98. Bequest of George Bacon Wood. Records, 1878-1964

File — Box: 6

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection contains files maintained by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Office of Finance and Accounting and Office of the Treasurer concerning special funds, bequests, and estates, 1858-1992. The files include copies of wills, deeds of trust, and letters of intent; correspondence and memoranda; legal opinions; and accounts of executors and trustees and schedules of distribution, The collection documents the acquisition, intent, and disposition of gifts and funds for the College's general endowment as well as its Library, Mutter Museum, and lectureships and prizes.

Principal correspondents include College officers George E. De Schweinitz, William W. Keen, and S. Weir Mitchell, and lawyers Joseph Carson and Eric A. McCouch, The collection also includes copies of wills or other estate information of Robert Abbe, Pedro Francisco da Costa Alvarenga, Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst, Louis A. Duhring, Thomas D. Mutter, Lady Grace Revere Gross Osler, J. C. Wilson, George Bacon Wood, and S. Lewis Ziegler. Also included is summary fund information, 1868-1968, containing copies of wills and instruments of donation and several folders of miscellaneous correspondence of the College treasurers, 1884-1959, concerning contracts, investments, and mortgages.

Dates

1878-1964

Conditions Governing Access

Some records in this collection may be restricted due to the personal and confidential information contained wherein.

Please see the Archivist for more details.