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Articles of agreement between Thomas Dent Mütter and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/016-02
Scope and Contents
Original agreement, dated 1858 Dec. 11, by Thomas D. Mütter, conveying his pathological specimen collection to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia to form the Mütter Museum and stipulating the obligations of the College, including construction of a fireproof building, appointment of a committee to oversee the museum and a curator, and establishment of a lectureship in surgical pathology.Published in: Charter, ordinances and by-laws of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia....
Dates:
1858-12-11
Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/349
Overview
The Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst Papers document the military and professional accomplishments of this noted physician. Ashhurst (1876-1932) established himself as a prominent surgeon and teacher in Philadelphia, and also served as in various medical capacities during World War I. The collection encompasses two series: “Military Service,” and “Subject Files,” and dates from 1895, 1904-1933, 1963, and undated. Researchers interested in the career of Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst, or in the...
Dates:
1895, 1904-1933, 1963, undated
Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst papers I
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/072
Scope and Contents
This small collection of Astley P. C. Ashhurst's correspondence, 1902
(1920-1932), documents his association with the American Surgical
Association and the Interurban Surgical Society as well as his friendship
with noted physicians and surgeons, including Harvey Cushing and D'Arcy
Power. Most items contain little substantial information and were probably
retained for their autograph value. Series 1.1 contains general correspondence, 1902-1932, filed alphabetically
by author....
Dates:
1902 - 1932
Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P-APCA
Scope and Contents
This collection contains over 350 photographs of surgical techniques, practices, and cases which require surgery; orthopedic surgery patients; skiagraphs of fractured bones; and other related images. The majority of the images can be found in Ashhurst's Surgery; its principles and practice, for students and practitioners (1914).
Dates:
circa 1900-1920
Autograph case of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP-AUTO
Scope and Contents
Autograph collections were popular during the 19th century. Individual collectors and libraries sought autographs, manuscripts, letters, and signatures of well-known people. The Historical Medical Library maintains its own collection of autographs, likely compiled by previous librarians. The collection consists mainly of correspondence; however, a good number are facsimiles of the original held at other institutions. Please visit the link below for an inventory of the autographs...
Dates:
circa 1800-1900
Awards and certificates collection
Collection — Flat File: Case 3, Drawer: 1
Identifier: AC.1
Overview
This collection consists of awards, certificates, and diplomas primarily found during the archives survey in the summer and fall of 2015. This is an artifical collection, meaning that few of the items have connections amongst them, and are related only by form. Additional items are added to the collection as necessary.
These items also seemingly have no links to any collections currently in the Archives.
These items also seemingly have no links to any collections currently in the Archives.
Dates:
1833 - 1924
Benham family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2/333
Booksellers' description
Account book collection, Thomas Benham, M.D., John Benham, M.D., and others. (Broome, Conesville, and Windham, NY; 1796-1863, and later) Comprises approximately twenty single thick wrappered account books (some bound with multiple gatherings) and several hundred items of miscellaneous paper ephemera, primarily 1840s-1870s, of related interest. Apparently representing three generations of doctors in one family, serving a very rural area of New York State, some 35 miles southwest of Albany.
Dates:
1796 - 1905
Benjamin Archer notes on the lectures of Benjamin Rush
Collection
Identifier: 10a 136
Scope and Contents
Two volumes of an incomplete set of notes on lectures delivered by Benjamin Rush at the University of Pennsylvania from 1804 to 1805. Vol. 1 (p. 1-43) contains brief notes on his section on physiology including the pulse and the mind. Vol. 2 (p. 132-260) contains notes on his sections on therapeutics and the practice of medicine.
Dates:
1804 - 1805
Benjamin Bird notes on lectures from the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2/246
Scope and Contents
B. L. Bird’s notes on lectures at University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1835-1836. Lecturers are: Robley Dunglison on therapeutics; Eli Geddings on physiology; Nathaniel Potter on practice of medicine; and N. R. Smith on surgery, particularly gunshot wounds. Includes recipes.
Dates:
1835 - 1836
Benjamin Coates cashbook and ledger
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2/095
Scope and Contents
Two volumes documenting B. H. Coates’ financial situation and medical practice in Philadelphia, 18421853.
