The William Beaumont Papers: A Life in Letters

The Becker Medical Library holds the correspondence, notebooks and casebooks of William Beaumont, the physician known for his landmark publication on human digestion. Beaumont came to St. Louis, Missouri in 1835. He took part in the creation of the first medical professional society and the first medical school west of the Mississippi. His collection sheds light not only on his research and career, but also on the medical profession in the burgeoning American West.