CPP 10. Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Scope and Contents This collection of records of the Committee on the Directory for Nurses of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1881 to 1936, consists of correspondence, annual reports, financial records, committee reports and recommendations, and miscellaneous material. The correspondence traces the establishment of the directory and documents several controversies, including the 1882 case of S. H. Pine (a janitor living in the College who refused to vacate his quarters without financial...

Scope and Contents The records of the Committee on Lectures include its minute book, 1864-1882, and several reports made to the Secretary, of the College of Physicians, 1866-1882. The minutes, written by Joseph Leidy, Secretary of the committee, describe the committee's proceedings in which the members discuss and recommend possible lecturers and approve the payment of bills. The committee's reports testify to the proper discharge of both its duties and the lectureship and recommend payment by the College of...

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Reports to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from the William F. Jenks Prize Committee on the second and third triennial essay competitions, 1890-1895. The reports state the subject for the competition, attest that it has been properly advertised, and name the 1895 competition winner.

Scope and Contents The rPcords of the Committee on the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize and Lectureship, spanning 1900 to 1935, consist of committee reports and correspondence. Included is correspondence concerning the selection of the first recipie11t of the award, H. F. Harris, and committee reports from subsequent years in which additional winners are ' a1111ounced. .-\ 1 so i 11c l uded are an nua 1 financial s ta temen ts from the Trustees of the ~athan lewis Hatfield Prize and Lectureship....

Scope and Contents The records of the Trustees of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize and Lectureship, spanning 1898 to 1930, consist of the original deed of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize, correspondence, and financial records, including ledgers, checks, checkbooks, receipts, and bank statements.Much of the correspondence relates to the trustees' investment of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Fund. Some of the letters document the trustees' first major investment, their 1901 purchase of four houses on Gratz...

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Deed of trust, 1914 Jan. 3, between the Trustees of the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize and Lectureship of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and executors of the Hatfield estate, amending the 1898 original document. The amendment allows the trust to be used to fund a lectureship rather than a prize for original research in medicine.

Scope and Contents The collection contains correspondence, legal and financial documents, reports, and related material, documenting the work and history of the Trustees of the William F. Jenks Memorial Fund, 1885-1901. Most of this material was assembled, addressed to, or produced by James V. Ingham, secretary of the trustees.The bulk of the trustees' records are preserved in one bound volume, roughly chronological in order, containing correspondence concerning the establishment and alteration of...

Scope and Contents The collection contains annual reports of the Committee on the Mütter Museum to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, describing the activities, acquisitions, and concerns of the museum, and semi-annual reports on its receipts and expenditures, 1864-1941. Occasional reports of the curators and curatorial correspondence are included. Although the content of the individual reports varies, each generally contains: a list of acquisitions, purchases, or donations made to the museum...

Scope and Contents Letterbooks of John H. Brinton as chairman of Committee on Mütter Museum of College of Physicians of Philadelphia with related material concerning museum and Mütter Trust and Lectureship, 1858-1939. Bulk composed of two numerically-arranged letterbooks, 1895-1904 and 1905-1907, containing letters received, drafts and copies of outgoing letters, and annual and financial reports. Correspondence concerns acquisition and preservation of pathological specimens, surgical instruments, and...

Scope and Contents The minutes of the Committee on the Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1865 to 1990, provide detailed information about the objectives, development, and administration of this renowned medical museum. Interfiled with the minutes of the Committee on the Mutter Museum are minutes, 1973-1990, of the Committee on College Collections. Also present in the collection are annual reports from both committees, curator's reports, and reports to Council....