Cash book contains a chronological account of Coates’ expenses and receipts, 19 July 18456
June 1853; several accounts carried over from the ledger of practice. Ledger of practice, 18421846,
organized alphabetically by name of patient or account, includes notes on procedures performed,
identification and address of patients, and settlement of accounts. Ledger includes a copy of Coates’...
Dates:
1842 - 1853
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- Correspondence 355
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- Medical societies -- Philadelphia, Pa. 37
- Medicine -- Practices 36
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- Medical libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 28
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- Certificates 18
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- Medical students -- Philadelphia, Pa. -- Nineteenth century 16
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- University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine 41
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- University of Pennsylvania 40
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Library 35
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- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President 20
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Secretary 17
- Chapman, Nathaniel 16
- Jefferson Medical College 16
- Philadelphia General Hospital 16
- Fisher, Charles Perry 13
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Committee on the Mütter Museum 10
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Curator 10
- Mütter Museum 10
- Wood, George B. (George Bacon) 10
- Coxe, John Redman 9
- Physick, Philip Syng 9
- Mütter, Thomas D. (Thomas Dent) 8
- Osler, William, Sir 8
- Dunglison, Robley 7
- Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine 7
- Hodge, H. Lenox (Hugh Lenox) 7
- Leidy, Joseph 7
- Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa) 7
- Philadelphia College of Medicine 7
- Philadelphia County Medical Society 7
- Roberts, John Bingham 7
- Sturgis, Katharine R. (Katharine Rosenbaum) 7
- Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia 7
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Section on Medical History 6
- Mitchell, Silas Weir 6
- Morse, Elliott H. (Elliott How) 6
- Carson, Joseph 5
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Building Committee 5
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Treasurer 5
- Dorsey, John Syng 5
- Girvin, John H. (John Harper) 5
- Gross, Samuel D. (Samuel David) 5
- Jackson, Samuel 5
- Parrish, Joseph 5
- Radbill, Samuel X. 5
- United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (Board of Naval Surgeons) 5
- University of Edinburgh 5
- University of Pennsylvania. Hospital 5
- Ashhurst, Astley Paston Cooper 4
- Bache, Franklin 4
- Bache, Thomas Hewson 4
- Blockley Almshouse 4
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Library Committee 4
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of Advancement 4
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Section on Public Health, Preventive, and Industrial Medicine 4
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Women's Committee 4
- Curie, Marie 4
- Deaver, John B. (John Blair) 4
- Fowlers and Wells’ Phrenological Cabinet 4
- Gibbon, John Heysham, Jr. 4
- Gibson, William 4
- Hinsdale, Guy 4
- Keen, William W. (William Williams) 4
- McDaniel, W. B., II (Walton Brooks) 4
- Medical Library Association 4
- Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service 4
- Pathological Society of Philadelphia 4
- Pepper, William 4
- Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 4
- Santee, E. A. (Ephraim A.) 4
- Stillé, Alfred 4
- Sturgis, Samuel Booth 4
- Tyson, James 4
- United States. Navy 4
- Wistar, Caspar 4
- Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania 4
- Abbe, Robert 3
- Alms-House (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3
- Anti-Vaccination Society of America 3
- Billings, John S. (John Shaw) 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Board of Trustees 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Committee on the Revision of the Pharmacopoeia 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Executive Director 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Section on General Medicine 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Section on Ophthalmology 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Section on Otolaryngology 3
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Trustees of the Building Fund 3
- Da Costa, J. M. (Jacob Mendes) 3
- Hare, Robert 3
- Harvard Medical School 3
- Hewson, Thomas T. 3
- Horner, William E. (William Edmonds) 3
- Hunter, Robert J. (Robert John) 3
- James, Thomas C. (Thomas Chalkley) 3
- Jenner, Edward 3
- Leverson, Montague R. (Montague Richard), 1830-1925 3
- Medical Documentation Service (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3
- Meigs, Charles D. (Charles Delucena) 3
- Micozzi, Marc S. 3
- Mitchell, John K. (John Kearsley) 3
- Muller, George P. (George Paul) 3
- Neilson, Thomas R. (Thomas Rundle) 3
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