Medical societies -- Philadelphia, Pa.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Sections of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/006
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:
1894-1977
Records of the Sydenham Medical Coterie
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/005
Scope and Contents
The records of the Sydenham Medical Coterie span the duration
of its existence, from 1870 to 1980, and give a reasonably complete
account of its proceedings and activities.The organizational records of the Coterie (Series 1) contain the
original manuscript constitution, adopted in 1870 with emendations
to 1873. Bound with the constitution is the socalled "black
list" (ca.1873-1896), a record of patients who were delinquent
in payment of bills. The members of the Coterie...
Dates:
1870 - 1980
Robert Campbell correspondence
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/011
Abstract
This collection contains a small amount of Robert Campbell’s correspondence, 1978-1980, from his tenure as President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Robert E. Campbell was born in 1931. He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1957 and specialized in diagnostic radiology. In 1975, Campbell was elected a Fellow of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and served as its President from 2006 to 2008.
Dates:
2006-2008
Robert S. Pressman papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/356
Abstract
Robert S. Pressman graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1946 and received a Master of Medical Science degree in Internal Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. Pressman served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Temple University and as head of the infectious diseases section at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. He was a president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and of the Pennsylvania Society of Internal Medicine. He also served as president of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1934 - 1985; 1856 - 1996
Samuel X. Radbill papers I
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/037-01
Scope and Contents
Extensive collection of correspondence, subject files, and photographs of Samuel X Radbill documenting professional associations with Philadelphia County Medical Society and College of Physicians of Philadelphia and his interest in medical history and medical bookplates. Collection contains notes made by Radbill on topics of interest and rough drafts of articles, papers for presentation, and informal speeches. Series 1 is divided into two subseries: A. Personal Correspondence and B. Subject...
Dates:
1907 - 1987
Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 380
Abstract
The Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., Papers date from 1908 to 2007 and represent Schnabel’s career at Philadelphia General Hospital and in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Medicine, as well as the numerous professional medical organizations in which he was involved. The collection is divided into eight series: Boards, Committees, and Groups; Correspondence; Foundations; Lectures, Speeches, and Talks; Personal Files; Philadelphia General Hospital; Published Articles; and Truman G....
Dates:
1908 - 2007
William F. Houston certificates of membership in the Philadelphia Medical Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/197
Scope and Contents
Certificates confirm Houston’s membership in Philadelphia Medical Society as junior fellow, 1808 Feb. 20, and honorary fellow, 1809 Feb. 20. Includes signatures of Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Smith Barton.
Dates:
1808 - 1809
