6. Exemplification of deed: Thomas Dent Mütter and Mary, his wife, to the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities, undated
Item — Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes,
and legal documents, 1856-1859, describing the labors and
negotiations of the committee of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia charged with responding to the proposal of
Thomas D. Mutter to establish a pathological museum and
lectureship in surgical pathology. Notable items include:
letters from Thomas D. Mutter and his original proposal to
the College (written in the hand of S. Weir Mitchell) with
its subsequent modifications; the articles of agreement
establishing the Mutter Museum and the deed of the Mutter
Trust; and the 1859 catalogue of the museum collection,
corrected by S. Weir Mitchell after Mutter' death. Several
of the letters and many of the committee's reports were
written by George Bacon Wood, acting in his capacity as both
College president and chairman of the committee.
Dates
- undated
Extent
From the Collection: .4 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Committee on the Pathological Museum of Dr. Mutter (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
