Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924

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Bayard Taylor Holmes, 1852-1924, was born to a large farming family near Lawrenceville in St. Lawrence County, NY. He began his education after the family moved to Northfield, MN. He entered Chicago University in 1871 but left shortly after the Chicago fire and taught school near Sycamore, IL for eleven years. Holmes then studied medicine, graduating from Northwestern University in 1888. He interned as a surgeon at Cook County hospital and remained in Chicago with a private practice. Active in his community and profession, Dr. Holmes helped organize the Chicago Medical Library Association, served as professor of surgery at the University of Illinois medical college, worked with Hull House, and ran for mayor of Chicago in 1897 on the Socialist ticket. He retired from active practice in 1919. Dr. Holmes died at his winter home in Fairhope, AL.

From the description of Bayard Taylor Holmes papers, 1921-1928. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14309595

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Outline of the Conditions of a Laboratory Building or Buildings for the Laboratories of Cook County, Especially Those of Cook County Hospital, 1917, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. The Punishment of Carl Carleson, 1921, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Dementia Praecox and Other Studies, 1900-1920, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Third Annual Report of Dementia Praecox Studies, 1915-1917, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. The Castor Oil Bean Poison, circa 1905, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Report, 1917, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Papers, 1880-1895, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Papers, 1888-1924, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

Bayard Taylor Holmes was born in North Hero, Vermont in 1852. He received a BS from the Paw Paw Institute, near Aurora Illinois, in 1874. After teaching for several years in Illinois schools, in 1883, he received an MD from Chicago’s Homeopathic Medical College. Holmes also studied and interned at Cook County Hospital and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and remained associated with both institutions as a physician and educator in later years.

Holmes was publicly active as an advocate of improved medical education and as a lecturer on public health at Hull House. In 1895, he was the Populist Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He retired teaching and medical practice in 1908, to care for his son Ralph, who suffered from “dementia praecox,” the contemporary term for schizophrenia. Holmes also devoted his retirement to research and writing about schizophrenia. He died in 1924 in Fairhope, Alabama.

From the guide to the Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Dementia Praecox, 1912-1923, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

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creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Third annual report of dementia praecox studies : manuscript and typescript, 1915-1917. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Dementia Praecox and Other Studies, 1900-1920 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Papers, 1880-1895 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf I︠U︡shchenko, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), b. 1869. The physical basis of mental diseases and their biologic-chemical examinations : typescript, 1915 / by Dr. A.I. Justschenko. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. The confession of a socialist ... Newberry Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Outline of the conditions of a laboratory building or buildings for the laboratories of Cook County, especially those of Cook County Hospital : manuscript, 1917. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. The castor oil bean poison : manuscript, [ca. 1905]. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Papers, 1888-1924 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Papers, 1888-1921. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. The punishment of Carl Carleson : typescript, 1921 / By Dr. Bayard Holmes, M. D. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Dementia praecox : typescript, 1912-1923. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Bayard Taylor Holmes papers, 1921-1928. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Report, 1917 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. The Castor Oil Bean Poison, circa 1905 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Outline of the conditions of a laboratory building or buildings for the laboratories of Cook County, especially those of Cook County Hospital : manuscript, 1917. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Dementia praecox and other studies, 1900-1920. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Dementia Praecox, 1912-1923 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. The punishment of Carl Carleson : typescript, 1921 / by Dr. Bayard Holmes, M.D. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Report : typescript, 1917. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Report : typescript, 1917. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Third annual report of dementia praecox studies : manuscript and typescript, 1915-1917. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. The Punishment of Carl Carleson, 1921 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Third Annual Report of Dementia Praecox Studies, 1915-1917 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. Second Annual Report of Dementia Praecox Studies Conducted by Dr. Bayard Holmes At the Psychopathic Hospital, Chicago, Under the Direction of Dr. Adam Szwajkart, And with the Assistance of Julius Retinger, Ph.D., Leipzig, 1913. Milton Hanke, Ph.D., Chicago, 1916. Emil Bunta, M.D., Will H. Solle. December 31st, 1916, 1916. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard, 1852-1924. The castor oil bean poison : manuscript, [ca. 1905]. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Holmes, Bayard Taylor. Outline of the Conditions of a Laboratory Building or Buildings for the Laboratories of Cook County, Especially Those of Cook County Hospital, 1917 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
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associatedWith I︠U︡shchenko, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), b. 1869. person
associatedWith Meyer, Adolph, 1866-1950 person
associatedWith Nott, Josiah Clark, 1804-1873. person
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associatedWith Psychopathic Hospital (Chicago. Ill.) corporateBody
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Death 1924

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