Philadelphia County Medical Society
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Morris Eaton papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/005
Scope and Contents
The Eaton Papers consist of correspondence, handwritten notes,
reports, and newspaper and periodical articles concerning Eaton's
life, career, and professional concerns. The bulk of the collection
is comprised of records from Eaton's tenure as Chairman of the Philadelphia County Medical Society(PCMS) Committee on Archives. These records include reports
of the committee; correspondence files with physicians and their
descendants concerning biographical information; Eaton's
biographical...
Dates:
1885 - 1919
Joseph Coates certificate
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/265
Scope and Contents
Certificate, 1815 Feb. 25, admitting Joseph Coates as honorary member of Philadelphia Medical Society;
signed by Benjamin Smith Barton and Mordecai Morgan.
Dates:
1815
Philadelphia County Medical Society lease
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/002-01
Scope and Contents
Counterpart of agreement between Philadelphia Medical Society and Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for ten years’ rent of two rooms in Masonic Hall on Chestnut Street, between 7th and 8th Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Term of lease begins 4 Dec. 1819. Signed by William P. Dewees, president of Philadelphia Medical Society. Bears seal of society.
Dates:
1819
Philadelphia Medical Society abstract of minutes
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/002-02
Scope and Contents
This small collection holds meeting minutes of the Phildelphia Medical Society from December 19, 1818, to November 6, 1824. Topics discussed include committee appointments, papers read, election of chairmen, and financial matters.
Dates:
1818-1824
Robert S. Pressman papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/356
Overview
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...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1934 - 1985; 1856 - 1996
William F. Houston certificates of membership in the Philadelphia Medical Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/197
Scope and Contents
Certificates confirm Houston’s membership in Philadelphia Medical Society as junior fellow, 1808 Feb. 20, and honorary fellow, 1809 Feb. 20. Includes signatures of Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Smith Barton.
Dates:
1808 - 1809
William T. Taylor correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 394
Content Description
The William T. Taylor correspondence collection contains three items, including a letter to the Medical Examiner, written in 1852 and concerning the birth of triplets; a bibliography, presumably of his published works; and a statement of defense re James J. Levick's reinstatement to the Philadelphia County Medical Society.
Dates:
1852; 1886; undated
