Plans of proposed additions to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and Twenty First Century Plaza (121 items), 1987-1988

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Scope and Contents note

From the Series: John M. O’Donnell (1945-) replaced William F. Chaveas as Executive Director in 1986 and completed his term as Executive Director in 1995.

The “John M. O’Donnell” series spans the years 1987 to 1991. The series is divided into the subseries: “Administration,” “Facilities,” “Historical Medical Library,” “Mütter Museum,” “Governance,” “Outside Organizations,” “Programs and Special Events,” “Subject Files,” and “Francis Clark Wood Institute.”

Of note in the “Administration” subseries are the controller’s office records, which evidence a search for a new controller. The records also contain information about institutional advancement and public relations. Proxy votes for a special meeting and official ballots (1990) make up a large part of the Administration subseries. Records regarding the controller search, proxy votes, and official ballots are restricted; researchers should contact the archives for more information.

The “Facilities” subseries, the “Historical Medical Library” subseries, and the “Mütter Museum” subseries contain general reports and records about the operation of those college departments. The “Facilities” subseries dates from 1987 to 1991 and is arranged chronologically by year. The “Historical Medical Library” subseries includes memoranda, information on public services and the reference department, and information on the gifts and donations included in the Historical Medical Library’s historical collection. The Mütter Museum subseries holds correspondence regarding the Mütter Museum’s historical collection, information on donations and gifts, and other records regarding the general operation of the Mütter Museum.

The records from the “Governance” subseries include records on the Ad Hoc Committee on Governance, Bicentennial Committee, the Committee on Budget and Finance, the Building Committee, Council, the Committee on Fellowship, Greater Philadelphia Committee for Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Nominating Committee, Committee on Publications, the Committee on Public Health and Preventative Medicine, the Committee on Scientific Affairs, the Section on Medical History, and the Women’s Committee. The records are arranged as they are listed above, and the records are arranged chronologically within the individual committee groupings. The “Governance” subseries records largely include correspondence, minutes, agendas, memoranda, meeting files, and reports. The records date from 1986 to 1990. Of note in the “Governance” subseries is the large number of Council meeting files. They are organized chronologically by month (with some gaps throughout) from 1985 to 1989. Gaps in the meeting files can be filled in by reviewing the Council Meeting files housed in the “Office Records” series.

Finally, the last four subseries, “Outside Organizations,” “Programs and Special Events,” “Subject Files” and the “Francis Clark Wood Institute,” hold little information for the years that John O’Donnell served as Executive Director. Of note, in the “Subject File” subseries are the records of the New Century Fund, a fundraising campaign. The “Francis Clark Wood Institute” files contain a large number of administrative records, including memoranda, correspondence, and reports. Researchers should note, that information not found within these subseries is likely available in the collection’s fourth series, “Office Records.”