Repository: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center / Place: Philadelphia (Pa.) / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1864">1864</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center Place Philadelphia (Pa.) Year 1864

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Kane family was prominent in Philadelphia society and politics during the nineteenth century. The Kane Family Papers consists primarily of correspondence to Elizabeth D. Kane from her family.

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Extent:: 2.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Howard Hospital was organized in 1853 as a charity hospital to provide medical care for factory workers who lived in the western part of Philadelphia. The Howard Hospital Records document the administrative activities of the Hospital during the early Twentieth Century.

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Extent:: 117 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Presbyterian Medical Center originated as a charitable institution named the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. The Collection documents the history of the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia since its founding in 1871.

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Extent:: 0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:: Charity Hospital was first incorporated in 1861, with the goal of providing medical assistance to the industrial and manufacturing workers of Philadelphia. In 1920 the Board of Trustees petitioned the state to amend the Hospital's Chart by changing the name to Diagnostic Hospital. The Diagnostic Hospital Records detail the administrative and financial aspects of Charity Hospital in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries.

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