MALL, FRANKLIN PAINE. 1862-1917.


Archive of 7 early Autograph Letters Signed ("F.P. Mall" and "Mall"), 6 of them on postcards, all to Andrew W. Hoisholt, and two offprints: 1) Postcard, Leipzig, May 10, 1885; 2) 4 pp, 4to, Leipzig May 31, 1885, with original transmittal envelope; 3) Postcard, Berlin, May 26, 1885; 4) Postcard, Leipzig, July 14, 1885; 5) Postcard, Leipzig, July 31, 1885; 6) Postcard, Leipzig, October 15, 1885; 7) Postcard, Leipzig, April 26, 1886;WITH: Meyer, A.W. "Franklin Paine Mall: An Appreciation." Offprint, wrappers, 1918; INSCRIBED by Meyer;WITH: Sabin, Florence Rena. Franklin Paine Mall: The Story of a Mind. Baltimore, 1934. Original dust jacket. First edition. INSCRIBED by Sabin; WITH: Sabin. "Franklin Paine Mall, 1862-1917." Offprint, wrappers, 1934. SEVEN EARLY LETTERS CHRONICLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MALL BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL AT JOHNS HOPKINS. Written to his close friend, Andrew Hoisholt, these letters provide insight into the critical European period of Mall's medical career, before being hired by Welch as the first anatomist at Johns Hopkins, before founding the Department of Embryology at the Carnegie Institute. These letters, which are long despite being on postcards, discuss his early laboratory work with Wilhelm His in Leipzig, show him seeking advice before he moves onto work for the eminent German physiologist Karl Ludwig, and describe his ongoing research in Ludwig's laboratory.