Medical schools -- Philadelphia, Pa. -- History

Abstract Arthur K. Asbury (b. 1928), Van Meter Professor of Neurology Emeritus, is an internationally recognized neurologist, best known for his clinical and experimental studies of peripheral neuropathies. Most of his career was spent at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he was a clinician, educator, researcher, and administrator. The bulk of this collection documents Dr. Asbury's work as Vice Dean of Research and Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania...

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The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

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The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

Scope and Contents

The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

Scope and Contents

The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

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Charter listing purpose and objects of Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses of Philadelphia and names and function of corporators and directors. Seals detached.

Manuscript copy available at City of Philadelphia Department of Records.

Abstract The Sturgis Photograph Collection was donated to the College in the early 1980s by Doctors Katharine R. and Samuel B. Sturgis. It contains a large number of the College's pictures and oversize documents (diplomas, certificates, etc.). The subjects of the materials range from portraits of physicians, early hospital buildings, group photographs of medical societies, and class photographs of medical school students, to lecture matriculation cards and medical illustrations. Researchers should...