Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Online Content Not Available Form Annual reports Year 1945 to 1949

Library records, 1891-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 23.25 cubic feet (44 containers)
Abstract:: The Library records contains documentation of the Drexel University Library from its creation in 1891 to 2003. Drexel University Library has been housed in three different buildings; the Main Building (1891-1958), the Korman Center (1959-1982) and W.W. Hagerty Library (1983-2010). The library was also responsible for running the library school until 1962, with the exception of the years 1914 to 1922 when the library school was suspended. The documents in this collection constitute a record of the activities of the directors, the internal library departments, and the intensive planning of the form and function of the two library buildings.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs Documents, 1932-1947 (inclusive) 1944-1947 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains various reports regarding the education of Indigenous children in Oklahoma between the years 1938-1946 by Quaker, Christian, and Indigenous people. The Indigenous childrens' nation of origin include the Wyandotte Nation, the Seneca Nation, and the Osage Nation. Their schools include The Kickapoo School, the Seneca Indian School, and various Sunday Schools.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Lippincott Library collection of corporate annual reports, 1847-1981 (inclusive) 1927-1978 (bulk)

Extent:: 4.2 linear feet (5 boxes)
Abstract:: The Lippincott Library supports business related research at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Corporate annual reports were originally collected by the library as a resource for business students. These reports typically provide financial information and updates on operations. The collection includes reports of companies from a variety of industries including agriculture, energy, food, and transportation.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Records of the Chairman of the Committee on the Mütter Museum, 1926-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10.0 containers
Abstract:: The Committee on the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was charged with the general supervision of the anatomical and pathological museum established by the articles of agreement made between the College and Thomas D. Mütter in 1858-1859. The chairman of the committee was to report annually on the condition of the museum and semi-annually on its financial situation. The collection contains the correspondence and financial files of chairmen of the Committee of the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1926-1970, documenting the acquisitions and oversight of the Museum and College Collections.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Robert S. Pressman papers, 1934-1985 (bulk) 1856-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14.08 linear feet
Abstract:: Robert S. Pressman graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1946 and received a Master of Medical Science degree in Internal Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. Pressman served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Temple University and as head of the infectious diseases section at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. He was a president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and of the Pennsylvania Society of Internal Medicine. He also served as president of the medical staff at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Pressman was elected a fellow of the College of Physicians in 1955 and served as its president from 1984 to 1986. The Robert S. Pressman papers document Pressman's professional role in various medical societies in Philadelphia, as well as his research and writings. This collection, which dates from 1856 to 1996, with bulk dates of 1934 to 1985, consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, pamphlets, article reprints, clippings, plaques and...(see more)

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Records of the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia I, 1911-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear feet (5 boxes)
Abstract:

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Records of the Office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Philadelphia Genito Urinary Society, 1919-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.4 linear feet (13 boxes)
Abstract:

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Records of the Office of the Secretary, 1999 (inclusive) 1890-1908 (bulk)

Extent:: .4 linear feet (2 half document boxes)
Abstract:: The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. The position's original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence. This collection contains correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from the 1890s to 1908, along with several letters dating to the 1830s and 1958. Of note is the resignation of Thomas Parke, dated 27 August 1833, from the Office of the President. This collection also holds the Secretary's annual reports, 1934-1940, as well as a file regarding the Chana Medical School project (1963).

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Records of the Committee on Scientific Business, 1910-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: .4 linear feet (1 document box)
Abstract:: The Committee on Scientific Business was created by an amendment to the ordinances and by-laws adopted in October 1907. The original committee members were appointed in November 1907. It seems the purpose of the committee was to schedule presentations by Fellows during College meetings. It is unclear when the Committee was disbanded, but it is no longer active (2018). The Records of the Committee span the years 1910 to 1940, and then from 1972 to 1978, and are comprised mainly of annual reports, minutes, and correspondence from and regarding the Committee's meetings. Several transcripts of presentations, given in 1972 and 1973, are also included in the collection, as well correspondence and event planning information for College Night 1976, the Bicentennial Series.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Records of the Committee of Publication of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia II, 1890-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 half document box)
Abstract:: The Committee of Publication of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was first appointed on 2 November 1841, following a resolution of the College to publish a quarterly summary of its transactions, An earlier "Printing Committee" had existed to produce the first volume of College transactions in 1793. By 1925, the committee was known as the "Committee on Publication"; it was empowered to secure copies of all papers and lectures of the College and its sections and employ a stenographer to report all scientific business and discussion. In 1978, responsibility for editing and producing Transactions~ studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia had devolved upon the Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine, and, by 1984, the Committee on Publications, as it was then known, worked as a consultant body. Its responsibilities were assumed by the Committee on Program in 1990. This small collection of records include the annual reports of the Committee, dating...(see more)

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]