Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 355 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Section on Dermatology
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/008-01
Abstract
The Section on Dermatology was established by Lawrence Parish and Joseph Witkowski on December 22, 1981. The requirements for membership were “a professional interest in and a respect for dermatology.” The Section held four or five meetings a year on Wednesday evenings; these meetings generally included a lecture followed by a cocktail hour and dinner.In late 2005 or 2006, nearly all College sections were discontinued, including the Section on Dermatology.The...
Dates:
1986-2001
Records of the Section on General Medicine
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/011-03
Abstract
The Section on General Medicine was established in 1897. Its first Chair was James C. Wilson. The Section was disbanded in 1965.
Dates:
1897-1966
Records of the Section on Medical Ethics
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/010-01
Abstract
The Section on Medical Ethics was officially established on June 26, 1994. Originally called the Section on Bioethics, it was reorganized in late 1996 as the Section on Medical Ethics to better reflect its purposes: To promote understanding of [biomedical] medical ethics issues among healthcare professionals and the general public; to promote educational programs for healthcare professionals and the community; to promote research and scholarship in the field of medical ethics [bioethics]...
Dates:
1993-1999
Records of the Section on Medical History III
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/003-03
Abstract
The Section on Medical History was founded in 1904. In 1905, the Section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented, inviting papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds. By the 1970s, the section had become the sponsor of several annual lectures, including the Kate Hurd Mead Lecture (co-sponsored by the [Woman’s] Medical College of Pennsylvania, now Drexel College of Medicine) which was started in 1952 and the Samuel X. Radbill Lecture...
Dates:
1966-2000
Records of the Section on Medical History IV
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/003-04
Abstract
The Section on Medical History was founded in 1904. In 1905, the Section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented, inviting papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds. By the 1970s, the section had become the sponsor of several annual lectures, including the Kate Hurd Mead Lecture (co-sponsored by the [Woman’s] Medical College of Pennsylvania, now Drexel College of Medicine) which was started in 1952 and the Samuel X. Radbill Lecture...
Dates:
2005-2013
Records of the Section on Medical History of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Clerk of the Section on
Medical History of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
consists of correspondence, annual reports, financial
records, lecture announcements, and other miscellaneous
items. The collection, which spans 1953 to 1982, covers the
terms of eleven former clerks of the Section on Medical
History, including Nicholas Padis (1954-1955), Herbert J,
Dietrich (1958-1960), Robert J, Gill (1960-1961), James F.
Toole (1961-1962), Frank P, Brooks...
Dates:
1953 - 1982
Records of the Section on Medical History of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-02
Scope and Contents
These records of the Chairman of the Section on Medical
History of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, lecture
announcements, and minutes of the Executive Committee of the
Section on Medical History, The collection spans 1974 to
1985 and includes the records of Lawrence Charles Parish,
chairman of the section from 1975 to 1978, and Steven J.
Peitzman, chairman from 1982 to 1985.Series 1 contains the records of Lawrence Charles...
Dates:
1974 - 1985
Records of the Section on Medical History V
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-05
Abstract
On 2 November 1904, the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia announced that President Arthur V. Meigs had authorized the formation of a new section of the College, the Section on Medical History. Starting in 1905, the section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented. The section invited papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds; most of these papers were published in Transactions and Studies. By the 1970s, the...
Dates:
1934-1957
Records of the Section on Medicine and the Arts
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/009-01
Abstract
The Section on Medicine & the Arts was established on April 26, 1994, by approval of the College Council. The first informational meeting was held on April 20, 1995. As of 2019, the Section on Medicine & the Arts is still an active section. Its programs explore and nurture a more humanistic understanding of health, illness and medicine through the literary, visual and performing arts.The Records of the Section on Medicine & the Arts span the years 1982 through...
Dates:
1982-1984; 1993-2005; undated
