Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 355 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Committee on the Directory for Nurses
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/001-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Committee on the Directory
for Nurses of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
spanning 1881 to 1936, consists of correspondence, annual
reports, financial records, committee reports and
recommendations, and miscellaneous material. The
correspondence traces the establishment of the directory and
documents several controversies, including the 1882 case of
S. H. Pine (a janitor living in the College who refused to
vacate his quarters without financial...
Dates:
1881 - 1936
Records of the Committee on the Joseph N. Pew Memorial Loan Fund
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/036
Abstract
In December 1961, the College received a $25,000 gift from the Pew Memorial Trust. The gift was intended to help the College reach financial stability and to start a drive benefitting interns and residents in area hospitals. In response, the Committee on Internship and Residency was established in 1962. The Internship and Residency Committee sent out questionnaires to Philadelphia-area hospital administrators, residents, and interns. Data collected from residents and interns included...
Dates:
1961-1985
Records of the Committee on the Mütter Museum and the Museum Council of Philadelphia
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/07-07
Abstract
The Committee on College Collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was established in 1935. Over the years, the Committee on College Collections worked closely with the Committee on the Mutter Museum; by 1939, the same Fellows served on both committees. The Museum Council of Philadelphia is the oldest and one of the largest regional associations of museums in the United States. Gretchen Worden was an avid supporter of local, national, and international professional...
Dates:
1923-2006; undated
Records of the Committee on the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize and Lectureship
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/004-01
Scope and Contents
The rPcords of the Committee on the Nathan Lewis Hatfield
Prize and Lectureship, spanning 1900 to 1935, consist of
committee reports and correspondence. Included is
correspondence concerning the selection of the first
recipie11t of the award, H. F. Harris, and committee reports
from subsequent years in which additional winners are
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a1111ounced. .-\ 1 so i 11c l uded are an nua 1 financial s ta temen ts
from the Trustees of the ~athan lewis Hatfield Prize and
Lectureship....
Dates:
1900 - 1935
Records of the Committee on the Pathological Museum of Dr. Mutter
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/016-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes,
and legal documents, 1856-1859, describing the labors and
negotiations of the committee of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia charged with responding to the proposal of
Thomas D. Mutter to establish a pathological museum and
lectureship in surgical pathology. Notable items include:
letters from Thomas D. Mutter and his original proposal to
the College (written in the hand of S. Weir Mitchell) with
its subsequent modifications;...
Dates:
1856 - 1859
Records of the Committee on the Salting of Railroad Tracks
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/023-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter from James Lynd of the Special Committee of the City Select Council, referring the question of salting railroad tracks to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; R, E, Rogers' statement to Caspar Morris, attesting to the salubrious effects of salt in the atmosphere; and a printed pamphlet, compiling all documentation on the question, including the report of the College committee.
Dates:
1862
Records of the Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/040
Abstract
The Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration held its first meeting on January 27, 1937. The Committee were tasked with planning the 150th anniversary celebration of the College, including choosing dates, finding speakers, and hiring caterers for the banquet. The Records of the Committee on the Sesquicentennial Celebration date from 1937, and document the activities of the Committee. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, correspondence amongst committee members,...
Dates:
1937
Records of the Communication and Development Departments
Collection
Identifier: CPP 11/01-01
Abstract
The Office of Advancement of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia was formed in 2015 by the merging of two departments: the Communications Department and the Development Department, which were created in 1988 and 1987, respectively. The functions of the Office of Advancement include all aspects of fundraising; public relations for the entire College; and administration of the Fellowship and Friends of the Mütter, a membership program open to the public which supports the Mütter...
Dates:
1978 - 1999
Records of the Consumer Health Information Center (CHIC)
Collection
Identifier: CPP 20
Abstract
In 1995, the C. Everett Koop Community Health Information Center (CHIC) opened, operated by the Katherine A. Shaw Public Services Division of the Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The CHIC was a community resource that provided the public with access to the latest information about medical and health concerns. Available resources included electronic information, journals, newsletters, pamphlets, videocassettes, and a circulating collection of books. The CHIC was...
Dates:
1991 - 2001
Records of the Council of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 6/002
Scope and Contents
This collection is part of the records of the Council of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The collection, spanning 1868 to 1988, correspondence, and minutes of committee meetings which were submitted to the Council by committee chairmen and officers of the College.The first record group (1896-1909; 1976-1988), Adminstrative records, is comrised of two series: Meetings (Series I) and Minutes and Correspondence (Series 2). Series I: Meetings contains much more than...
Dates:
1896-1909; 1976-1988
