Medical societies -- Philadelphia, Pa.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Committee on Fellowship II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/011-02
Overview
The Records of the Committee on Fellowship span the years 1983 to 1892, although the bulk of the material dates from 1974 to 1978. Included in the collection are three volumes of list of Fellows and deceased Fellows, dating from 1973 to 1892, and 1918 to 1979. Correspondence and reports from meetings and regarding the status are Fellows date from 1949 to 1978.The Committee on Fellowship became a standing Committee of the College of Physicians in 1972. The by-laws of this year...
Dates:
1873-1892; 1918-1978
Records of the Committee on the Centennial Celebration
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/039
Overview
The Committee on the Centennial Celebration was established 1 October 1884 and held its first meeting on 3 January 1885. The Committee’s task was to “consider and report upon an appropriate plan to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the College in 1887.” It held sixteen meetings in total, ande made the following recommendations: 1) To form a collection of portraits of past Fellows to be exhibited during the celebration; 2) That the celebration should be held January 3 and 4,...
Dates:
1886-1887; undated
Records of the John B. Deaver Surgical Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 4/002
Scope and Contents
This small collection of the corporate records of the John B.
Deaver Surgical Society documents the society's membership and
activities over a fifty year period. The minute books of the
society (1915-1944) in Series 1 contain the cases and papers
presented at each meeting, the results of the annual election
of officers, and also records of membership in the society and
attendance at each meeting. The treasurer's books in Series 2 (1943-1966) list the society's
income,...
Dates:
1915 - 1966
Records of the Lister Centenary Celebration Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/044
Records of the Office of Secretary of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/018
Scope and Contents
The records of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery consist of membership lists; minutes of regular meetings and Council
meetings; reports; fellowship applications; and subject files.
Dates:
1953 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1988
Records of the Office of Secretary-Treasurer of the Ophthalmic Club of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/012
Scope and Contents
This small collection of miscellaneous records, 1922-1934, preserved
by Jay Besson Rudolphy, Secretary Treasurer of the Ophthalmic
Club of Philadelphia, documents the formation of the organization,
its membership, and its typical activities. The collection
includes a copy of the Club's constitution, financial reports,
a membership list, several letters from newly elected members,
a 1928 report of the Program Committee which describes plans
for the coming year, and minutes of a meeting...
Dates:
1922 - 1934
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
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 letters,...
Dates:
1919 - 1990
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
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