Medical societies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Spiegel papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/251
Overview
Ernest A. Spiegel, M.D., was an Austrian-born internationally
recognized neurologist. He emigrated to the United States in 1930,
where he spent much of his career at Temple University School of
Medicine in Philadelphia. He finished his career at the National
Parkinson FOundation in Miami. Spiegel is well-known for his work
in developing the stereotactic technique. He passed away in 1985. The
papers of Ernest Spiegel reflect his varied interests in neurological
research and publication from his...
Dates:
1895
George Bacon Wood letters to Caroline Wood
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-03
Scope and Contents
This collection, spanning 1856 to 1858, consists of signed autograph
letters sent by George Bacon Wood to his wife, Caroline, while
she was visiting family in Greenwich, New Jersey. In these
letters, Wood describes the events at home in Philadelphia,
including his lectures at the University of Pennsylvania; the
visits of friends, family members, and students; the progress
of his latest book; and meetings of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia. Other letters in the collection were...
Dates:
1856 - 1858
James Macgill essays
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: MSS 2/315
Scope and Contents
Volume of essays delivered to unidentified medical society in Edinburgh, 1753, concerning rickets; phlebotomy as a treatment for fever; and history and practice of medicine.
Dates:
1753
Kappa Lambda (ΚΛ) form to be observed at the initiation of a member elect and address to be delivered
Collection
Identifier: MSS 458
Scope and Contents
This document records the form to be observed at the initiation of a new member of the Kappa Lambda (ΚΛ) Society and an address to be delivered at that time. An additional document explains that the name ΚΛ — Κ for κρυσταλλοζ, meaning “crystal” and Λ “the more effectually to conceal the objects of the society and to lead astray the uninitiated in their conjectures.” Also included in this file is a dealer’s description for this document, which attributes it to Dr. Edward Cutbush, Surgeon...
Dates:
circa 1821
Medical Society of New Haven County letter to John Redman Coxe
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 3/014
Scope and Contents
Letter, 1790 July 18, opening communications with College of Physicians of Philadelphia in response to letter of
April 1789 and expressing support for an American pharmacopoeia and need for pharmaceutical standards.
Signed by Committee of Correspondence, Ebenezer Beardsley, Elnathan Beach, Leverett Hubbard, Eneas
Munson, and Samuel Nesbitt.
Dates:
1790-07-18
Philip Gordon Kitchen papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 2/342
Scope and Contents
Contents: Recipe book/scrapbook -- Medical license registration certificate, May 18, 1893 -- American Medical
Association membership certificate, no. 17452 (undated) -- Invoice forms -- Envelopes containing tags from
books formerly on display now a) Retained in the Library b) Removed from the Library
Dates:
1893, undated
Records of the Philadelphia Medical Society
Collection
Identifier: Z10c 38
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Philadelphia Medical Society include the original manuscript of the 1827 Society constitution; minutes; reports, including those from the librarian and treasurer; correspondence; records of a committee concerned with quack medicines, patent trusses, and specifics and patents, with reports on Swaim's panacea and H. Chase's truss against hernia; membership records; advertisements; and essays on a variety of medical topics by candidates for membership.
Dates:
1794-1868
Records of the Secretary Treasurer of the Ballistocardiograph Research Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/004
Scope and Contents
The collection was assembled by three of the Society's secretary treasurers,
Abraham Noordergraaf (1965-1967), N. Ty Smith (1967-1970), and
Edward W. Bixby, Jr., (1970-1976), and it presents a comprehensive
view of the duties of that office as well as of the history
of the Society.The existing official minutes of the annual meetings of the BRS,
1963-1976, are contained in Series 1. No minutes for meetings
before 1963 have survived (with the exception of a copy of the
1958...
Dates:
1956 - 1981
Robert Blake Cruice papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/274
Scope and Contents
The papers of Robert Blake Cruice, spanning 1861 to 1899, consist
of a biographical sketch, correspondence and general business
papers from his tenure as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army
during the Civil War, papers pertaining to his military pension
claim, and miscellaneous material concerning various societies
and institutions with which Cruice was associated.Series 1 contains a biographical sketch on the life of Robert
Blake Cruice; the author of this undated...
Dates:
1861 - 1899
Roderick Tondreau papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 365
Overview
The Roderick Tondreau papers include papers compiled by Dr. Roderick R. Tondreau, a former President of the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society. The bulk of this collection details the activities of the Roentgen Ray Society during Dr. Tondreau’s membership. The Reference folder contains academic papers used for reference. Correspondence folder includes letters to and from Dr. Tondreau regarding Society activities. Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society Papers folder contains correspondence regarding...
Dates:
1920 - 1993
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