Henry Brodman, MD Papers

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Scope and Contents

The Henry Brodman, MD Papers contain matriculation and admission tickets, examination results, and official correspondence from Brodman’s time as a student at Cornell University Medical College (CUMC) between 1898 and 1901. The matriculation and admission tickets are five small cards that admit Brodman to study at CUMC for a given academic year. One of these indicates on the back that Brodman had completed the class’s anatomical dissections. The examination results are two small cards issued by the University of the State of New York (USNY), a state licensing and accreditation body. The correspondence consists of one notice from CUMC in 1899 that Brodman had passed his second-year class and was admitted to the third-year class, and another from USNY in 1901 stating that Brodman’s final examination had been accepted and his medical license would be forwarded to him.

Dates

1898-1901

Creator

Brodman, Henry (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright holder of this collection is Weill Cornell Medicine, University of the State of New York, or is unknown. Materials from this collection cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without the advance permission of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine or the copyright holder. In the event that anything from the collection become a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine is required.

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Biographical / Historical

Henry Brodman, MD was a New York City doctor and a graduate of Cornell University Medical College (CUMC, Class of 1901). He was born on August 1, 1876 in New York City and attended CUMC between 1898 and 1901. On February 15, 1905 he married Nettie Szameth (or Sameth). The couple had three children: Keeve, Sidney, and Estelle. Keeve also graduated with an MD from CUMC (Class of 1931) and became a psychiatrist. Estelle earned an MLS from Columbia University and became a medical librarian, subsequently earning a PhD from Columbia in the history of medicine.

Dr. Henry Brodman died on December 26, 1943. At the time of his death he was on the staff of the Beth Israel Hospital, now Mount Sinai Beth Israel.

Bibliography Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine. “Oral History Transcript: Estelle Brodman, 1981 (Part 1).” https://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/oral/transcripts/brodman1981pt1.html

City of New York, Department of Health. “State of New York. Certificate and Record of Marriage of Henry Brodman and Nettie Szameth.” Certificate 4371, New York, 1905. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/8336994

“Henry Brodman and Nettie Brodman, 1930.” In “United States Census, 1930.” FamilySearch, 2023. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X427-H4N

“Henry Brodman, 1943.” In "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949.” FamilySearch, 2020. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WT3-2BM

“Henry Brodman, 26 Dec 1943.” In “United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968.” FamilySearch, 2023. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CLGM-ZF6Z

Keeve Brodman, MD Papers, 1906–1979. (Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY).

Messerle J. “Estelle Brodman, AHIP, FMLA, 1914–2007.” Journal of the Medical Library Association 91, no. 1 (January 2010): 6–8. https://doi.org/10.3163%2F1536-5050.98.1.004

Ten-Year Book of Cornell University IV: 1868–1908. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University, 1908.

Extent

1 folders.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Henry Brodman, MD was a New York City doctor and a graduate of Cornell University Medical College (CUMC, Class of 1901). The Henry Brodman, MD Papers contains matriculation and admission tickets, examination results, and official correspondence from Brodman’s time as a student at CUMC.

Arrangement

The items in this collection are arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

The Henry Brodman, MD Papers were donated to the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine by an unknown donor at an unknown date. The items were found among other early Cornell University Medical College items, which may have been grouped together by archives staff at an unknown date.

Existence and Location of Copies

All materials were digitized in 2023 thanks to the Phyllis and Harvey Klein, MD Family Archives Endowment. Digital reproductions are available online through the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.

Related Materials

The Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine also holds the Keeve Brodman, MD Papers, 1906–1979, the papers of Henry Brodman, MD’s son. Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library holds the Estelle Brodman papers, 1950–1987, the papers of Brodman’s daughter.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2024 by St John Karp, Medical Center Archives Intern. The finding aid was written by St John Karp with assistance from Amanda Garfunkel, Chiyong (Tali) Han, and Nicole Milano in 2024.