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Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
General correspondence file of Katharine R. Sturgis
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/002-02
Scope and Contents
The general correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, spanning 1972 to 1978, consist primarily of correspondence and photographs. The majority of the correspondence spans 1972 to 1973 and pertains to Sturgis' role as President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and as an active member in numerous Philadelphia area medical organizations. Also present is material relating to the September 1972 Louis Pasteur Wine Tasting Party and photographs documenting the October 1972 banquet held...
Dates:
1972 - 1978
George Edmund de Schweinitz papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/109
Overview
The George Edmunds de Schweinitz Papers collection documents portions of de Schweinitz’s professional medical career, largely from 1901 to 1918. George Edmund de Schweinitz was a prominent ophthalmologist, born in Philadelphia on October 26th, 1858. He worked and lectured at several hospitals and schools in the Philadelphia region until the late 1920s, and also made significant contributions to ophthalmological literature. The collection contains three series: “Correspondence,” “Writings,” and...
Dates:
1901-1918, 1921, 1933, undated
John Hubbard presidential papers
Series
Identifier: CPP 2/010
Overview
This collection dates from 1974 to 1978, and documents John Hubbard’s time as College President. It contains correspondence; committee and annual meeting reports, including the Long Range Planning Committee; information relating to the College’s Continuing Medical Education Program for cardiovascular medicine; correspondence of the Section on Medical History; and a scrapbook of correspondence and other documentation about the Restoration Fund (part of the Third Century fundraising...
Dates:
1974-1978
John Mumford Swan's sanitation survey of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Virgin Islands
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/347
Overview
The John Mumford Swan Sanitation Survey of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Virgin Islands collection documents Swan’s survey of health conditions in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and sections of Virgin Islands from 1919 to 1920. After the First World War, Swan was sent by the Red Cross to these nations, making his recommendations for improving the health of their citizens. Swan submitted a final report on his findings to the Red Cross in May 1920, located in this collection. The collection...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1919-1921; 1901-1924
Manuscript archives of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/001-01
Overview
The Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia created during organization in 1787. Secretary is the appointed officer of record whose original duties included maintenance of College minutes and transactions and preservation of its documents and correspondence.This collection holds correspondence, financial papers, reports, medical cases, and fellowship applications and resignations, 1787-1847, kept by the Secretaries of the College of Physicians of...
Dates:
1787 - 1847
Minutes of the Library Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/008-02
Overview
The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the Office of the Librarian was created, and the duties of the Library Committee were reduced to the "general supervision of the Library of the College".
This collection (1951-1981) includes minutes, financial statements, and correspondence.
This collection (1951-1981) includes minutes, financial statements, and correspondence.
Dates:
1951 - 1981
Papers concerning The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/004
Overview
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. His original duties were to record the minutes and
transactions of the College and preserve its documents and
correspondence.The collection contains letters, circulars, and reports,
1818-1821, probably assembled by Joseph Parrish, Secretary
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, documenting
the...
Dates:
1818 - 1843
Papers concerning the publications of the transactions of the College from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/005-01
Overview
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. His original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.These reports, letters, and proposals concerning the
publication of the College's transactions, spanning 1841 to
1879, are part of the records of the Office of the Secretary
of...
Dates:
1841 - 1879; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1858
Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/002-01
Scope and Contents
The presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis span 1925 to
1986; the bulk of the collection dates from 1970 to 1974.
The papers reflect the activities of the College during
Sturgis's presidential term; included are records of
committee meetings, lectureship administration, donations
and bequests, and amendments to ordinances and by-laws.
Also present is a series of correspondence with the legal
counsel of the College.Series 1, spanning 1925 to 1974, includes records of
donations...
Dates:
1925 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1974
Presidential papers of Lewis C. Sheffey
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/001-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of Lewis Cass Scheffey's papers, spanning
1918 to 1966, documents his involvement in various offices,
committees, and sections of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia. The bulk of the papers date from 1955 to
1958, the years in which Scheffey was President of the
College. Also included in the collection is material
relating to his participation in nu•erous local and national
organizations.Series 1 includes material relating to Scheffey's activities
as president,...
Dates:
1918 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1958
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