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

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...

Overview 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 disbanded,...

Scope and Contents The collection, 1849-1863, contains minute books, reports, a cashbook, and some miscellaneous financial papers, including receipts, a list of securities, and a draft of the 1859 extension of the deed of trust, documenting the decisions, investments, labors, and fund raising activities of the Trustees of the Building Fund of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Most of this material was produced by George Bacon Wood, as chairman of the trustees, or George Fox; as treasurer.

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...

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 the...

Scope and Contents 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.

Overview The Women’s Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was organized in 1971 by Mrs. Frank Elliott to promote the welfare of the College through volunteer activities, publicity, and financial support.

The Records of the Women’s Committee span the years 1994 to 2008, and document the activities and membership of the Committee.

Overview The Women’s Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was organized in 1971 by Mrs. Frank Elliott to promote the welfare of the College through volunteer activities, publicity, and financial support. As of 2005, it was still an active organization. The organization is not an official College committee but exists in an independent relation to the institution. The Women’s Committee was accorded official recognition by College Council on October 26, 1971. Its officers were a...

Overview Originally called the Library Advisory Committee, the Wood Institute, Library, and Museum (WILM) Committee was first established in 1998, as a result of the recommendations of the earlier Library Task Force. The purpose of the WILM Committee was “to oversee implementation of adopted recommendations and report through standing committees to the Council.” WILM held its first meeting on February 12, 1998.In May of 2001, the Committee voted to officially combine the Francis C. Wood...

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 collection;...