Evan O'Neill Kane papers, 1928–1931, 1895

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to the life and activities of Kane. These consist of a medical ledger, and several papers. The ledger details patient names and bills, likely at Kane Summit Hospital. The papers concern daily activities at Kane Summit Hospital, and include an address on the benefits of asbestos surgical dressings given by Evan before the McKean County Medical Society. Materials date between 1895 and 1931.

Dates

Other: 1928–1931
Other: 1895

Creator

Kane, Evan O'Neill, 1861-1932 (author, Person)

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Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical History note

Evan O'Neill Kane (1861-1932) was a Pennsylvania physician and philanthropist.

Evan O'Neill Kane was born on April 6, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the third child of Thomas L. Kane and Elizabeth Wood Kane. He attended Jefferson Medical College and graduated as a physician. In 1897 he married Lila Rupert, and they had seven children. In the late 1800s he founded the Woodside Hospital in memory of his father. Kane died in Pennsylvania on April 11, 1932.