educational Society	1892
1	6	History of Beth Israel Hospital	1947-1977

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