CPP 10. Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Record Group
Identifier: CPP 10
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Committee on the Centennial Celebration
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/039
Abstract
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...
Dates:
1886-1887; undated
Records of the Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/040
Abstract
The Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration held its first meeting on January 27, 1937. The Committee were tasked with planning the 150th anniversary celebration of the College, including choosing dates, finding speakers, and hiring caterers for the banquet. The Records of the Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration date from 1937, and document the activities of the Committee. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, correspondence amongst committee members,...
Dates:
1937
List of portraits, engravings, busts, statues, and curios displayed in the various rooms and halls of the College
Item
Identifier: CPP 10/008-04
Abstract
The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. The by-laws of this year state that the Library Committee “shall attend to the increase and preservation of the Library...they shall purchase books and carry into effect all such regulations pertaining to the Library...and shall present a report upon its condition.” At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the Office of the...
Dates:
1897-1915
Records of the Committee on Finance
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/041-01
Abstract
The Records of the Committee on Finance date from 1899 to 1912, 1935 to 1939, and 1967 to 1978. They document the activities of the Committee, who had the general supervision of the financial
affairs of the College, including the power to authorize and to direct the sale or transfer of
stocks, bonds, or other investments and real property belonging to the College; and to borrow
money in an amount not to exceed the limit established by resolution of the Board. This committee was disbanded...
Dates:
1899-1912; 1935-1939; 1967-1978
Records of the Building Committee and Related Committees
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-02
Abstract
The Building Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was appointed on 6 April 1904, shortly after the Fellows elected to construct a new College building on 22nd and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia. The Building Committee continued to meet through 1914, when the furnishing and construction of the College building on 22nd Street was completed.Several short-term committees were established previously, while the decision was made to construct a new building and...
Dates:
1859-1979; undated
Records of the Committee on Scientific Business
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/028
Abstract
The Committee on Scientific Business was created by an amendment to the ordinances and by-laws adopted in October 1907. The original committee members were appointed in November 1907. It seems the purpose of the committee was to schedule presentations by Fellows during College meetings. It is unclear when the Committee was disbanded, but it is no longer active (2018).The Records of the Committee span the years 1910 to 1940, and then from 1972 to 1978, and are comprised mainly...
Dates:
1910-1978
Records of the Steering Committee for Fundraising and Public Affairs
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/031
Abstract
The Steering Committee for Fundraising and Public Affairs was established at the Council meeting of December 1976, and the Committee met for the first time in February 1977. Its purpose was to advise the Council, and it was responsible for the planning, organization, and direction of a selective fundraising appeal (the Third Century Program) to secure major financial commitments to the strengthen the College and expand is programs and services. It is unclear when the Committee was...
Dates:
1976-1978
Records of the Committee on Nominations for College Elections
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/032
Abstract
The Committee on Nominations for College Elections makes recommendations for nominations of candidates for the Board of Trustees (formerly the Council) and other standing committees of the College. The Committee and its members were not listed in Transactions & Studies until 1973, but because the earliest records in this collection date to the 1930s, some earlier form of the Committee on Nominations must have existed.As of 2018, this is still an active committee....
Dates:
1935-1940; 1970-1978
Records of the Committee for an Institute of the History of Medicine
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/033
Abstract
The idea of forming an Institute for the History of Medicine at the College of Physicians was first proposed in 1966. In 1974, the President of the College, John Hubbard, put together a small committee to discuss the prospect of an institute for the history of medicine. The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine (Wood Institute) was founded in 1976 to support research in the field of social medical history. In January 1977, Ronald F. Kotrc was selected as the first...
Dates:
1974-1978
Records of the Committee on the Mary Scott Newbold lecture
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/034
Abstract
In 1917, Clement B. Newbold founded the Mary Scott Newbold lectureship fund in memory of his wife. Newbold was a member of W. H. Newbold’s Son and Co. banking firm, and had donated to the College in the past. The Mary Scott Newbold lectureship was to “enable [the College] to obtain distinguished lecturers to address the College on subjects related to medicine or the allied sciences.”As of 2003, the College was still hosting an annual Mary Scott Newbold lecture.The...
Dates:
1923-1968 (gaps)
