Correspondence
Subject
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Found in 355 Collections and/or Records:
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: MSS 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
Records of the Women's Committee III
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/025-04
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. As of 2005, it was still an active organization. The organization is not an official College committee but exists in an independent relation to the institution. The Women’s Committee was accorded official recognition by College Council on October 26, 1971. Its officers were a...
Dates:
1972-1978; undated
Records of the Wood Institute, Library, and Museum Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/037-01
Overview
Originally called the Library Advisory Committee, the Wood Institute, Library, and Museum (WILM) Committee was first established in 1998, as a result of the recommendations of the earlier Library Task Force. The purpose of the WILM Committee was “to oversee implementation of adopted recommendations and report through standing committees to the Council.” WILM held its first meeting on February 12, 1998.In May of 2001, the Committee voted to officially combine the Francis C. Wood...
Dates:
1998-2006
Rene La Roche papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/186
Scope and Contents
The Rene La Roche papers consist of two collections: one of correspondence, and one of manuscripts. For a more detailed description of the materials, please see the "Scope and Contents" note for each series.
Dates:
1818 - 1867
Reverend John Clark letter to Otis Jones
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 2/330
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an autographed signed letter dated 11 Jan. [18]43 from Reverend John Clark to Otis Jones. The letter descibes an epidemic among the populace of Burke, [Vt.]. Reverend Clark describes the symptoms suffered by the afflicted and the mounting death toll. He observes that women seemed more susceptible than men to the illness and notes those sections of the town most affected by the epidemic. Reverend Clark also describes the work of the physicians and the treatments they...
Dates:
1843-01-11
Richard J. H. Hatchett letter
Item
Identifier: MSS 395
Content Description
This collection contains a single letter, circa 1889, written by Richard J. H. Hatchett to a colleague about Hatchett's strong belief in bloodletting.
Dates:
circa 1889
Richard Sutton papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 367
Overview
The Sutton Papers contains the correspondence of Dr. Richard L. Sutton (1908-1990), a prominent dermatologist and professor at the University of Missouri Kansas City. This collection is comprised of three folders of correspondence, both personal and professional. Includes correspondence with editors and publishers from Doubleday and Company, Inc. regarding his book The Skin: a Handbook. This collection was discovered during a survey in the summer and fall of 2015.
Dates:
1972
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