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These papers include two handwritten and undated poems (by Silas Weir Mitchell) "Evening" and "Good Night," as well as miscellaneous correspondence. The correspondence is largely undated and is both handwritten and typed. Correspondents include Cassy Meredith (regarding Mitchell's future wife, Mary Cadwalader) and various others. Mitchell was an American physician specializing in neurology, and he was the author of many short stories, scholarly articles, and novels. The collection also includes a picture postcard of "The late Dr. S. Wier Mitchell at Bar Harbor, Maine." These papers are part of the historic psychiatry material in the Menninger Archives.

Creator: Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914
Date: undated, circa 1875-1911

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Silas Weir Mitchell papers - 1 [Box 1 Folder 2]

Item Number: 223274
Call Number: Menninger Historic Psychiatry Coll., Mitchell, Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 223274

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