Records of the Committee on Fellowship of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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 are the reports of various officers of the Committee on Fellowship, including the Secretary, the Chairman, and the Coordinator of Membership Records. The Secretary's Reports consist of statistics on the number of deaths, remissions of dues, and resignations in the Fellowship. Figures for the total number of resident, non-resident, honorary, and honorary associate Fellows are contained in the reports of the Chairman. The Membership Reports, prepared by the Coordinator of Membership Records, provide statistics on newly elected Fellows and the number of Fellowship applications pending.

Series 4 documents the procedure for election into the Fellowship of the College of Physicians. Included in this series are Fellowship Reports, prepared by the Committee on Fellowship, which provide biographical information on candidates for election into the Fellowship. Also included in this series are lists of Candidates for Council Vote, which were submitted to the Fellows by the Committee on Fellowship; the Fellows were encouraged to provide feedback on the candidates before the Council voted on them. The Council Vote, which contains the same information found in the Fellowship Reports, provides a list of candidates recommended to the Council by the Committee on Fellowship. Also present in Series 4 are lists of new Fellows who were successfully inducted into the College.

Contained in Series 5 is correspondence, memoranda, and order forms pertaining to the purchase of Fellowship certificates for new Fellows of the College. Evelyn Huber, Administrative Assistant on Fellowship, and Lee O'Leary, Coordinator of Membership Activities, are primary correspondents. Series 6 contains various form letters which were sent to new Fellows and their sponsors to provide information about the induction process.

Series 7 contains numerous Fellowship applications submitted by individuals who never became Fellows of the College. Included are withdrawn applications; applications without follow ups or sponsors; deferred, rejected, or incomplete applications; and applications for which dues were never sent. Many of the applications contain a resume and photograph of the candidate.

Applications for Continuing Medical Education Credits are included in Series 8. Series 9 contains correspondence, form letters, and solicitation letters pertaining to the Annual Giving Campaign of the College. Also included are memoranda, most of which were sent by A, Jerry Condon, Director of Institutional Advancement, and Executive Director John M. O'Donnell.

Miscellaneous material is contained in Series 10. Present are items such as a list of memoirs from Transactions and Studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia since 1887 (ca. 1979), an attendance record from meetings of the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia (1985-1986), and a complete list of Fellows of the College (1988).