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Fred D. Weidman papers

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Call Number:
MSS 2/182
Repository:
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Extent:
1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language:
English
Date:
1896-1933 (inclusive)
Creator:
Weidman, Fred D.
Form:
Correspondence, Lecture notes, Photographs, and Sketchbooks
Abstract:

Frederick DeForest Weidman, Philadelphia dermatologist, was born on 16 October 1881 in Bristol, Connecticut. Originally, his name was spelled "Wiedenmann". Weidman married Florence L. Krewson in 1919; they had two children. He married Lillian E. Hawk in 1937. Weidman died at Bailey Island, Maine, on 30 August 1956.

He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908 and then served an internship at Delaware Hospital. From 1909 to 1914, Weidman had a private practice in Philadelphia and, until 1920, was an instructor and demonstrator in pathology at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1914 to 1917, he also served as professor of pathology at Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1923, Weidman became professor of dermatological research at the University of Pennsylvania and continued in this position until his retirement in 1950. He was also chief of the dermatological staff at Philadelphia General Hospital, 19201947, and associate pathologist for the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, 1910-1954.

Weidman was a member of many professional organizations including the American Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology, the American Dermatological Association, the Philadelphia Dermatological Society, and the Society for Investigative Dermatology. He was elected to fellowship in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1920.

The collection of Fred D. Weidman's papers, 1896-1933 contains student notebooks and papers; correspondence and reports concerning a 1926 survey on fungal disease; drawings and photographs; and some miscellaneous writings.

The bulk of the collection is concerned with Weidman's education, both in secondary school and in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains 28 volumes of student notes on many subjects. The notes from Weidman's medical school career concern bacteriology, chemistry, histology, and pathology, and generally represent subjects which he studied during his first two years in the medical program. The secondary school notebooks and related papers may have been retainedjby Weidman for use in preparation for the entrance examinations to medical school.

Weidman's later career is documented in the collection by two instruction manuals for pathology students used during Weidman's tenure as demonstrator in pathology in the University of Pennsylvania, circa 1909, and a survey which he designed and tabulated on the incidence of favus and ringworm and public health measures taken to treat the diseases in major cities in the United States and abroad.

The collection also includes nine pencil sketches and a sketchbook, both probably from Weidman's student days; nine photographs; and samples of his writings, including a poem, two addresses, and the draft of an article on the treatment of ringworm.

The source of this collection of Fred D. Weidman's papers is unknown.

During the 1970s, several of the student notebooks were catalogued as part of the manuscript collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; they were removed and integrated with the rest of the collection during processing. A reference file on fungal diseases, composed of printed material and Weidman's citations to articles, was discarded during processing.

The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.

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Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Collection Inventory

1. Geography and other subjects, 1896.
Box 1 Volume 1
2. Chemistry [disbound], 1898.
Box 1 Volume 2
3. Physics outlines, 1898-1899.
Box 1 Volume 3
4. Chemistry [disbound], 1899.
Box 1 Volume 4
5. Chemistry [disbound], 1899-1900.
Box 1 Volume 5
6. Physics academic, 1900.
Box 1 Volume 6
7. Physics laboratory, 1900.
Box 1 Volume 7
8. American history, undated.
Box 1 Volume 8
9. Ancient history, undated.
Box 1 Volume 9
10. English, undated.
Box 1 Volume 10
11. English, undated.
Box 1 Volume 11
12. Geometry and advanced English, undated.
Box 2 Volume 1
13. German, undated.
Box 2 Volume 2
14. Physics, undated.
Box 2 Volume 3
15. Physics laboratory, undated.
Box 2 Volume 4
16. Physiography, undated.
Box 2 Volume 5
17. Zoology and botany, undated.
Box 2 Volume 6
18. Miscellaneous student papers, 1896; undated.
Box 2 Folder 7
1. Bacteriology, circa 1905.
Box 2 Volume 8
2. Chemistry, circa 1905.
Box 3 Folder 1
3. Histology and embryology [disbound], circa 1905.
Box 3 Folder 2
4. Osteological drawings [disbound], circa 1905.
Box 3 Folder 3
5. Pathology, circa 1905.
Box 3 Volume 4
6. Physiology tracings, 1906; undated.
Box 3 Volume 5
7. Bandaging [disbound], circa 1906.
Box 3 Folder 6
8. Pharmacy [disbound], circa 1906.
Box 3 Folder 7
9. Special anatomy [disbound], circa 1906.
Box 3 Volume 8

