Property records of the Office of the Treasurer of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, deeds, deed polls,
mortgages, and surveys documenting the acquisition,
ownership, lease, and sale of buildings and properties by
the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1795-1984.
Series 1 includes a series of deeds and other documents
concerning properties at 13th and Locust Street, 1795-1948.
An agreement of sale, brief of title, certificates of
searches, contracts, correspondence, leases, and receipts
are included.
Series 2 contains similar documents, 1808-1974, for 22nd
Street properties, along with agreements, a 1945 appraisal
of building furnishings and contents, contracts and bids for
construction, fire and title insurance policies, and a
release of liens.
The College's acquisition nf properties on 21st Street is
documented in Series 3 through a bill of sale,
correspondence, deeds, information certificates, leases, and
title insurance policies, 1956-1984.
Miscellaneous property and financial records, 1885-1959, in
Series 4 include: records of mortgaged properties;
correspondence of the College treasurer concerning gifts,
estates, and legal opinions; records of investments and
securities; research on the development of a employee
pension plan; and records of pledges and payments to the
College's Building, Development, and Austin funds campaign.
Dates
- Creation: 1795 - 1984
Creator
Biographical / Historical
The Office of the Treasurer of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia was established in the 1787 constitution and
by-laws. The treasurer's original duties were to receive
all College funds and pay all bills. In 1834, an annual
financial report became a requirement of the office.
The 1882 by-laws give custody to the treasurer of all
papers regarding College finances. By 1900, the custody of
all the College's funds and securities and the ability to
invest all permanent funds (under the direction of the
Committee on Finance) had become the treasurer's chief
responsibilities. In 1914, the custody of all real estate
no t currently occupied by the College also became an added
duty, and the treasurer was to keep the accounts of the
Office of the Secretary and all committees (with the
exception of the Committee on the Mutter Museum) as well as
pay all bills and receive any funds from the committees.
The treasurer became an ex officio member of the College's
Committee on Finance in 1925. The 1935 by-laws state that
tlte treasurer is also to keep all deeds of gift, deeds of
trust, and articles of agreement between donors and the
College.
This is currently (1993] an active office.
Full Extent
2.5 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection of property records of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia was transferred to the Historical
Collections of the Library by Benjamin R. Pierce of the
College's Office of Finance and Accounting on 28 May 1992,
Before that date, the collection was preserved in a safe in
the Office of Finance and Accounting.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1993. During
the course of processing, one folder of bills, 1901-1916,
from the Section on Ophthalmology of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia was discarded.
- Title
- Property records of the Office of the Treasurer of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
