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Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philadelphia General Hospital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-PGH
Scope and Contents

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.

Please see the inventory linked below for further details.

Dates: 1888-1940, undated

Records related to Philadelphia General Hospital

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 471
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;...
Dates: 1914-1915; 1959-1989; 2013; Majority of material found within 1972-1977