CPP 1. Records of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (CLOSED)
Record Group
Identifier: CPP 1
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Committee Reports of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/006-01
Scope and Contents
The committee reports in this collection are part of the
records of the Office of the Secretary of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia. The reports span the tenures of
six secretaries of the College of Physicians: John H.
Packard (1862-1877), William G, Porter (1877-1879), Richard
A, Cleemann (1879-1885), Isaac Norris, Jr. (1885-1890),
Charles W, Dulles (1890-1896), and Thomas R. Neilson (1896-
1914), The reports, spanning 1867 to 1911, were produced by
various ad-hoc committees...
Dates:
1867 - 1910
Failed fellowship applications of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: CPP 1/007-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of failed fellowship applications, spanning
1900 to 1937, is part of the records of the office of the
Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Each fellowship application consists of an application form
containing basic information about the applicant and three
or more letters of recommendation from Fellows of the
College. These applications are useful in that they reveal
some of the reasons why candidates were rejected from the
fellowship, provide the names of...
Dates:
1900 - 1937
Letters acknowledging associate fellowship from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: CPP 1/007-02
Scope and Contents
This small collection of acknowledgments of election to
associate fellowship in the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, 1839-1850, contains autograph letters from
distinguished American and English physicians, including
Richard D. Arnold, John L. Atlee, Theodric Romeyn Beck,
Benjamin W. Dudley, Samuel D. Gross, John Hubbard, James
McNaughton, Peter Parker, Jonathan Pereira, John Revere,
Thomas Sewall, George Cheyne Shattuck, Thomas Stewardson,
Amos Twitchell, John Ware, John Collins...
Dates:
1839 - 1850
Reports on public health matters from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/008-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of reports and related items, 1834-1839,
preserved by the Office of the Secretary of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia, documents the College's position
on public health issues in Philadelphia, particularly the
prevention of disease by draining or filling stagnant ponds
and promoting public squares and tree-lined walkways. There
are also several items concerning water pollution in the
Schuylkill River. The collection includes two reports of
the College's Committee on...
Dates:
1834 - 1839
Records of the Office of the Secretary
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/009
Abstract
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. The position's original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.This collection contains correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from the 1890s to 1908, along with several...
Dates:
1999; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1908
Lecture and Event Files of the Office of the Secretary
Series
Identifier: CPP 1/010
Abstract
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. The position's original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.As of 2018, the Office of the Secretary is still active; however, these records are now documented through the Executive Office. The Lecture and Event...
Dates:
1875-1988
List of Alvarenga Prize entries
Item
Identifier: CPP 1/011
Abstract
This volume dates from 1920 through 1933, and contains lists of entries for the annual Alvarenga Prize essay, as well as the winner. Each entry includes the title of the essay, its "motto," the author's name, and the status - either destroyed, returned, or "won prize."The Alvarenga Prize was established in 1887 or 1888, when Associate Fellow Da Costa Alvarenga of Lisbon, Portugal, left the College approximately $4000.00 to fund an annual prize in his name. The essay could be on...
Dates:
1920-1933
Record of the Fellows of the College of physicians who participated in the World War
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/012
Biographical sketches and memories of Fellows
Item
Identifier: CPP 1/013
Abstract
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. The position's original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.This volume dates from 1836 through 1841, and includes brief biographies of some of the Fellows of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Fellows included are:...
Dates:
1836-1841
College of Physicians Early Records
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/001-02
Abstract
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Founded in 1787, the College assembled prominent Philadelphia physicians "to advance the science of medicine and to thereby lessen human misery." The...
Dates:
1788-1847; 1889; 2001
