Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 355 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Mütter Museum III
Series
Identifier: CPP 7005-02
Abstract
The Mütter Museum was founded in 1856 when Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter bequeathed his personal medical museum to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. From Thomas Mütter’s collection, the museum grew as a noted repository for unique collections of medical specimens across the world.This collection of the records of the Mütter Museum span the years 1892 through 2015, although the bulk of the material dates from 1988 through 2007. The records document the past exhibits displayed...
Dates:
1892-2015; Majority of material found in 1988-2007
Records of the National Convention for Revising the Pharmacopoeia
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/001
Scope and Contents
The records of the National Convention for Revising the Pharmacopoeia cover the fourth meeting (1850) and the fifth meeting (1860).The records of the fourth meeting documents the labors and progress of the Committee
of Revision and Publication from 1850 to 1855. Included are
the committee's minute books; records of the distribution of
the Pharmacopoeia; a draft report on the committee's work sent
by George Bacon Wood to Harvey Lindsly, the secretary of the
National...
Dates:
1850-1855; 1858-1864
Records of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 3/019
Scope and Contents
Volume of copies of outgoing correspondence, 1844-1861, of Robert Milham Hartley, first Corresponding
Secretary and General Agent of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Volume
documents organization and first years of relief work of Association. Correspondence concerns funding appeals
and donations; organizational matters; letters on individual charity cases; and statistical reports of diet, fuel use,
employment, and emigration. Extracts of printed reports and...
Dates:
1844 - 1861
Records of the Office of Finance and Accounting II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 16/001-02
Abstract
The collection contains files maintained by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Office of Finance and Accounting and Office of the Treasurer concerning special funds, bequests, and estates, 1937 to 1987.The Office of Finance and Accounting of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created in March 1971 with the hiring of the first Comptroller, Before this time, the duties of the Comptroller's Office were performed by the College's Executive Director and Executive...
Dates:
1937-1938; 1949; 1973-1987, 2006
Records of The Office of Operations
Collection
Identifier: CPP 8/001
Abstract
In 2010, the Office of Operations was organized to oversee hospitality, front of house and receptionist, visitor services, hall and grounds, renovations, security, and the parking lot. Previously, at least as far back as 1991, the management of facilities and special events fell under the responsibilities of the Office of Institutional Advancement (as of 2015, merged with Office of Development and External Affairs and Office of Communications into the Office of Advancement).The...
Dates:
1981 - 2008
Records of The Office of Operations II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 8/003
Abstract
In 2010, the Office of Operations was organized to oversee hospitality, front of house and receptionist, visitor services, hall and grounds, renovations, security, and the parking lot. Previously, at least as far back as 1991, the management of facilities and special events fell under the responsibilities of the Office of Institutional Advancement (as of 2015, merged with Office of Development and External Affairs and Office of Communications into the Office of Advancement).The...
Dates:
1971-2019
Records of the Office of Secretary of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/018
Scope and Contents
The records of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery consist of membership lists; minutes of regular meetings and Council meetings; reports; fellowship applications; and subject files.
Dates:
1953 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1988
Records of the Office of Secretary-Treasurer of the Ophthalmic Club of Philadelphia
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 3/012
Scope and Contents
This small collection of miscellaneous records, 1922-1934, preserved
by Jay Besson Rudolphy, Secretary Treasurer of the Ophthalmic
Club of Philadelphia, documents the formation of the organization,
its membership, and its typical activities. The collection
includes a copy of the Club's constitution, financial reports,
a membership list, several letters from newly elected members,
a 1928 report of the Program Committee which describes plans
for the coming year, and minutes of a...
Dates:
1922 - 1934
Records of the Office of the Curator
Collection
Identifier: CPP 7/002-06
Scope and Contents
The collection, 1865-1922, contains correspondence and
reports of curators of the Mutter Museum, particularly
Thomas Hewson Bache, and letters received by members,
generally chairmen, of the Committee on the Mutter Museum,
including S. Weir Mitchell, William Hunt, George McClellan,
and Henry Morris. Some drafts of minutes and reports of ,the
committee are included. The collection documents the early
growth and development of the Mutter Museum.Series 1, records of the curators,...
Dates:
1865 - 1926
Records of the Office of the Librarian I
Series
Identifier: CPP 13/001-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1855 to 1909, consists of correspondence, lists of accessions and subscriptions, and miscellaneous material. Included in the collection are the papers of librarians Thomas Hewson Bache (1855-1863), C. S. Boker (1864), J. H. Slack (1865-1867), Robert Bridges (1868-1881), Frank Woodbury (1881-1882), and Charles Perry Fisher (1882-1932).Included in the correspondence are numerous...
Dates:
1855-1909
