4. Correspondence of Alexander Heron Davisson with John H. Girvin, 1923-1933

File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection contains annual reports, membership information, financial material, and proceedings of meetings, 1923-1952, of the Section on Public Health, Preventive and Industrial Medicine of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

The contents of folders 1 through 4 were originally in a single volume but disbound during processing. The records, maintained by Section clerks, consist of: an alphabetical list of members, 1923-1935; the Section's cashbook, detailing receipts, including dues, and expenditures along with annual financial reports, 1923-1941; annual reports of the Section filed with the College, 1923-1940, describing the year's program, election of officers, and membership and attendance statistics; correspondence of Alexander Heron Davisson, Section Clerk, with John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College, 1923-1933, concerning election of officers, appointments to the Section's Executive Committee, and procedural matters; and minutes, 1923 May 18-(1939?] Nov. 23, detailing both the business and scientific sessions of the Section. Minutes from meetings in 1936 and 1937 include abstracts of the scientific sessions and subsequent discussions.

The contents of folder 5, correspondence dating from 1937 to 1939 and 1941, as well as annual reports from 1952, were mis-housed with records of the Committee on Publich Health and previously catalogued as 10d 134.