Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Abstract Andrew Newman Typescript is a typescript of “From a Surgeon’s Viewpoint: Philadelphia Shriners Hospital 1925-1995.” Written by Dr. Andrew Newman, a Philadelphia-area doctor, the typescript serves as a brief history of the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia in response to the hospital’s relocation to North Broad Street and the demolition of the original hospital building. Includes photocopies of curriculum vitaes, ALS, photographic prints, and patient records. This collection was discovered...

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The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

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The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

Scope and Contents

The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

Scope and Contents

The provenance of this collection is unknown. This collection of photographs contains portraits of College of Physicians of Philadelphia Fellows, other Philadelphia-area and well-known physicians; group photographs from conferences; photographs of Philadelphia-area medical schools and hospitals; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Mütter Museum and College buildings.

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The City of Philadelphia, which holds archival materials from Philadelphia General Hospital, donated this collection of nearly 1,200 photographs to the College in 1978. The collection includes photographs of the buildings, physicians, residents, and patients.

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Abstract The Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia opened in 1911 in Wynnefield, PA, at the Country Branch of Children’s Hospital. The hospital had limited wards to house its patients and the staff hosted pre-and post-natal clinics for mothers, though the physicians of the Babies Hospital largely emphasized treatment in the home.The records of the Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia, spanning from 1911-1960, contain annual reports, newsletter pamphlets, benefit matinee programs, material related...

Scope and Contents This small collection includes correspondence; historical narratives regarding the founding of Philadelphia General Hospital, as well as other historic material including documents placed in the cornerstone of the medical examiner’s building; material related to the history of medicine in Philadelphia; and a small amount of material related to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Also included are slides, scripts, and fact sheets for the PGH Bicentennial exhibit; photographic material;...