1. Outline records of work in pathological laboratory for second year students: Medical Department of University of Pennsylvania, circa 1909.
Box 3 Volume 9
2. Pathological experiments [lacking page 1], circa 1909.
Box 3 Folder 10

1. Survey results, circa 1927.
Box 4 Folder 1
2. Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 2
3. Australia, New South Wales, 1926-1927.
Box 4 Folder 3
4. Austria, Vienna, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 4
1. Montreal, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 5
2. Quebec, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 6
6. Chile, Valparaiso, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 7
7. Columbia, Bogata, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 8
8. Cuba, Havana, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 9
9. Denmark, Copenhagen, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 10
10. Egypt, Alexandria, 1927.
Box 4 Folder 11
1. Liverpool, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 12
2. London, 1926-1927.
Box 4 Folder 13
12. France, Paris, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 14
1. Berlin, 1926-1927.
Box 4 Folder 15
2. Frankfurt, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 16
3. Hamburg, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 17
4. Munich, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 18
14. Holland, The Hague, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 19
15. India, Bombay, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 20
1. Parma, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 21
2. Rome, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 22
17. Mexico, Mexico City, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 23
18. Morocco, Fez, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 24
19. Norway, Oslo, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 25
20. Peru, Lima, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 26
21. Scotland, Edinburgh, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 27
22. South Africa, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 28
23. Sweden, Stockholm, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 29
1. Alaska, Nome, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 30
2. California, San Francisco, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 31
3. Colorado, Denver, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 32
4. Connecticut, New Haven, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 33
5. Delaware, Wilmington, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 34
6. District of Columbia, Washington, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 35
7. Florida, Tallahassee, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 36
8. Georgia, Savannah, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 37
9. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 38
10. Idaho, Boise, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 39
11. Illinois, Chicago, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 40
12. Indiana, Indianapolis, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 41
13. Iowa, Davenport, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 42
14. Kansas, Topeka, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 43
15. Louisiana, New Orleans, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 44
16. Maryland, Baltimore, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 45
17. Massachusetts, Boston, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 46
18. Michigan, Detroit, 1926-1927.
Box 4 Folder 47
19. Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 48
20. Mississippi, Jackson, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 49
21. Missouri, St. Louis, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 50
22. Nevada, Reno, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 51
23. New Hampshire, Concord, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 52
24. New Jersey, Newark, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 53
25. New York, Albany, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 54
26. New York, Buffalo, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 55
27. North Carolina, Raleigh, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 56
28. North Dakota, Bismarck, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 57
29. Ohio, Cleveland, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 58
30. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 59
31. Oregon, Portland, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 60
32. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1927.
Box 4 Folder 61
33. Rhode Island, Providence, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 62
34. Seattle, Washington, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 63
35. South Carolina, Charleston, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 64
36. South Dakota, Sioux Falls, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 65
37. Tennessee, Memphis, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 66
38. Texas, Austin, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 67
39. Texas, San Antonio, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 68
40. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 69
41. Virginia, Richmond, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 70
42. West Virginia, Wheeling, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 71
43. Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 72

1. Drawings, 1900; undated.
Box 4 Folder 73
2. Sketchbook, undated.
Box 4 Volume 74
Subseries 4.2 Photographs, 1924; 1926.
Box 4 Folder 75

1. The outing: a pastoral dedicated to Miss Jennie Griffin: poem: holograph,, 7 January 1901.
Box 4 Folder 76
2. Address on the benefits of temperance: holograph,, circa 1900.
Box 4 Folder 77
3. Treatment of ringworm: typescript draft,, circa 1930.
Box 4 Folder 78
4. Laboratory aspects of oral mycoses: address before the Philadelphia Laryngological Society: holograph notes, 1933 Mar. 3, 1933.
Box 4 Folder 79

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