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Medical Documentation Service (Philadelphia, Pa.)

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Minutes of the Library Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/008-02
Abstract

The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the Office of the Librarian was created, and the duties of the Library Committee were reduced to the "general supervision of the Library of the College".

This collection (1951-1981) includes minutes, financial statements, and correspondence.

Dates: 1951 - 1981
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Records of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library I

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/008-01
Abstract Established in 1788, the Library of the College of Physicians served as Philadelphia's central medical library for over 150 years, serving medical schools, hospitals, physicians and other health professionals. Today, it is an independent research library devoted to the history of medicine and serves hundreds of scholars, health professionals, students and popular writers each year. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library records (1882 to 2005) extensively documents the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1953-2007; 1807-2007
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Records of the Office of the Librarian III

 Series
Identifier: CPP 13/007-01
Scope and Contents The collection contains records from 1948-1981, encompassing Morse's career at the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, primarily as Librarian. The contents of some boxes of records in this collection were haphazard; many boxes, however, had clear indications of Morse's filing system, and where discernible, this arrangement was preserved.The collection contains a great deal of information on Morse, who appears as a conscientious administrator, a librarian...
Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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