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Sturgis Photograph Collection, undated

Extent:
50 boxes
Abstract:
The Sturgis Photograph Collection was donated to the College in the early 1980s by Doctors Katharine R. and Samuel B. Sturgis. It contains a large number of the College's pictures and oversize documents (diplomas, certificates, etc.). The subjects of the materials range from portraits of physicians, early hospital buildings, group photographs of medical societies, and class photographs of medical school students, to lecture matriculation cards and medical illustrations. Researchers should note that the collection contains a wide variety of early photographs of the College's buildings, both the previous building at 13th & Locust Streets, and the present building and 19 S. 22nd Street. Over 100 portfolios and bound volumes are included. The collection was processed soon after acquistion. A number was assigned to each portfolio or volume on the basis of 1) its content and form of representation (i.e., "1" means portraits - prints; "2" means photographs - portraits); and 2) the...(see more)

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

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Paul E. Bechet papers, 1899-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear feet (1 half-document box, 1 oversized folder)
Abstract:
Paul Esnard Bechet was born July 28, 1881 and died January 3, 1962. In 1903, he received his medical degree from Tulane University. Early in his career, Bechet assisted during the yellow fever epidemic of 1905 in New Orleans. From 1909 to 1934, Bechet worked at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital as a clinical assistant, assistant physician, and physician. In his later life, he owned a private medical practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Paul E. Bechet papers consist of the personal papers of Paul Esnard Bechet, M.D. (1881-1962). These papers consist mainly of correspondence with colleagues. Also included are certificates and awards, records of his medical practice, and historical photographs.

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

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Katharine R. Sturgis papers II, 1953-1975; undated (inclusive)

Extent:
.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia in 1903, and graduated from Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia in 1940. Katharine R. Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later, she was forced to retire due to health problems. Sturgis died in Philadelphia in 1987. The Katharine R. Sturgis papers II is a small collection which dates from 1953 to 1975, and adds to the materials found in the Katharine R. Sturgis papers (MSS 2/355). Recognition for Sturgis' work, correspondence with colleagues, and photographs are included in this collection. Previously catalogued as 10c 123 and Z10c 32.

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

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Princeton at the World's Columbian Exhibition Records, 1893 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:
Princeton University, then known as the College of New Jersey at Princeton, mounted an exhibition booth at the World's Columbian Exposition, a world's fair held in Chicago from May to October 1893. The collection includes three certificates from the U.S. Congress honoring Princeton for the exhibit, three copies of a photograph of Dr. and Mrs. McCosh seated in the exhibit booth, a written proposal for the exhibit, layout plans for the exhibit, and two bound registers containing the autographs and home cities of visitors to the exhibit.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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