Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Section on Medical History IV
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/003-04
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:
2005-2013
Records of the Section on Medical History of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Clerk of the Section on
Medical History of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
consists of correspondence, annual reports, financial
records, lecture announcements, and other miscellaneous
items. The collection, which spans 1953 to 1982, covers the
terms of eleven former clerks of the Section on Medical
History, including Nicholas Padis (1954-1955), Herbert J,
Dietrich (1958-1960), Robert J, Gill (1960-1961), James F.
Toole (1961-1962), Frank P, Brooks...
Dates:
1953 - 1982
Records of the Section on Medical History of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-02
Scope and Contents
These records of the Chairman of the Section on Medical
History of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, lecture
announcements, and minutes of the Executive Committee of the
Section on Medical History, The collection spans 1974 to
1985 and includes the records of Lawrence Charles Parish,
chairman of the section from 1975 to 1978, and Steven J.
Peitzman, chairman from 1982 to 1985.Series 1 contains the records of Lawrence Charles...
Dates:
1974 - 1985
Records of the Section on Medical History V
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-05
Overview
On 2 November 1904, the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia announced that President Arthur V. Meigs had authorized the formation of a new section of the College, the Section on Medical History. Starting in 1905, the section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented. The section invited papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds; most of these papers were published in Transactions and Studies. By the 1970s, the section...
Dates:
1934-1957
Records of the Section on Medicine and the Arts
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/009-01
Overview
The Section on Medicine & the Arts was established on April 26, 1994, by approval of the College Council. The first informational meeting was held on April 20, 1995. As of 2019, the Section on Medicine & the Arts is still an active section. Its programs explore and nurture a more humanistic understanding of health, illness and medicine through the literary, visual and performing arts.The Records of the Section on Medicine & the Arts span the years 1982 through 2006,...
Dates:
1982-1984; 1993-2005; undated
Records of the Section on Otolaryngology
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/007-01
Overview
The Section on Otology and Laryngology (later Otolaryngology) was established December 12, 1893, under Section 1 of the Rules Governing Sections. The original Executive Committee of the Section included J. Solis Cohen, Charles Burnett, and B. Alexander Randall. Its first meeting was held December 20, 1893, where Harrison Allen was elected as Chairman and Charles Burnett as Clerk. The Section continued to meet on the first Tuesday of every month.In late 2005 or 2006, nearly all...
Dates:
1894-1934; 1983; 1991-1992
Records of the Section on Otolaryngology II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/007-02
Overview
The Section on Otology and Laryngology (later Otolaryngology) was established December 12, 1893, under Section 1 of the Rules Governing Sections. The original Executive Committee of the Section included J. Solis Cohen, Charles Burnett, and B. Alexander Randall. Its first meeting was held December 20, 1893, where Harrison Allen was elected as Chairman and Charles Burnett as Clerk. The Section continued to meet on the first Tuesday of every month. In late 2005 or 2006, nearly all College sections...
Dates:
1934-1953
Records of the Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/002-04
Overview
Established in 1994, the Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine creates a forum for deliberation of relevant issues in public health, and provides information for the development of health policy. The Section brings together public health professionals from all across the region to study public health problems and assess potential responses.The Records of the Section of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) document the 1994 establishment and later activities of...
Dates:
1992-2010
Records of the Sections of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/006
Overview
The College of Physicians was founded in 1787 as a private medical society devoted to the advancement of medical education, research, and guidance of the medical profession itself. In order to help fulfill these goals, the College’s Fellowship have garnered impressive resources including a biomedical library in 1788, a medical museum in 1858, an institute for the history of medicine in 1976, and museum education programs in 2006. These resources are housed in a building constructed in 1909 at...
Dates:
1894-1977
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