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Manuscript records, papers, correspondence, and lecture notes of Vollmer. The papers reflect his interests in pediatrics and allergies.

Correspondence, documents, and genealogical records of the Bard and related Muirson, Prime, and Sands families of New York and New Jersey. Prominent among the papers is the correspondence of William Bard, 1778-1853, to his daughter, Susan Sands, his son-in-law, Ferdinand Sands, and his grandson, Joseph Sands. Includes 18 letters from Samuel Bard, 1742-1821, physician and professor of medicine at Columbia College, to his grandson, Francis Upton Johnston, medical student at Columbia and house doctor at New York Hospital. The letters deal with personal affairs, Francis' scholastic progress and topics of interest to the medical profession. Thereis also a pastel portrait of John Bard by James Sharples.

Notes and transcripts of articles, some in Chinese periodicals, health reports, etc. relating to medicine in China, to Chinese beliefs on health and medical matters, and to folk legends and beliefs in Chinese and Japanese culture. Included also are a group of printed pamphlets and articles on medicine.