Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1825, Apr. 30 | Born, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 1850 | M.D., Vermont Medical College, Woodstock, Vt. |
| 1850-1855 | Medical practice, Summit and Pittsburgh, Pa., and Harper's Ferry, Va. |
| 1853 | M.D., Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1855-1869 | Practiced medicine, Washington, D.C. |
| 1862-1896 | Member, Medical Society of the District of Columbia |
| 1864-1896 | Member, American Medical Association |
| 1868 | Toner's resolution urging the American Medical Association to form its own library was adopted |
| 1873 | Elected president of American Medical Association |
| 1874-1896 | Member, Washington Literary Society, Washington, D.C. |
| 1874 | Elected president of American Public Health Association |
| 1876 | Served as one of the vice presidents of the Centennial International Medical Congress, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1882 | Presented to the Library of Congress more than 28,000 books, 12,000 pamphlets and periodicals, and a large collection of manuscripts and transcripts which he continued to augment until his death in 1896 |
| 1886-1887 | President, Medical Association of the District of Columbia |
| 1887 | Registrar and vice-president, Ninth International Medical Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| 1894 | Elected president of the District of Columbia Historical Society |
| 1896, July 30 | Died, Cresson Springs, Pa.; interred at Derry, Pa. |