Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Office of the Librarian IV
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/008-03
Overview
This small collection of Library records was previously catalogued as separate items and as bound manuscripts. Included in this collection Library rules for the early twentieth century; classification and cataloguing rules and guidelines, perepared by former Librarian Charles Perry Fisher; correspondence relating to the retirement of former Librarian W. B. McDaniel in 1973; and visitor logs dating from 1895 to 1953.
Dates:
1882-1975; Majority of material found in 1882; 1902-1922
Records of the Office of the Secretary
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/009
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. 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 letters...
Dates:
1999; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1908
Records of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/002-01
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.This collection of records, spanning 1854 to 1909, consists
of backup files maintained by the secretaries of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia to provide...
Dates:
1854 - 1909
Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Philadelphia Laryngological Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/010
Scope and Contents
This small collection of corporate records and related material,
1941-1969, of the Philadelphia Laryngological Society was preserved
by its secretary and historianlibrarian and documents the society's
activities and later history.The collection contains one minute book, 1941-1960 [disbound],
which includes minutes of the Executive Committee, annual reports
of the Secretary, and programs from the scientific sessions.
The collection also includes nine folders of additional...
Dates:
1941 - 1969
Records of the Office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Philadelphia Genito Urinary Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/011
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, minutes, membership and
financial records, and other material, 1919-1990, from the Office
of the Secretary Treasurer of the Philadelphia Urological Society.
Series 1 is a single volume (disbound) of early society records,
1929-1979, containing minutes of its scientific meetings and
Executive Committee, monthly and annual treasurer's reports,
correspondence, and a dues ledger for inactive, senior, and
deceased members, which includes some letters,...
Dates:
1919 - 1990
Records of the Philadelphia County Medical Society
Record Group
Identifier: MSS 3/013
Scope and Contents
The records of the Philadelphia County Medical Society document the activities of two committees within the Society: the Committee on Maternal Welfare and the Committee on Archives.The Committee on Maternal Welfare records consists of records of committee meetings, materials used in
conducting maternal mortality surveys, maternal death reports,
and correspondence. The records, 1944 to 1973, were maintained
by M. Agnes Gowdey, recording secretary of the Committee on
Maternal...
Dates:
1912 - 1943
Records of the Philadelphia Dermatologic Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/007
Scope and Contents
The collection of the Philadelphia Dermatological Society contains
minutes, corporate documents, secretarial correspondence, membership
and financial records, and material relating to the Atlantic
Dermatological Conference, principally the meetings held in
Philadelphia. It presents a fairly comprehensive view of the
activities and interests of the organization through about forty
of its ninety years of existence. The early records apparently
have not survived; except for a copy of the...
Dates:
1936 - 1980
Records of the Philadelphia General Hospital Committee on the Celebration at the Philadelphia General Hospital of the 200th Anniversary of the building of the Philadelphia Almshouse
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-01
Overview
The Committee on the Celebration at the Philadelphia General Hospital of the 200th Anniversary of the Building of the Philadelphia Almshouse was established in September 1929. The committee, consisting of five members of the Medical Board of the Philadelphia General Hospital, was appointed by the President of the Medical Board. The committee was responsible for fund raising, promotion, planning the program, selecting speakers, and making out the guest list. The bicentennial celebration was...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1931 - 1932; 1929 - 1939
Records of the Philadelphia General Hospital Osler Memorial and Blockley Historical Museum Committee
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-05
Overview
The Osler Memorial and Blockley Historical Museum Committee was established in December 1940. The committee was responsible for the daily administration of the Osler Memorial and Blockley Historical Museum of the Philadelphia General Hospital. The committee attended to the maintenance of the museum building, oversaw the care and cataloging of museum pieces, and acknowledged donations to the museum. This committee reported to the Medical Board of the Philadelphia General Hospital. This...
Dates:
1730 - 1960
Records of the Philadelphia General Hospital Osler Memorial Committee
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-02
Overview
The Osler Memorial Committee was formed in October 1939. The committee was appointed by David Riesman, President of the Medical Board of the Philadelphia General Hospital. The objective of the committee was to create a museum and memorial to Sir William Osler in the old autopsy house of the Philadelphia General Hospital and to organize a ceremony marking the dedication of the building. After the completion of its duties, the Osler Memorial Committee was discharged in December 1940. At this...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940 - 1941; 1894 - 1941
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