Scope and Contents The collection consists of 91 letters arranged chronologically; a chapter from an unpublished manuscript about Tyler's life, written by her sister, Catherine Blanchard Gilman (1810-1881) and her niece, Elizabeth Philpot Randall (1827-1895); and two portraits, a Mathew Brady Studio portrait of Tyler, and one of her relation and namesake Adeline Blanchard Tyler Hawes (1837-1891).Correspondents include: Francis H. Brown, MD (founder of Children's Hospital) Wolcott Richards...

Scope and Contents The collection is divided into three series. The first series consists of Dr. Smith’s personal papers that include his writings, correspondence with various individuals and other materials collected while a physician at Children's Hospital. The second and third series are comprised of historical research materials collected by Dr. Smith while writing The Children's Hospital of Boston: “Built Better Than They Knew” (Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1983). The materials...