Medical museums
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Philadelphia General Hospital Osler Memorial Committee and Blockley Historical Museum
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-06
Overview
The Osler Memorial Committee was formed in October 1939. The objective of the committee was to create a museum and memorial to Sir William Osler in the old autopsy house of the Philadelphia General Hospital and to organize a ceremony marking the dedication of the building. After the completion of its duties, the Osler Memorial Committee was discharged in December 1940. At this time, it was decided that a new committee, the Osler Memorial and Blockley Historical Museum Committee, would be...
Dates:
1886 - 1950
Records of the Wood Institute, Library, and Museum Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/037-01
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...
Dates:
1998-2006
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia COVID-19 collection
Collection
Identifier: CPP 22/001
Overview
A collection of websites, crawled by the Internet Archive, focusing on resources created by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the College's "Documenting #COVIDPHL at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia" digital exhibit.About the project:The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) has partnered with Archive-It to develop a public, archived collection of web content relating to...
Dates:
2020-06-08
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