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Records of the Hall Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/012-01
Scope and Contents
Reports, minutes, letters, and financial records, 1864-1968,
document the proceedings and business of the Hall Committee
and concern the condition, contents, rental, and use of the
College buildings at 13th and Locust Streets and 19 South
22nd Street.Series 1 contains the Hall Committee's reports, generally
annual reports, to the College of Physicians and, later, its
Council, 1864-1928; later annual reports are filed with the
committee minutes. Many of the early reports, written...
Dates:
1864 - 1968
Records of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/022
Scope and Contents
This collection is not processed.The records of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley consist of eight accessions received over a four-year period, beginning in 1992.. The last two accessions, 1996-011 and 1997-011, are not represented here as of May 28, 2015.The collection includes minutes and meeting agendas of the Steering Committee; by-laws; correspondence; programs from conferences and congresses; membership lists; press releases; newsletters; newsclippings; and...
Dates:
1987 - [ongoing]
Records of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley II
Collection
Identifier: MSS 379
Abstract
The Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley was a chapter of the national right-to-die organization The Hemlock Society. The mission of the Hemlock Society was “choice, dignity, and control at the end of life.” The bulk of materials are society newsletters and news clippings about assisted suicide. This collection is separated into three series. The Chapter Papers series comprises miscellaneous papers associated with chapters of The Hemlock Society. Of note are papers detailing the merger of two...
Dates:
1991 - 1995
Records of the Hospital and Dispensary for the Relief of Diseases of the Rectum and Genito-Urinary Organs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 440
Abstract
The Hospital and Dispensary for the Relief of Diseases of the Rectum and Genito-Urinary Organs was incorporated December 6, 1875, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its purpose was to “furnish gratuitous medical and surgical advice and treatment to all poor people (without regard to creed, sex, or race) who suffer from any form of disease of the rectum or genito-urinary organs.” E. C. Hine, L. S. Clark were the surgeons, and H. Lenox Hodge was the consulting surgeon, for the Hospital. Opened...
Dates:
1875-1888
Records of the Humanism in Medicine Program
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/005-01
Abstract
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia developed the Humanism in Medicine Program to help enrich the curriculum of local medical schools in the area. This initiative was conceptualized in the early 2000s and ended in 2007, with funding supported by Horace W. Goldsmith and Arcadia Foundations. The Program aimed to bridge the arts and humanities with medicine, inviting visiting scholars, doubling as successful poets and writers, to present their compositions and artists to exhibit their...
Dates:
1986 - 2007; Majority of material found within 2002 - 2007
Records of the Institute for Advancement of Medical Communication
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/035
Abstract
The Institute for Advancement of Medical Communication (IAMC) was founded in 1958 as an independent, non-profit organization devoted solely to promoting better communication among biomedical and health science practitioners.On May 26, 1970, The Council of the College voted unanimously to assume the corporate administration of the IAMC with a Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of Dr. Francis C. Wood. The program was discontinued in late 1972 or 1973.The Records...
Dates:
1968 - 1973
Records of the John B. Deaver Surgical Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 4/002
Scope and Contents
This small collection of the corporate records of the John B.
Deaver Surgical Society documents the society's membership and
activities over a fifty year period. The minute books of the
society (1915-1944) in Series 1 contain the cases and papers
presented at each meeting, the results of the annual election
of officers, and also records of membership in the society and
attendance at each meeting. The treasurer's books in Series 2 (1943-1966) list the society's
income,...
Dates:
1915 - 1966
Records of the Library Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/008-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Library Committee of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1846 to 1919, consist
of records of committee meetings, financial records,
correspondence, and material pertaining to individual
donations and bequests made to the Library.The records of committee meetings contain reports, minutes,
and resolutions; Of special interest are the reports
pertaining to library donations made by Thomas F. Betton (3
December 1857) and George Ord (5 March 1866)....
Dates:
1846 - 1919
Records of the Library Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/008-03
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:
1865-1950
Records of the Lister Centenary Celebration Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/044
