CPP 10. Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Record Group
Identifier: CPP 10
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Reports of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains annual reports of the Committee on the Mütter Museum to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, describing the activities, acquisitions, and concerns of the museum, and semi-annual reports on its receipts and expenditures, 1864-1941. Occasional reports of the curators and curatorial correspondence are included. Although the content of the individual reports varies, each generally contains: a list of acquisitions, purchases, or donations made to the museum...
Dates:
1864 - 1941
Letterbooks of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-03
Scope and Contents
Letterbooks of John H. Brinton as chairman of Committee on Mütter Museum of College of Physicians of Philadelphia with related material concerning museum and Mütter Trust and Lectureship, 1858-1939. Bulk composed of two numerically-arranged letterbooks, 1895-1904 and 1905-1907, containing letters received, drafts and copies of outgoing letters, and annual and financial reports. Correspondence concerns acquisition and preservation of pathological specimens, surgical instruments, and...
Dates:
1858 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1907
Minutes of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-04
Scope and Contents
The minutes of the Committee on the Mutter Museum of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1865 to
1990, provide detailed information about the objectives,
development, and administration of this renowned medical
museum. Interfiled with the minutes of the Committee on the
Mutter Museum are minutes, 1973-1990, of the Committee on
College Collections. Also present in the collection are
annual reports from both committees, curator's reports, and
reports to Council....
Dates:
1865 - 1990
Financial records of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-05
Scope and Contents
The collection contains cash books, checkbooks, cancelled
checks and account statements, bills, receipt books and
receipts, vouchers, and audit and financial reports of the
Committee on the Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia, documenting the financial transactions and
history of the Mutter Museum and College Collections, 1863-
1972. Earlier materials in the collection, in particular,
document the purchase, transport, and restoration of museum
anatomical and...
Dates:
1863 - 1972
Records of the autopsy of Chang and Eng Bunker
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-06
Scope and Contents
Letters, minutes, contracts, and receipts for payment, 1874-1875, associated with autopsy of conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker. Autopsy begun on 1 Feb. 1874 at Bunker home in Mt. Airy, N.C., and completed in Mütter Museum of College of Physicians of Philadelphia later in Feb. 1874. Letters and minutes concern transport of bodies and arrangements for College of Physicians to oversee conclusion of autopsy. Contracts and receipts are for photographs, casts, and anatomical drawings, and...
Dates:
1874 - 1875
Records of the Library Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/008-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Library Committee of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1846 to 1919, consist
of records of committee meetings, financial records,
correspondence, and material pertaining to individual
donations and bequests made to the Library.The records of committee meetings contain reports, minutes,
and resolutions; Of special interest are the reports
pertaining to library donations made by Thomas F. Betton (3
December 1857) and George Ord (5 March 1866)....
Dates:
1846 - 1919
Records of the Committee of Publication of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/009-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Committee of Publication
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia contains
reports, financial reports, minutes, and correspondence,
1874-1890, concerning publication of the College
transactions, There is considerable documentation of the
1874 controversy with Isaac Hays which resulted in the
College's resolution to publish its own medical journal;
letters of John Ashhurst and Edward Hartshorne are included.
There are also annual reports of the Committee...
Dates:
1874 - 1890
Records of the Committee on By-laws and Ordinances of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/0010-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Chairman of the Committee
on By-Laws and Ordinances of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia spans 1970 to 1990. The records were created
by five committee chairmen: Louise C. Gloeckner (1970-
1972), Robert S. Pressman (1973-1977), Paul Nemir, Jr.
(1977-1978), Joseph B. VanderVeer (1978-]979), and Palmer
Howard Futcher (1979-1990); the bulk of the records are
from the administrations of Pressman and Futcher. Many of
the papers contain Futcher's...
Dates:
1970 - 1990
Records of the Committee on Fellowship of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/011-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records from the Committee on Fellowship,
spanning 1964 to 1990, consists of agendas and minutes from
meetings of the Committee on Fellowship; reports, lists,
and correspondence documenting the procedure for electing
new Fellows; unsuccessful Fellowship applications; and
material on the College's Continuing Medical Education and
Annual Giving programs.Series 1 and 2 contain agendas and minutes from meetings of
the Committee on Fellowship. Present in Series 3...
Dates:
1964 - 1990
Records of the Hall Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/012-01
Scope and Contents
Reports, minutes, letters, and financial records, 1864-1968,
document the proceedings and business of the Hall Committee
and concern the condition, contents, rental, and use of the
College buildings at 13th and Locust Streets and 19 South
22nd Street.Series 1 contains the Hall Committee's reports, generally
annual reports, to the College of Physicians and, later, its
Council, 1864-1928; later annual reports are filed with the
committee minutes. Many of the early reports, written...
Dates:
1864 - 1968
