Fred D. Weidman papers
Scope and Contents
The collection of Fred D. Weidman's papers, 1896-1933 contains
student notebooks and papers; correspondence and reports concerning
a 1926 survey on fungal disease; drawings and photographs; and
some miscellaneous writings.
The bulk of the collection is concerned with Weidman's education,
both in secondary school and in the Department of Medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains 28 volumes
of student notes on many subjects. The notes from Weidman's
medical school career concern bacteriology, chemistry, histology,
and pathology, and generally represent subjects which he studied
during his first two years in the medical program. The secondary school
notebooks and related papers may have been retainedjby
Weidman for use in preparation for the entrance examinations
to medical school.
Weidman's later career is documented in the collection by two
instruction manuals for pathology students used during Weidman's
tenure as demonstrator in pathology in the University of Pennsylvania,
circa 1909, and a survey which he designed and tabulated on
the incidence of favus and ringworm and public health measures
taken to treat the diseases in major cities in the United States
and abroad.
The collection also includes nine pencil sketches and a sketchbook,
both probably from Weidman's student days; nine photographs;
and samples of his writings, including a poem, two addresses,
and the draft of an article on the treatment of ringworm.
Dates
- Creation: 1896 - 1933
Creator
- Weidman, Fred D. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Frederick DeForest Weidman, Philadelphia dermatologist, was born
on 16 October 1881 in Bristol, Connecticut. Originally, his
name was spelled "Wiedenmann". Weidman married Florence L.
Krewson in 1919; they had two children. He married Lillian
E. Hawk in 1937. Weidman died at Bailey Island, Maine, on 30
August 1956.
He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908
and then served an internship at Delaware Hospital. From 1909
to 1914, Weidman had a private practice in Philadelphia and,
until 1920, was an instructor and demonstrator in pathology
at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1914 to 1917, he also
served as professor of pathology at Woman's Medical College
of Pennsylvania. In 1923, Weidman became professor of dermatological
research at the University of Pennsylvania and continued in
this position until his retirement in 1950. He was also chief
of the dermatological staff at Philadelphia General Hospital,
19201947, and associate pathologist for the Philadelphia Zoological
Gardens, 1910-1954.
Weidman was a member of many professional organizations including
the American Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology, the American
Dermatological Association, the Philadelphia Dermatological
Society, and the Society for Investigative Dermatology. He
was elected to fellowship in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
in 1920.
Full Extent
1.6 Linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The source of this collection of Fred D. Weidman's papers
is unknown.
During the 1970s, several of the student notebooks were catalogued
as part of the manuscript collections of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia; they were removed and integrated with the rest
of the collection during processing. A reference file on fungal
diseases, composed of printed material and Weidman's citations
to articles, was discarded during processing.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
Subject
- University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine (Organization)
- Title
- Fred D. Weidman papers
- 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
