Records of the Committee of Publication of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/009-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Committee of Publication
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia contains
reports, financial reports, minutes, and correspondence,
1874-1890, concerning publication of the College
transactions, There is considerable documentation of the
1874 controversy with Isaac Hays which resulted in the
College's resolution to publish its own medical journal;
letters of John Ashhurst and Edward Hartshorne are included.
There are also annual reports of the Committee of
Publication, 1881-1889, which discuss the cost and content
of each issue of the Transactions of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia, and minutes, 1889-1890, of the
Committee on the Scientific Business of the College, a
subcommittee of the Committee of Publication, responsible
for the coordination and scheduling of papers and
discussions at College meetings.
Dates
- 1874 - 1890
Creator
Biographical / Historical
The Committee of Publication of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia was first appointed on 2 November 1841,
following a resolution of the College to publish a quarterly
summary of its transactions, An earlier "Printing
Committee" had existed to produce the first volume of
College transactions in 1793. The Committee of Publication
was charged with reporting all College transactions,
communications, and discussions and preparing this material
for publication. Various methods of publication were
attempted before the College, following a controversy in
1874, determined to publish its own annual periodical,
Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
as it had done in 1793.
By 1925, the committee was known as the "Committee on Publication"; it was empowered to secure copies of all papers and lectures of the College and its sections and employ a stenographer to report all scientific business and discussion. The 1935 revision of the College by-laws state simply that the committee's responsibility was to edit and publish the College transactions. In 1978, responsibility for editing and producing Transactions~ studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia had devolved upon the Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine, and, by 1984, the Committee on Publications, as it was then known, worked as a consultant body. Its responsibilities were assumed by the Committee on Program in 1990.
By 1925, the committee was known as the "Committee on Publication"; it was empowered to secure copies of all papers and lectures of the College and its sections and employ a stenographer to report all scientific business and discussion. The 1935 revision of the College by-laws state simply that the committee's responsibility was to edit and publish the College transactions. In 1978, responsibility for editing and producing Transactions~ studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia had devolved upon the Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine, and, by 1984, the Committee on Publications, as it was then known, worked as a consultant body. Its responsibilities were assumed by the Committee on Program in 1990.
Extent
.2 Linear feet (1 half document box)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection of records of the Committee of Publication
was donated to the Library of the College of Physicians by
Astley P. C. Ashhurst in 1919. The committee's annual
report for 1886 appears to have been added to the collection
from an unknown source in 1963.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1992.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1992.
Creator
- Title
- Records of the Committee of Publication of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- 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
