Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Silas Weir Mitchell Associates Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/024-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Chairman of the S. Weir Mitchell
Associates Committee of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, spanning 1959 to 1979, consist of minutes from
committee meetings, correspondence, membership information,
and miscellaneous material, including resolutions,
clippings, programs, and sketches. The collection consists
of the records of George I. Blumstein, chairman of the S.
Weir Mitchell Associates Committee from 1960 to 1968.Series 1 contains typescript and...
Dates:
1959 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Records of the Steering Committee for Fundraising and Public Affairs
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/031
Overview
The Steering Committee for Fundraising and Public Affairs was established at the Council meeting of December 1976, and the Committee met for the first time in February 1977. Its purpose was to advise the Council, and it was responsible for the planning, organization, and direction of a selective fundraising appeal (the Third Century Program) to secure major financial commitments to the strengthen the College and expand is programs and services. It is unclear when the Committee was disbanded,...
Dates:
1976-1978
Records of the Sydenham Medical Coterie
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/005
Scope and Contents
The records of the Sydenham Medical Coterie span the duration
of its existence, from 1870 to 1980, and give a reasonably complete
account of its proceedings and activities.The organizational records of the Coterie (Series 1) contain the
original manuscript constitution, adopted in 1870 with emendations
to 1873. Bound with the constitution is the socalled "black
list" (ca.1873-1896), a record of patients who were delinquent
in payment of bills. The members of the Coterie...
Dates:
1870 - 1980
Records of the Teratology Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/015
Scope and Contents
The collection, 1954-1988, contains the official archival records
of the Teratology Society, preserved by its secretaries, along
with the personal papers of the society's first president, Josef
Warkany, and files of Narsingh D. Agnish, Secretary of the society's
Education Committee. The papers of pediatrician and teratology researcher, Josef Warkany,
in Series 1, 1954-1981, document the formation of the Teratology
Society and proceedings of its early meetings, as well as the...
Dates:
1954 - [ongoing]
Records of the Trustees of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize and Scholarship
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/005-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Trustees of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield
Prize and Lectureship, spanning 1898 to 1930, consist of the
original deed of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize,
correspondence, and financial records, including ledgers,
checks, checkbooks, receipts, and bank statements.Much of the correspondence relates to the trustees'
investment of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Fund. Some of the
letters document the trustees' first major investment, their
1901 purchase of four houses on Gratz...
Dates:
1898 - 1930
Records of the Trustees of the William F. Jenks Memorial Award
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/006-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, legal and financial documents, reports, and related material, documenting the
work and history of the Trustees of the William F. Jenks
Memorial Fund, 1885-1901. Most of this material was
assembled, addressed to, or produced by James V. Ingham,
secretary of the trustees.The bulk of the trustees' records are preserved in one bound
volume, roughly chronological in order, containing
correspondence concerning the establishment and alteration
of the...
Dates:
1885 - 1901
Records of the United States Marine Hospital
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1/002-01
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this extensive collection of records of the United
States Marine Hospital in Philadelphia is comprised of the hospital's
records of incoming patients seeking treatment and relief (1875-1909).
Most of these records were kept by Surgeons James M. Gassaway
and George W. Stoner. The collection also includes reports
of the hospital's activities, correspondence, property returns
and supply records, and some miscellaneous material, including issues
of the U.S. Surgeon General's...
Dates:
1875 - 1909
Records of the United States Marine Hospital II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/002-02
Overview
On 16 July 1798, the United States Congress established the Marine Hospital Service under the Treasury Department for the benefit of sick and disabled members of the mercantile marine. Each seaman was assessed a tax of 40 cents per month, and these dues were fed into a hospital fund which paid for the Service. The first marine hospital opened at Washington Point, Virginia, in 1800.The Service was reorganized in 1870. Its activities were standardized under the Supervising Surgeon....
Dates:
1870-1934; undated; Majority of material found within 1877 - 1882
Records of the Women's Committee
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/025-02
Overview
The Women’s Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was organized in 1971 by Mrs. Frank Elliott to promote the welfare of the College through volunteer activities, publicity, and financial support.
The Records of the Women’s Committee span the years 1971 to 2005, and document the activities and membership of the Committee.
The Records of the Women’s Committee span the years 1971 to 2005, and document the activities and membership of the Committee.
Dates:
1971-2005; undated
Records of the Women's Committee II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/025-03
Overview
The Women’s Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was organized in 1971 by Mrs. Frank Elliott to promote the welfare of the College through volunteer activities, publicity, and financial support.
The Records of the Women’s Committee span the years 1994 to 2008, and document the activities and membership of the Committee.
The Records of the Women’s Committee span the years 1994 to 2008, and document the activities and membership of the Committee.
Dates:
1994-2008
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