Verdi, Tullio Suzzara, 1829-1902. 1891 May 27. Wilder, Alexander, 1823-1908. Yale, Leroy Milton, 1841-1906. The letters are from physicians, several of them eclectic or homeopathic, accepting honorary or non resident membership in the society and responding to Austin's request for autographs, photographs, and pamphlets.
Some biographical data is included.
The Benjamin W. Austin autograph collection was purchased for the Historical Collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from David J. Holmes Autographs, of Philadelphia, Pa., on 22 April 1986. The individual letters were originally catalogued in the Autograph Collection. The collection was reassembled and recatalogued in 1992.