Lisabeth Holloway collection of biographical information on physicians
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/290
Scope and Contents
Collection contains assembled biographical and educational data on physicians and surgeons, 1663-1977; bulk
of information concerns regular, homeopathic, and eclectic American 19th century practitioners. Collection
includes photocopies of published alumni catalogues and directories, course announcements, membership
directories, and miscellaneous sources. Series 1.1 contains lists of alumni and matriculants, 1749-1955, with
folder of information on Americans attending foreign medical schools, 1749-1866, and folder of statistical data of
medical education, 1825-1902. Series 1.2 contains lists of alumni physicians of non-medical schools,
1749-1924. Series 2 contains local lists of medical practitioners and members of professional associations,
1663-1977, including lists of state board licentiates, membership lists, local directories, and necrology and
obituary lists. Series includes lists of officers and members of county medical societies of Pennsylvania and
returns of census of Pennsylvania practitioners in 1880s. Series 3 contains lists of homeopathic practioners,
necrologies, biographical indexes, and historical information, 1844-1906. Lists of military physicians and
surgeons, 1775-1928, in Series 4; bulk of data concerns Civil War medical personnel. Miscellaneous lists and
indexes to biographical compilations, 1847-1969, in Series 5; includes list of obituaries in Transactions of the
American Medical Association, 1850-1881.
Dates
- 1663 - 1977
Creator
- Holloway, Lisabeth M. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Lisabeth Marie Holloway, medical librarian, was born in 1926. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and
Drexel University, was Associate Curator and Curator of the Historical Collections of the Library of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1964-1976, and Director of the Center for the History of Foot Care and Footwear
of the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine.
Extent
6 Linear feet (15 document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Holloway, Lisabeth M. (Person)
- Title
- Lisabeth Holloway collection of biographical information on physicians
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
