College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Organization
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Anna Warren Ingersoll diary excerpt
Item — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 391
Content Description
The Anna Warren Ingersoll diary excerpt is a typescript excerpt from the diary of Anna Warren Ingersoll regarding the dedication of the 22nd Street College of Physicians building, dated 10-11 November 1909.
Dates:
10-11 November 1909
Drawings and blueprints of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia building
Collection
Identifier: CPP 18
Dates:
1905 - 2011
E. B. Krumbhaar papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/344
Abstract
Edward Bell Krumbhaar (1882-1966) was a distinguished pathologist and cardiac physician, as well as one of Philadelphia’s leading historians of medicine. A founder of both the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians and the American Association of the History of Medicine (AAHM), Krumbhaar also served as president of the College and of the AAHM. The E.B. Krumbhaar papers covers Krumbhaar’s accomplishments and contributions to pathology and cardiac physiology from the early to...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1899 - 1992; 1825 - 1992
Francis C. Wood papers II
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/228-02
Scope and Contents
Personal and professional papers, correspondence, speeches, and records of medical practice and military service, 1925-1989, of Philadelphia, Pa., cardiologist and educator, Francis C. Wood.Series 1 documents Francis C. Wood’s family and personal life, education, and honors and awards, 1949-1984. Includes family correspondence, press releases, and financial and legal papers.General correspondence in Series 2 includes letters of physicians, non-physicians, and letters...
Dates:
1925 - 1989
Francis Clark Wood papers I
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/228-01
Scope and Contents
This collection is the larger of two collections of Francis C. Wood's papers, the other being MSS 2/0228-02. This extensive collection (1892-1989) chronicles the life and career of a 20th century physician, scientist, soldier, administrator, and teacher. The collection is divided roughly evenly among the different phases of his life and career. Because Dr. Wood was a leader in both his community and profession, the collection documents the activities and functioning of many institutions and...
Dates:
1892 - 1989
George Bacon Wood papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-04
Abstract
The George Bacon Wood Papers collection documents George Bacon Wood’s professional and personal life from 1813 to 1870. Dr. George Bacon Wood was an accomplished physician and author, and also lectured at several medical institutions in the Philadelphia region. Materials located in the collection include correspondence, manuscript drafts, lecture notes, financial material, and some graphic material. The collection contains six series arranged by their relative size: “Correspondence,”...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1813-1870; 1793-1921
J. Harold Austin papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 468
Scope and Contents note
The J. Harold Austin papers contain general professional correspondence, as well as correspondence from Austin’s time as the Executive Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia including correspondence concerning the Building Fund and the Library Fund. The general correspondence folder also includes the constitution of the John Morgan Society, "General principles of organization of the University of Pennsylvania Group Diagnostic Clinic," material related to the John Herr Musser...
Dates:
1939-1952; Majority of material found within 1940-1952
John Ashhurst, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/075-02
Abstract
The John Ashhurst Papers collection documents the life and professional career of Dr. John Ashhurst from 1846 to 1901. John Ashhurst was a prominent Philadelphia surgeon who worked at the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church, as well as the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He also wrote extensively on the subject of surgery, writing the book The Principles and Practice of Surgery, which was published in several editions. Located in the collection...
Dates:
1846-1901, undated
John C. Otto essay on food allergies and poisoning
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 2/235
Scope and Contents
Holograph essay, presented by John C. Otto to College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 29 Oct. 1833, describing cases, symptoms, and treatment of patients with allergic reactions to specific foods, generally seafood, or suffering from food poisoning.
Dates:
1833-10-29
Katharine R. Sturgis papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/355
Abstract
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1903. She received her undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and entered the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1935. She was forced to leave school when she contracted tuberculosis, but later resumed her studies and earned her medical degree in 1940. Sturgis became a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1951 and was elected its first female president in 1972. The Katharine R....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1948 - 1979; 1852 - 1985
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- Correspondence 27
- Minutes 10
- Photographs 9
- Reports 9
- Committees 6
- Lectures 6
- Medical societies -- Philadelphia, Pa. 6
- Annual reports 5
- Financial records 5
- Publications (documents) 5
- Special events 5
- Fellows 4
- Clippings 3
- Collections management (Libraries) 3
- Lecture notes 3
- Manuscripts (documents) 3
- Medical museums 3
- Physicians 3
- Physicians -- Philadelphia, Pa. 3
- Public Health 3
- Research notes 3
- Speeches (documents) 3
- Administrative records 2
- Awards 2
- Biography 2
- Blueprints 2
- Book collecting 2
- Buildings 2
- Cardiology 2
- Diaries 2
- Electrocardiography 2
- Essays 2
- Exhibition catalogs 2
- Grants 2
- Medical buildings 2
- Medical education 2
- Medical libraries 2
- Medical societies 2
- Medicine -- History 2
- Pamphlets 2
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 2
- Physicians -- Philadelphia, Pa. -- Nineteenth century 2
- Physicians' spouses 2
- Reprints 2
- Statistics 2
- Appointment books 1
- Architecture -- Designs and plans -- Presentation drawings 1
- Articles 1
- Artifacts 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Biography files 1
- Broadsides (notices) 1
- Brochures 1
- Building plans 1
- CD-Rs 1
- COVID-19 (Disease) 1
- Calendars 1
- Cardiologists 1
- Cartoons (humorous images) 1
- Case studies 1
- Catalogs 1
- Certificates 1
- Class reunions 1
- Conferences 1
- Construction projects 1
- Continuing Education 1
- Directories 1
- Ephemera 1
- Evaluation 1
- Examinations -- Questions 1
- Finance 1
- Floppy Disks 1
- Food allergy 1
- Food poisoning 1
- Fund raising 1
- General Surgery 1
- Gigantism 1
- Hospital laboratories 1
- Hospitals 1
- Hospitals -- United States 1
- Learning Modules 1
- Ledgers (account books) 1
- Libraries 1
- Library users 1
- Lung Cancer 1
- Manuscripts -- Collectors and collecting 1
- Medical colleges -- Administration 1
- Medical colleges -- Curricula 1
- Medical librarians 1
- Medical libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Medical offices -- Administrative 1
- Medical records 1
- Medical schools -- Philadelphia, Pa. -- History 1
- Medicine 1
- Medicine -- Study and teaching 1
- Membership records 1
- Military records 1
- Mustard gas 1
- Newsletters 1
- Pandemics 1
