Correspondence
Subject
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Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/009
Scope and Contents
The collection contains minutes, correspondence, records of financial transactions and personnel, and the admission, discharge, and treatment of patients, documenting the organization and administration and patient care at the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases, 1867-1942. Some volumes are in poor condition and need to be handled with extra care.Series 1 contains minutes, 1867-1920, of the hospital's Board of Managers. The board's business, as...
Dates:
1867 - 1942
Records of the Philadelphia Pediatric Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/016-01
Scope and Contents
These records of the Philadelphia Pediatric Society, spanning
1896 to 1956, provide a detailed account of the activities of
the Society during its first sixty years. Included in the collection
is the original constitution and by laws of the Society, as
well as subsequent amendments; minutes from regular meetings,
board meetings, and annual business meetings; numerous abstracts
and essays, most unpublished, which were delivered at Society
meetings; the presidential addresses of ten...
Dates:
1896 - 1956
Records of the Search Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/009-01
Scope and Contents
These records of the Office of the President of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1974 to 1975,
consist of John P. Hubbard's files concerning the Search
Committee, which was responsible for selecting a new
Executive Director for the College. Included in the
collection is Hubbard's correspondence with applicants and
members of the committee, resumes, memoranda, and minutes
from meetings of the Search Committee.Series 1.1 includes President Hubbard's correspondence...
Dates:
1974 - 1975
Records of the Secretary of the Building Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/021-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records from the Building Committee of
the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1903 to
1915, consists of correspondence, minutes, reports,
financial records, and miscellaneous material such as
photoprints and blueprints. The collection also includes
minutes, correspondence, and financial records from the
Subcommittee on Furniture.The general correspondence of the Building Committee is
contained in Series 1, Included are numerous letters from
Cope and...
Dates:
1903 - 1915
Records of the Secretary Treasurer of the Ballistocardiograph Research Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/004
Scope and Contents
The collection was assembled by three of the Society's secretary treasurers,
Abraham Noordergraaf (1965-1967), N. Ty Smith (1967-1970), and
Edward W. Bixby, Jr., (1970-1976), and it presents a comprehensive
view of the duties of that office as well as of the history
of the Society.The existing official minutes of the annual meetings of the BRS,
1963-1976, are contained in Series 1. No minutes for meetings
before 1963 have survived (with the exception of a copy of the
1958...
Dates:
1956 - 1981
Records of the Section on Basic Science of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/004-01
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Chairman of the Section on Basic
Sciences, spanning 1975 to 1990, consist of correspondence,
memoranda, minutes, lecture announcements, seminar programs,
and financial records. The collection includes the records
of three section chairmen: Earle H. Spaulding, Dwight B.
McNair Scott, and Kenneth R. Cundy. Also present is
information pertaining to the founding of the section in
1977 and its dissolution in 1985.Series 1 contains the correspondence files of...
Dates:
1975-1985; 1990
Records of the Section on Dermatology
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/008-01
Overview
The Section on Dermatology was established by Lawrence Parish and Joseph Witkowski on December 22, 1981. The requirements for membership were “a professional interest in and a respect for dermatology.” The Section held four or five meetings a year on Wednesday evenings; these meetings generally included a lecture followed by a cocktail hour and dinner.In late 2005 or 2006, nearly all College sections were discontinued, including the Section on Dermatology.The Records...
Dates:
1986-2001
Records of the Section on General Medicine
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/011-03
Overview
The Section on General Medicine was established in 1897. Its first Chair was James C. Wilson. The Section was disbanded in 1965.
Dates:
1897-1966
Records of the Section on Medical Ethics
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/010-01
Overview
The Section on Medical Ethics was officially established on June 26, 1994. Originally called the Section on Bioethics, it was reorganized in late 1996 as the Section on Medical Ethics to better reflect its purposes: To promote understanding of [biomedical] medical ethics issues among healthcare professionals and the general public; to promote educational programs for healthcare professionals and the community; to promote research and scholarship in the field of medical ethics [bioethics] and...
Dates:
1993-1999
Records of the Section on Medical History III
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/003-03
Overview
The Section on Medical History was founded in 1904. In 1905, the Section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented, inviting papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds. By the 1970s, the section had become the sponsor of several annual lectures, including the Kate Hurd Mead Lecture (co-sponsored by the [Woman’s] Medical College of Pennsylvania, now Drexel College of Medicine) which was started in 1952 and the Samuel X. Radbill Lecture...
Dates:
1966-2000
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