CPP 10. Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Record Group
Identifier: CPP 10
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Silas Weir Mitchell Associates Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/024-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Chairman of the S. Weir Mitchell
Associates Committee of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, spanning 1959 to 1979, consist of minutes from
committee meetings, correspondence, membership information,
and miscellaneous material, including resolutions,
clippings, programs, and sketches. The collection consists
of the records of George I. Blumstein, chairman of the S.
Weir Mitchell Associates Committee from 1960 to 1968.Series 1 contains typescript and...
Dates:
1959 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Records of the Building Committee and Related Committees
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-02
Abstract
The Building Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was appointed on 6 April 1904, shortly after the Fellows elected to construct a new College building on 22nd and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia. The Building Committee continued to meet through 1914, when the furnishing and construction of the College building on 22nd Street was completed.Several short-term committees were established previously, while the decision was made to construct a new building and...
Dates:
1859-1979; undated
Records of the Committee on Scientific Business
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/028
Abstract
The Committee on Scientific Business was created by an amendment to the ordinances and by-laws adopted in October 1907. The original committee members were appointed in November 1907. It seems the purpose of the committee was to schedule presentations by Fellows during College meetings. It is unclear when the Committee was disbanded, but it is no longer active (2018).The Records of the Committee span the years 1910 to 1940, and then from 1972 to 1978, and are comprised mainly...
Dates:
1910-1978
Records of the Steering Committee for Fundraising and Public Affairs
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/031
Abstract
The Steering Committee for Fundraising and Public Affairs was established at the Council meeting of December 1976, and the Committee met for the first time in February 1977. Its purpose was to advise the Council, and it was responsible for the planning, organization, and direction of a selective fundraising appeal (the Third Century Program) to secure major financial commitments to the strengthen the College and expand is programs and services. It is unclear when the Committee was...
Dates:
1976-1978
Records of the Committee on Nominations for College Elections
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/032
Abstract
The Committee on Nominations for College Elections makes recommendations for nominations of candidates for the Board of Trustees (formerly the Council) and other standing committees of the College. The Committee and its members were not listed in Transactions & Studies until 1973, but because the earliest records in this collection date to the 1930s, some earlier form of the Committee on Nominations must have existed.As of 2018, this is still an active committee....
Dates:
1935-1940; 1970-1978
Records of the Committee for an Institute of the History of Medicine
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/033
Abstract
The idea of forming an Institute for the History of Medicine at the College of Physicians was first proposed in 1966. In 1974, the President of the College, John Hubbard, put together a small committee to discuss the prospect of an institute for the history of medicine. The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine (Wood Institute) was founded in 1976 to support research in the field of social medical history. In January 1977, Ronald F. Kotrc was selected as the first...
Dates:
1974-1978
Records of the Committee on the Mary Scott Newbold lecture
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/034
Abstract
In 1917, Clement B. Newbold founded the Mary Scott Newbold lectureship fund in memory of his wife. Newbold was a member of W. H. Newbold’s Son and Co. banking firm, and had donated to the College in the past. The Mary Scott Newbold lectureship was to “enable [the College] to obtain distinguished lecturers to address the College on subjects related to medicine or the allied sciences.”As of 2003, the College was still hosting an annual Mary Scott Newbold lecture.The...
Dates:
1923-1968 (gaps)
Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/030
Abstract
The College of Physicians was founded in 1787 as a private medical society devoted to the advancement of medical education, research, and guidance of the medical profession itself. In order to help fulfill these goals, the College’s Fellowship have garnered impressive resources including a biomedical library in 1788, a medical museum in 1858, an institute for the history of medicine in 1976, and museum education programs in 2006. These resources are housed in a building constructed in 1909...
Dates:
1833-1995 (gaps)
Records of the Committee on Internship and Residency
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/029
Abstract
In December 1961, the College received a $25,000 gift from the Pew Memorial Trust. The gift was intended to help the College reach financial stability and to start a drive benefitting interns and residents in area hospitals. In response, the Committee on Internship and Residency was established in 1962. The Internship and Residency Committee sent out questionnaires to Philadelphia-area hospital administrators, residents, and interns. Data collected from residents and interns included...
Dates:
circa 1960s
Records of the Committee on Fellowship II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/011-02
Abstract
The Records of the Committee on Fellowship span the years 1983 to 1892, although the bulk of the material dates from 1974 to 1978. Included in the collection are three volumes of list of Fellows and deceased Fellows, dating from 1973 to 1892, and 1918 to 1979. Correspondence and reports from meetings and regarding the status are Fellows date from 1949 to 1978.The Committee on Fellowship became a standing Committee of the College of Physicians in 1972. The by-laws of this year...
Dates:
1873-1892; 1918-1978
