Colliver letters and memorabilia

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This series consists of four letters from J. T. Colliver to his son John Adams Colliver (A.B. 1896) at Stanford, along with a handwritten fight song and miscellaneous receipts.



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[two partial post frank mark] STANFORD UNIVERSITY SEP 5 PM [/two partial postal cancellations]

[image: blue 1 cent postage stamp, Benjamin Franklin in profile]

John A. Colliver University

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[preprinted logo H. S. CROCKER CO. SAN FRANCISCO. PRINTERS. STATIONERS BOOKBINDERS. LITHOGRAPHERS. ENGRAVERS. ]

[post frank mark SAN FRANCISO CAL. 7 PM 96]

[image: red US 2 cent postage stamp, Washington in profile]

John A Colliver San Bernar[dino] Cal

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[side notation] Eye lid [duct?] Blood Vessels [transparent?] no vessels [/side notation]

conjunctiva

Levator Palpebrae

orbicularis palpebebarum

canthus [orangle?]

inner canthus - Puncta Lachrymal

membrane nictitans or nictitating membrane.

meibomian glands sebaceous [on?] inner surface of eyelid. follicles arrangement

Lachrymal Gland upper outer eyelid small racemose gland. Tears saline alkaline. Tears collected [with?] Puncta lachrymalia

nose. Lachrymals [illegible] with [illegible] of nasal duct and conjunctiva [illegible] [insert]or duct[/insert][illegible].

Harderian gland

Sclerotic. Front Back and nerve. cornea. front of sclerotic [transp.?] [chroid. Back sides under sclerotic coat Iris.

[side notation][?fobliq?] large [thick?][/side notation] [partial postal cancellation] 1895 CAL. [/partial postal cancellation]

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San Barnardino Mach 27th 1895 John A. Collivr Sanford University Cal

My Dear Son They recieved a letter at the house and I recieved a card at office I think you will come out allright Stick to yur specifics Veratrin for rapid & full pults Gelsemium when rapid & full with flushed face with head ache, but if with pail face eyes sore & painful then put instead of Gelsemium [?] of Belladonna. Sticta is good where there pains in chest or Bryonia is good when pain in chest with cough & slight expectoration do not take to much Antikamnia to keep you in to much prespiration hot milk as a [duti?] & stimulent external aplycation over the chest and throat of coal oil or spirts of Terpintin & Camphor gum Camphor Gum 810 Terpintin 10 mix rub over lungs aply hot dry flannell

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let us hear from you evry day and if you do not improve strike out for hear if you should get sudendly bad I will come on Teligrap and while I would be coming send for Webster at Oaklin

President Joardon is hear now. I will go & call on him this after noon to have a good talk with him. do not be trying to do anything eithr studying or visiting any others that are sick you can very easily over do your self We are all well at home.

I am very buisy all the time but people sick & [complaining?]

Write evry day we will look anxiously for some word from you And remeber me as you affecionat Father J T Colliver

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