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Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
CPP 10/030
Repository:
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Extent:
.6 linear feet (1 document box and 1 half document box)
Language:
English
Date:
1833-1995 (gaps) (inclusive)
Creator:
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Form:
Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports
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 at 19 South Twenty-Second Street. With its rich resources, adjoining medicinal herb garden, and ample meeting space, the College serves as a repository for the history of Philadelphia medicine and as an arena for the discussion of contemporary health care issues. Over the years, numerous committees have been formed in order to assist in the daily operations of the College, administer fundraising campaigns, and implement special projects. Many of these committees were short-term (ad hoc), established for a special project, to report on public health issues in the region, or address College issues, and then disbanded. Currently (as of 2018), the College's standing committees consist of the Board of Trustees; the Awards Committee; Fellowship Advisory Committee on Lectures and Events; Portraits and Exhibitions Committee; and Committees on Admissions, Audit, Development, Facilities and Real Estate, Finance and Investment, Governance, Nominations, and Wood Institute, Library and Museum (WILM). The Records of Committees of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia illustrate many of the ad hoc committees of the College and date from 1833 to 1995. Researchers should note that although the date span is large, many years are not represented. The committees included in this collection dealt with many issues, from public health to College membership. Some files contain only reports, while others may include correspondence and meeting minutes. Researchers interested in public health matters will find the reports of the Committee on the Protective Powers of Vaccination (circa 1842), Committee on Air Hygiene (1937), Committee for Placarding Houses for Contagious Diseases (1898; 1900-1901), and Committee on the Use of Tobacco (1833) especially interesting. Also included in this collection are records of committees discussing College membership (1935-1940; 1970), College collections (1935-1940; 1970-1977), standing committees; and the dedication of the 1909 building.

Subject

Publisher
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Finding Aid Author
Chrissie Perella
Finding Aid Date
September 2018

Collection Inventory

CPP 10/030-01: Records of the Ad hoc Committee to Consider the Proposal to Combine [All the College Collections], 1970-1977.
Box 1 Folder 1
CPP 10/030-02: Report of the Committee on the Combined Meeting with the American, 1934.
Box 1 Folder 2
CPP 10/030-03: Report of the Committee on Air Hygiene, 1937.
Box 1 Folder 3
CPP 10/030-04: Records of the Committee on Membership, 1935-1940; 1970.
Box 1 Folder 4
CPP 10/030-05: Records of the Committee on Hygiende and Public Health - Controversy over alleged unethical business practices of the New York Life Extension Institute, 1922.
Box 1 Folder 5
CPP 10/030-06: Report of the Committee on Awards, 1995.
Box 1 Folder 6
CPP 10/030-07: Report of the Committee on the Right to the Floor, 1840s.
Box 1 Folder 7
CPP 10/030-08: Report of the Committee on the Fee Bill, circa 1836.
Box 1 Folder 8
CPP 10/030-09: Resignation of Joseph Pancoast as Chairman of the Committee on Surgery, 1840.
Box 1 Folder 9
CPP 10/030-10: Report of the Committee on the Theory and Practice of Medicine, 1837.
Box 1 Folder 10
CPP 10/030-11: Reports of the Committee on Placarding Houses for Contagious Diseases, 1898; 1900-1901.
Box 1 Folder 11
CPP 10/030-12: Records of the Committee on the American Revolution Bicentennial Commemoration, 1972-1973.
Box 1 Folder 12
CPP 10/030-13: Report of the Committee on Circular from New York State Medical Society, 1845.
Box 1 Folder 13
CPP 10/030-14: Records of the Committee on the S. Weir Mitchell Oration, 1922; 1925; 1940.
Box 1 Folder 14
CPP 10/030-15: Reports of the Committee on College Collections, 1935-1940.
Box 1 Folder 15
CPP 10/030-16: Reports of the Committee on Special College Privileges, 1935; 1938.
Box 1 Folder 16
CPP 10/030-17: Report of the Committee on the State of the Medical Profession in the City of Philadelphia, 1839.
Box 1 Folder 17
CPP 10/030-18: Report of the Committee on the Inventory of the Kappa Lambda Archives, 1836.
Box 1 Folder 18
CPP 10/030-19: Report of the Committee on the Use of Tobacco, 1833.
Box 1 Folder 19
CPP 10/030-20: Reports of the Committee on Erection of a Hall, 1840-1841.
Box 1 Folder 20
CPP 10/030-21: Minutes of the Committee on Budget and Finance, 1989.
Box 1 Folder 21
CPP 10/030-22: Report of the Committee on Standing Committees, 1840.
Box 1 Folder 22
CPP 10/030-23: Correspondence of the Committee for Investigation of the Coroner System, 1941.
Box 1 Folder 23
CPP 10/030-24: Subscription book of the Committee on the Portrait of Samuel Lewis, circa 1873.
Box 1 Folder 24
CPP 10/030-25: Records of the Committee on Entertainment, 1885-1886; 1934; 1938; 1940-1941.
Box 1 Folder 25
CPP 10/030-26: Report of a Committee...Concerning the Services of Fellows of the College in the Wars of the United States, 1910-1911.
Box 1 Folder 26
CPP 10/030-27: Records of the Journal Association, 1871-1875.
Box 2 Folder 1
CPP 10/030-28: Reports of the Committee on the Harvey Tercentenary, 1927.
Box 2 Folder 2
CPP 10/030-29: Committee on the Protective Powers of Vaccination, circa 1842.
Box 2 Folder 3
CPP 10/030-30: Committee on Entertainment: Papers relating to the new building, 1908-1909.
Box 2 Folder 4 Volume 1
CPP 10/030-31: Committee on Entertainment: Address by H. H. Fuerress, 1876.
Box 2 Folder 5

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