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Records of the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/002-01
Abstract
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia was created during the organization of the
College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of
record. His original duties were to record the minutes and
transactions of the College and preserve its documents and
correspondence.This collection of records, spanning 1854 to 1909, consists
of backup files maintained by the secretaries of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia to provide...
Dates:
1854 - 1909
Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Philadelphia Laryngological Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/010
Scope and Contents
This small collection of corporate records and related material,
1941-1969, of the Philadelphia Laryngological Society was preserved
by its secretary and historianlibrarian and documents the society's
activities and later history.The collection contains one minute book, 1941-1960 [disbound],
which includes minutes of the Executive Committee, annual reports
of the Secretary, and programs from the scientific sessions.
The collection also includes nine folders of additional...
Dates:
1941 - 1969
Records of the Office of the Secretary Pathological Society of Philadelphia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3/003-02
Scope and Contents
The records of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia consist of two two-volume sets of minutes and proceedings.The first set of two volumes contain the minutes and proceedings of the Pathological
Society of Philadelphia, maintained by the Secretary, from the
society's formation 29 September 1857 to 14 October 1869 and
23 April 1887 to 27 June 1901. Included are descriptions of
specimens displayed to the society, membership propositions,
committee reports, discussions,...
Dates:
1857 - 1910
Records of the Office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Philadelphia Genito Urinary Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/011
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, minutes, membership and
financial records, and other material, 1919-1990, from the Office
of the Secretary Treasurer of the Philadelphia Urological Society.
Series 1 is a single volume (disbound) of early society records,
1929-1979, containing minutes of its scientific meetings and
Executive Committee, monthly and annual treasurer's reports,
correspondence, and a dues ledger for inactive, senior, and
deceased members, which includes some...
Dates:
1919 - 1990
Records of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 3/003-01
Scope and Contents
Receipted bills, 1857-1867, for purchases and services, including chairs, printing, wages of curator and attendant, and rent of room at Pennsylvania Hospital. Bills include holograph signatures of officers, including J. M. Da Costa, Samuel D. Gross, Edward Hartshorne, S. Weir Mitchell, John H. Packard, William Pepper, and Alfred Stillé.
Dates:
1857 - 1867
Records of the Pennsylvania State Vaccination Commission
Collection
Identifier: ZZ10d 1
Abstract
The Pennsylvania State Vaccination Commission was created in 1911 to investigate vaccination and the practice of compulsory vaccination in Pennsylvania. This collection includes meeting minutes, including reports presented by both proponents and opponents of vaccination in general, but especially against smallpox; interrogations; and discussions with a variety of documents. Reports and discussions address the history of vaccination and smallpox, their nature and their symptoms, include...
Dates:
1912-1913
Records of the Philadelphia County Medical Society
Record Group
Identifier: MSS 3/013
Scope and Contents
The records of the Philadelphia County Medical Society document the activities of two committees within the Society: the Committee on Maternal Welfare and the Committee on Archives.The Committee on Maternal Welfare records consists of records of committee meetings, materials used in
conducting maternal mortality surveys, maternal death reports,
and correspondence. The records, 1944 to 1973, were maintained
by M. Agnes Gowdey, recording secretary of the Committee on
Maternal...
Dates:
1912 - 1943
Records of the Philadelphia Dermatologic Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/007
Scope and Contents
The collection of the Philadelphia Dermatological Society contains
minutes, corporate documents, secretarial correspondence, membership
and financial records, and material relating to the Atlantic
Dermatological Conference, principally the meetings held in
Philadelphia. It presents a fairly comprehensive view of the
activities and interests of the organization through about forty
of its ninety years of existence. The early records apparently
have not survived; except for a copy of...
Dates:
1936 - 1980
Records of The Philadelphia General Hospital
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-07
Abstract
Until its closing, Philadelphia General Hospital (PGH) was the oldest institution in the United States in continuous service providing hospitalized care. Established in 1729, the Hospital had a long history dedicated to the care of the medically indigent of the city. In 1834, the institution moved from Center City to Blockley Township in West Philadelphia to the area that is now between 34th Street and University Avenue. At that time, it was renamed the Philadelphia Almshouse and Hospital...
Dates:
1884 - 1941
Records of the Philadelphia General Hospital Committee on the Celebration at the Philadelphia General Hospital of the 200th Anniversary of the building of the Philadelphia Almshouse
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-01
Abstract
The Committee on the Celebration at the Philadelphia General Hospital of the 200th Anniversary of the Building of the Philadelphia Almshouse was established in September 1929. The committee, consisting of five members of the Medical Board of the Philadelphia General Hospital, was appointed by the President of the Medical Board. The committee was responsible for fund raising, promotion, planning the program, selecting speakers, and making out the guest list. The bicentennial celebration was...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1931 - 1932; 1929 - 1939
