Summary |
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| Creator: | Furman, Isaac J. |
| Title: | Isaac J. Furman Papers |
| Dates: | 1913-1933 |
| Size: | 1 box (.25 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | The Isaac J. Furman Papers document Furman's medical career and his personal life. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Isaac James Furman (1879-1933) was a medical physician and alumnus of Syracuse University College of Medicine. Born in Fairport, New York, Furman spent his childhood growing up on a farm and attended Macedon Academy for high school. He then spent nearly three years teaching after he graduated from high school before taking a pre-medical course at Colgate University in 1901. Furman began his medical studies at Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1902 and graduated in 1906. In addition to his studies, he worked as a clinical assistant at Pines Sanitarium in Auburn, New York and interned at the Hospital of The Good Shepherd in Syracuse, New York.
From 1906 to 1912, Furman practiced general medicine at a private practice in Shortsville, New York. In 1912 he began working as an assistant physician for the State Hospital Service. With this hospital service, Forman was able to start a mental health clinic at Harlem Hospital from 1921 to 1923 and was eventually promoted to First Assistant Physician in 1924. Forman was also a Clinical Professor of Psychopathology at Columbia University for three years starting in 1927. In 1931, he was named a member of the New York Psychiatric Society.
Isaac James Furman died on May 5, 1933.
Scope and Content Note
The Isaac J. Furman Papers document Furman's career as a medical physician and his personal life. The papers include medical examination applications, letters listing exam placement results, correspondence to his wife Cecelia Furman, a course teaching schedule for Columbia University, and photographs of Furman's personal life.
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Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Isaac J. Furman Papers,
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Acquisition Information
The Isaac J. Furman Papers were donated to the Archives by the New York Historical Society in 1996.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in an acid-free box and acid-free folders.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Emily Rindahl
Date: 2016
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