Records of the Section on Basic Science of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Chairman of the Section on Basic
Sciences, spanning 1975 to 1990, consist of correspondence,
memoranda, minutes, lecture announcements, seminar programs,
and financial records. The collection includes the records
of three section chairmen: Earle H. Spaulding, Dwight B.
McNair Scott, and Kenneth R. Cundy. Also present is
information pertaining to the founding of the section in
1977 and its dissolution in 1985.
Series 1 contains the correspondence files of Spaulding,
I Scott, and Cundy. Included in Scott's correspondence are
responses from companies who were asked to sponsor the
section's 1979 seminar on ''Dietary Factors in Cholesteremia
and Atherosclerosis''. Other correspondence in Series 1
pertains to the formation of the section and the planning
and organization of its seminars and lectures;
correspondents include College presidents George I.
Blumstein and John P, Hubbard. In addition to
correspondence, these files contain memoranda, minutes from
the Basic Sciences Steering Committee, and the section's
1979 Annual Report.
Included in Series 2 is material pertaining to lectures and
seminars sponsored by the Section on Basic Sciences.
Present are announcements of lectures, programs for
seminars, and some correspondence and financial information.
This series also contains completed evaluation forms from
the section's 1982 seminar on "Immunology in Transition".
Series 3 contains financial information; present is a cash
book and a disbound check register in which income from
section dues and seminar registration fees, as well as
expenses associated with section activities, were recorded.
Historical information about the founding of the Section on
Basic Sciences is contained in Series 4. Included is a list
of the Fellows who initially sponsored the section,
"Fellows' Forum" articles, and programs from some of the
section's early lectures.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1985; 1990
Creator
Biographical / Historical
The Section on Basic Sciences of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia was established in 1977. The section, which
was organized through the efforts of Dwight B. McNair Scott
and H. Phelps Potter, held its first meeting on 22 March
1977. The purpose of the section was to hold lectures and
seminars that would inform physicians about the latest
developments in the basic sciences. The physicians who
participated in these programs were frequently eligible for
continuing education credits.
The first chairman of the Section on Basic Sciences was
Earle H. Spaulding, who served from 1977 to 1979. In 1979,
Dwight B. McNair Scott became chairman and served until
1980, when Kenneth R. Cundy assumed the position. Cundy was
chairman until the section was dissolved due to low
membership in 1985.
In 1990, former chairman Earle II, Spaulding, with the
approval of former section members, closed the section's
bank account and used the remaining funds to endow a journal
in memory of George I. Blumstein through the S. Weir
Mitchell Associates program.
Full Extent
.4 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The Records of the Chairman of the Se~tion on Basic Sciences
of the College of Phys id a.11s of Philadelphia were donated to
the Historical Collections of the Library by Kenneth R.
Cundy on 31 October 1990.
The collection was processed and catalogued rn 1992.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Records of the Section on Basic Science 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
