Committees
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/002-01
Scope and Contents
The presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis span 1925 to
1986; the bulk of the collection dates from 1970 to 1974.
The papers reflect the activities of the College during
Sturgis's presidential term; included are records of
committee meetings, lectureship administration, donations
and bequests, and amendments to ordinances and by-laws.
Also present is a series of correspondence with the legal
counsel of the College.Series 1, spanning 1925 to 1974, includes records...
Dates:
1925 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1974
Presidential papers of Lewis C. Sheffey
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/001-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of Lewis Cass Scheffey's papers, spanning
1918 to 1966, documents his involvement in various offices,
committees, and sections of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia. The bulk of the papers date from 1955 to
1958, the years in which Scheffey was President of the
College. Also included in the collection is material
relating to his participation in nu•erous local and national
organizations.Series 1 includes material relating to Scheffey's activities
as...
Dates:
1918 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1958
Records concerning the Medical Library Association III
Series
Identifier: CPP 13/002-03
Scope and Contents
This collection of records concerning the Medical Library Association is part of the records of the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The collection, which spans 1936 to 1966, consists mainly of records from W. B. McDaniel's terms as editor of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association and as president of the MLA.Series I contains correspondence from McDaniel's time as editor of the Bulletin and from his time as president of the MLA. The...
Dates:
1936-1966
Records concerning the Medical Library Association IV
Series
Identifier: CPP 13/002-04
Scope and Contents
This collection of records concerning the Medical Library Association is part of the records of the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The collection, which spans 1951 to 1980, consists ofrecords from Elliott Morse's activities in committees and as president of the MLA and from the meetings and activities of the Philadelphia Regional Group of the MLA.I. Subject Files (1967-1974)
Over half of the collection consists of Morse's MLA files, which he...
Dates:
1951-1981
Records concerning the S. Weir Mitchell Associates
Series
Identifier: CPP 13/005-01
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the records of Elliott H. Morse, Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from 1954 to 1981, concerning the S. Weir Mitchell Associates. The collection, spanning 1959 to 1988, includes correspondence with S. Weir Mitchell Associates, business correspondence, minutes of the S. Weir Mitchell Associates Committee, financial records, materials pertaining to annual meeting banquets and recruiting dinners, George I. Blumstein papers, and miscellaneous...
Dates:
1959-1988; Majority of material found in 1960-1970
Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/030
Abstract
The College of Physicians was founded in 1787 as a private medical society devoted to the advancement of medical education, research, and guidance of the medical profession itself. In order to help fulfill these goals, the College’s Fellowship have garnered impressive resources including a biomedical library in 1788, a medical museum in 1858, an institute for the history of medicine in 1976, and museum education programs in 2006. These resources are housed in a building constructed in 1909...
Dates:
1833-1995 (gaps)
Records of the Committee on an Amendment to the Charter
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/022-01
Scope and Contents
Collection, preserved by committee chairman Anthony E. Stocker, includes resolutions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 7 Sept. 1854, to amend its charter and hold annual elections in January and form of amendment drafted by attorney James W. Paul, 25 Jan. 1855, applying to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas for amendment of the charter.
Dates:
1854 - 1855
Records of the Committee on Lectures
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/002-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Committee on Lectures include its minute
book, 1864-1882, and several reports made to the Secretary,
of the College of Physicians, 1866-1882. The minutes,
written by Joseph Leidy, Secretary of the committee,
describe the committee's proceedings in which the members
discuss and recommend possible lecturers and approve the
payment of bills. The committee's reports testify to the
proper discharge of both its duties and the lectureship and
recommend payment by the College of...
Dates:
1864 - 1882
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
