Colton GQ. Anæsthesia, who made and developed this great discovery? : a statement delivered upon the mellowing of occasion, 1886.

Catalog Record: Colton GQ. Anæsthesia, who made and developed this great discovery? : a statement delivered upon the mellowing of occasion, 1886.

Title: Anaesthesia, who made and developed this great discovery? : a statement delivered upon the mellowing of occasion / by G.Q. Colton.

AccessKey: abvr

Author: Colton, Gardner Quincy, 1814-1898.

WLM Call Number: WO 211 C725a 1886 RB

Accession No.: Copy 1, RB9350 ; Copy 2, 9351

Publisher: New York : A.G. Sherwood & Co., 1886.

Physical Descrip: 15 p. ; 22 cm

Document Type: Pamphlet

Language: eng

Provenance: Author’s signature on title page of copy 1.

Subject: Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Subject: Ether Controversy – Letter.
Subject: Anesthesia – history.
Subject: Nitrous Oxide.

Abstract: Colton’s statement affirming the merit of Horace Wells as the discoverer of anesthesia. Colton claims that he was the “occasion” that prompted Wells to conceive the idea, self-experiment and proclaim it to the world, despite negative reception of his demonstration.

General Notes: This pamphlet was reprinted in 1888, with the addition of an appendix reprinting three testimonial documents in praise of Colton’s contributions.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics August 25, 2008.

General Notes: Copy 2 in a protective enclosure.

General Notes: Copy 1 donated to the Wood Library Museum by Dr. Elliot V. Miller, 10/26/1991.