College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Secretary
Organization
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical sketches and memories of Fellows
Item
Identifier: CPP 1/013
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 volume dates from 1836 through 1841, and includes brief biographies of some of the Fellows of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Fellows included are:...
Dates:
1836-1841
Committee Reports of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/006-01
Scope and Contents
The committee reports in this collection are part of the
records of the Office of the Secretary of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia. The reports span the tenures of
six secretaries of the College of Physicians: John H.
Packard (1862-1877), William G, Porter (1877-1879), Richard
A, Cleemann (1879-1885), Isaac Norris, Jr. (1885-1890),
Charles W, Dulles (1890-1896), and Thomas R. Neilson (1896-
1914), The reports, spanning 1867 to 1911, were produced by
various ad-hoc committees appointed...
Dates:
1867 - 1910
Correspondence concerning Robert Abbe from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/003-02
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 includes correspondence, printed material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
This collection includes correspondence, printed material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Dates:
1919 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1929
Correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/003-01
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.The collection contains letterbooks of outgoing correspondence and files of incoming correspondence of the
Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia,...
Dates:
1890 - 1926
Correspondence of the Office of the Treasurer
Collection
Identifier: CPP 5/004-01
Scope and Contents
sent from the Treasurer of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, 1877 Dec. 5-1904 Feb. 26, and folders of
letters received with occasional letters sent by the
Treasurer, 1877-1901. Most of the correspondence derives
from the tenure of Charles Stewart Wurts, with some later
material from treasurers Henry M. Fisher and Richard H.
Harte.The correspondence concerns annual appropriations to College
committees; payment of annual dues and initiation fees of
College Fellows; mortgages...
Dates:
1877 - 1904
Failed fellowship applications of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/007-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of failed fellowship applications, spanning
1900 to 1937, is part of the records of the office of the
Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Each fellowship application consists of an application form
containing basic information about the applicant and three
or more letters of recommendation from Fellows of the
College. These applications are useful in that they reveal
some of the reasons why candidates were rejected from the
fellowship, provide the names of...
Dates:
1900 - 1937
Lecture and Event Files of the Office of the Secretary
Series
Identifier: CPP 1/010
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.As of 2018, the Office of the Secretary is still active; however, these records are now documented through the Executive Office. The Lecture and Event Files...
Dates:
1875-1988
Letters acknowledging associate fellowship from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/007-02
Scope and Contents
This small collection of acknowledgments of election to
associate fellowship in the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, 1839-1850, contains autograph letters from
distinguished American and English physicians, including
Richard D. Arnold, John L. Atlee, Theodric Romeyn Beck,
Benjamin W. Dudley, Samuel D. Gross, John Hubbard, James
McNaughton, Peter Parker, Jonathan Pereira, John Revere,
Thomas Sewall, George Cheyne Shattuck, Thomas Stewardson,
Amos Twitchell, John Ware, John Collins Warren,...
Dates:
1839 - 1850
List of Alvarenga Prize entries
Item
Identifier: CPP 1/011
Overview
This volume dates from 1920 through 1933, and contains lists of entries for the annual Alvarenga Prize essay, as well as the winner. Each entry includes the title of the essay, its "motto," the author's name, and the status - either destroyed, returned, or "won prize."The Alvarenga Prize was established in 1887 or 1888, when Associate Fellow Da Costa Alvarenga of Lisbon, Portugal, left the College approximately $4000.00 to fund an annual prize in his name. The essay could be on...
Dates:
1920-1933
Manuscript archives of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/001-01
Overview
The Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia created during organization in 1787. Secretary is the appointed officer of record whose original duties included maintenance of College minutes and transactions and preservation of its documents and correspondence.This collection holds correspondence, financial papers, reports, medical cases, and fellowship applications and resignations, 1787-1847, kept by the Secretaries of the College of Physicians of...
Dates:
1787 - 1847
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