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

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents The collection contains a letter from James Lynd of the Special Committee of the City Select Council, referring the question of salting railroad tracks to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; R, E, Rogers' statement to Caspar Morris, attesting to the salubrious effects of salt in the atmosphere; and a printed pamphlet, compiling all documentation on the question, including the report of the College committee.

Overview The Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration held its first meeting on January 27, 1937. The Committee were tasked with planning the 150th anniversary celebration of the College, including choosing dates, finding speakers, and hiring caterers for the banquet. The Records of the Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration date from 1937, and document the activities of the Committee. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, correspondence amongst committee members,...

Overview The Greater Philadelphia Committee for Medical-Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPCMPS) was established by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1963, and the Committee held its first meeting on Aril 18, 1963. Members of the pharmaceutical and medical fields in the Philadelphia area formed the GPCMPS in response to the 1962 Drug Amendments of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Its “purpose [was] a broad concern for medical-pharmaceutical research, in all of its phases, and for all related...

Overview The Hall Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was first appointed in 1863. It was charged with the maintenance and rental of the College building on 13th and Locust Streets and, later, on 19 South 22nd Street. The committee hired and supervised the College's Superintendent and was also responsible for the preservation of the building's furniture and, until the appointment of the Committee on College Collections, artwork. By 1913, these duties were performed by the...

Scope and Contents Reports, minutes, letters, and financial records, 1864-1968, document the proceedings and business of the Hall Committee and concern the condition, contents, rental, and use of the College buildings at 13th and Locust Streets and 19 South 22nd Street.Series 1 contains the Hall Committee's reports, generally annual reports, to the College of Physicians and, later, its Council, 1864-1928; later annual reports are filed with the committee minutes. Many of the early reports, written...

Scope and Contents The records of the Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1846 to 1919, consist of records of committee meetings, financial records, correspondence, and material pertaining to individual donations and bequests made to the Library.The records of committee meetings contain reports, minutes, and resolutions; Of special interest are the reports pertaining to library donations made by Thomas F. Betton (3 December 1857) and George Ord (5 March 1866). Also...

Overview The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. The by-laws of this year state that the Library Committee "shall attend to the increase and preservation of the Library...they shall purchase books and carry into effect all such regulations pertaining to the Library...and shall present a report upon its condition". At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the Office of the Librarian...

Scope and Contents This collection of records from the Building Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1903 to 1915, consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, and miscellaneous material such as photoprints and blueprints. The collection also includes minutes, correspondence, and financial records from the Subcommittee on Furniture.The general correspondence of the Building Committee is contained in Series 1, Included are numerous letters from Cope and...