Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Organization: University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Frank D. Levy Memorabilia Collection, 1917-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 items
Abstract:: Frank David Levy attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania for two years before entering the Medical School. At Penn he was a member of the Flexner Medical Society and the Phi Delta Upsilon social fraternity. After earning his M.D. in 1917, he had his internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital for one year from 1917 to 1918. These four items relate to Dr. Levy's years as a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania and as an intern at Philadelphia General Hospital.

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Josiah C. McCracken Papers, 1906-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Josiah C. McCracken's outstanding athletic abilities led to his admission to the University of Pennsylvania in 1896. At Penn, he was elected president of his class for four years, and served as president of the Christian Association for three years. He also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1901. McCracken would spend a good part of his career in China where he served as chief surgeon of St. Luke's Hospital. The collection, though small in volume, represents two important aspects of Josiah C. McCracken's rich and splendid life--his brilliant achievement as an all-round star athlete at Penn and his life-long devotion to the development of medicine in China.

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Alfred Newton Richards Papers, 1904-1969 (inclusive) 1925-1966 (bulk)

Extent:: 38 cubic feet
Abstract:: Alfred Newton Richards arrived at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1910 to be chair of Pharmacology, a position which he occupied until 1946, when he became Professor Emeritus. The University series consists of Richards' class lectures, notes regarding his courses, and laboratory experiment work. The laboratory experiments include those carried out by colleagues and students and those carried out solely by Richards or in conjunction with colleagues and students. Kidney function is the general subject of most of the experiments, but many specific aspects of this subject are examined.

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William Rhys Jones Notes on Cases: Obstetrics Clinic, 1920-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: William Rhys Jones was a physician who, as a young man, kept a detailed journal of his final year in Penn's School of Medicine, 1920-1921. This collection consists of a single volume of William Rhys Jones' handwritten notes on obstetrics and gynecology cases during his final year of medical school (1920-1921) at the University of Pennsylvania. The journal contains accounts of 147 cases; each describes an unnamed patient treated by Jones under the supervision of his professor, Dr. Barton Cooke Hirst (1861-1935).

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Thomas Mackie Smith Papers, 1826-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Thomas Mackie Smith attended the University of Pennsylvania and earned the degrees of A.B. in 1828 and M.D. in 1831. He served as a resident physician in the Philadelphia Almshouse. The Papers series (1826-1847) contains documents relating to Smith's attendance at the University of Pennsylvania, including lecture tickets, a commencement announcement, a commencement program and a registrar's bill.

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John H. Foster Scrapbook, 1913-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 cubic feet
Abstract:: In the fall of 1913 John Hess Foster entered the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his M.D. degree in 1917. The majority of the scrapbook is devoted to Foster's time at the University of Pennsylvania as a medical student and details not only the various social activities, such as the fraternity, student association, and athletic events, that he attended but also his medical work at the University Settlement House of the Christian Association and the Southeastern Dispensary for Women.

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Class Collection, 1836-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 cubic feet
Abstract:: Class traditions and annual reunions at the University of Pennsylvania date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The Class Collection documents the academic traditions and alumni activities of various classes and schools of the University of Pennsylvania dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.

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Edward J. Stemmler Papers, 1942-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 cubic feet
Abstract:: Edward J. Stemmler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1960. He had a thirty year career at Penn where he rose to the position of Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. The Edward J. Stemmler Papers document his career as a physician and administrator in Philadelphia, most notably at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center as well as his military service in the 1950s.

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Herman Beerman Papers, 1923-1981 (inclusive) 1965-1978 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: Herman Beerman (1901-1995) received his B.A. in 1923, his M.D. in 1927, and his Sc.D. in 1935 all from the University of Pennsylvania. He served an internship at the Mt. Sinai Hospital and his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania before his appointment in the both the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Dermatology. The papers consist of correspondence, 1923, 1965-1978; copies of his curriculum vitae; information on the dinner held in his honor by the History of Dermatology Society in 1981; clippings; photographic prints; and other miscellaneous papers.

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William Martin Papers, 1757-1795 (inclusive) 1785-1795 (bulk)

Extent:: 24 items
Abstract:: William Martin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1786, and established a practice in Georgetown, VA. Three years later he returned to Chester, PA where he continued his medical career. The William Martin Papers consist of miscellaneous manuscripts that were bound by his grandson, John Hill Martin, around 1865. The documents include legal cases, medical observations, correspondence, speeches, and literary extracts in Martin's handwriting.

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