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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/030
Abstract
The College of Physicians was founded in 1787 as a private medical society devoted to the advancement of medical education, research, and guidance of the medical profession itself. In order to help fulfill these goals, the College’s Fellowship have garnered impressive resources including a biomedical library in 1788, a medical museum in 1858, an institute for the history of medicine in 1976, and museum education programs in 2006. These resources are housed in a building constructed in 1909...
Dates:
1833-1995 (gaps)
Records of Continuing Medical Education Programs
Collection
Identifier: CPP 19-01
Abstract
During the 1970s, there was an emphasis on continuing medical education (CME) for practicing licensed medical doctors. Lifetime licenses to practice medicine were being replaced by limited time licenses that required renewal. In order to renew their state issued medical licenses, doctors were required to obtain continuing education credits. Beginning in 1974, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia offered symposiums, distance education programs, courses in Philadelphia, and additional...
Dates:
1973-1981
Records of Philly Health Info
Series
Identifier: CPP 21
Abstract
The Records of Philly Health Info span the years 1999 to 2010, and include documentation from pre-planning phases of the project, background information, correspondence, advisory committee meeting minutes, grant funding reports, outreach and partnership files, and website design and maintenance details. The collection is divided into nine series, which resemble the original order in which the material was received. Researchers interested early 21st-century public health initiatives by...
Dates:
1999-2010; undated
Records of the Building Committee and Related Committees
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-02
Abstract
The Building Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was appointed on 6 April 1904, shortly after the Fellows elected to construct a new College building on 22nd and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia. The Building Committee continued to meet through 1914, when the furnishing and construction of the College building on 22nd Street was completed.Several short-term committees were established previously, while the decision was made to construct a new building and...
Dates:
1859-1979; undated
Records of the Executive Office of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 9/001-01
Abstract
The Office of the Executive Director is the lead office in charge of administering the business of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The Executive Director oversees the activities of the College of Physicians staff including staff of the Historical Medical Library, the Mütter Museum, the Francis Clark Wood Institute, and the Finance Department. The Executive Director also oversees the College functions of institutional advancement, communications, membership, and special events. As...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1977 - 2002; 1951 - 2003
Records of the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 14/001-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Office of the Director of
the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine
spans 1879 to 1987. Included are the records of Ronald F.
Kotrc, Director of the Institute from 1977 to 1982, and Diana
E, Long, Director from 1983 to 1989.The papers of Ronald F. Kotrc span 1879 to 1982. Series 1
contains records of the F. C. Wood Institute, including
plans for its establishment, agendas, minutes, and reports.
Also present is correspondence...
Dates:
1879 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1985
Records of the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 14/002-01
Abstract
The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine was established in 1976 to promote to the scholarly community the rich historical resources of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's historical library and the Mütter Museum. The Institute sponsors conferences, occasional seminars, and short-term travel grants to researchers who require the resources of the museum and library. This collection documents the operation and programs of the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the...
Dates:
1968 - 2005
Records of the Office of the Librarian II
Series
Identifier: CPP 13/006-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records from 1931 to the 1970s, the bulk of the records dated during McDaniel's tenure as Librarian (1933-1953). Unless otherwise noted, the records are arranged by year or group of years, and then alphabetically and chronologically by correspondent. (In most cases where this system is not in place, materials are arranged chronologically.) Records of McDaniel's tenure as Curator are cataloged separately. There is overlap between the dates of McDaniel's papers as...
Dates:
1931-1973
Records of the Women's Committee
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/025-02
Abstract
The Women’s Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was organized in 1971 by Mrs. Frank Elliott to promote the welfare of the College through volunteer activities, publicity, and financial support.
The Records of the Women’s Committee span the years 1971 to 2005, and document the activities and membership of the Committee.
Dates:
1971-2005; undated
Samuel X. Radbill papers II
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/037-05
Abstract
Samuel X Radbill (1901-1987) began his medical career as a general practitioner in 1926 and became a pediatrician in 1938, when he was certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Radbill was perhaps better known as a medical historian, and collector of bookplates and old and rare medical texts than as a pediatrician. He believed that the study of medicine’s past was useful to its practice, and he encouraged many of his professional colleagues to examine the history of their specialties....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1987; 1635 - 1987
