List of Alvarenga Prize entries

Item

Identifier: CPP 1/011

Overview

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 any subject in the field of medicine.

Previously catalogued as 10a 375.

Dates

1920-1933

Creator

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Secretary (Organization)

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Essays

Record Groups

- CPP 1. Records of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (CLOSED)

Related Names

Creator

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Secretary (Organization)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: List of Alvarenga Prize entries
Author: Chrissie Perella
Date: December 2019
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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