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CPP 13. Records of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

 Record Group
Identifier: CPP 13

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of the Office of the Librarian

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/004-01
Scope and Contents Morse corresponded with librarians from all over the United States and the world. Most of the incoming correspondence is from librarians at universities, medical schools, hospitals, and corporations; included are interlibrary loan requests, inquiries about the library's holdings, and requests to establish borrowing privileges at the Library of the College of Physicians. Also present are letters from patrons requesting searches or photocopying.Morse's outgoing correspondence consists...
Dates: 1959-1963; Majority of material found in 1963-1964

Letters received by the Office of the Librarian I

 Series
Identifier: CPP 13/003-01
Scope and Contents The collection contains letters received, 1875-1942, by the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The bulk of the letters, 1884-1934, are addressed to Charles Perry Fisher, and several contain drafts of his replies. Most of these letters concern donations of books, pamphlets, reprints, manuscript material, photographs, bookplates, medals, and oil paintings to the College of Physicians and its Library. There are also letters concerning medical library policies and...
Dates: 1875-1942

Letters received by the Office of the Librarian II

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/003-02
Scope and Contents The collection contains letters received, 1884-1932, by Charles Perry Fisher of the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Occasional drafts of replies are included. The letters concern the acquisition, through donation, purchase, or exchange, of books, pamphlets, journals, reprints, incunabula, manuscript material, photographs, bookplates, medals, and oil paintings. There are also letters concerning medical library policies and procedures; the organization of the...
Dates: 1884-1932

Library exhibition labels

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/009-01
Overview Established in 1788, the Library of the College of Physicians served as Philadelphia's central medical library for over 150 years, serving medical schools, hospitals, physicians and other health professionals. Today, it is an independent research library devoted to the history of medicine and serves hundreds of scholars, health professionals, students and popular writers each year. This collection, Library exhibtion labels, dates from the 1960s through 1997, although the bulk of the material...
Dates: circa 1960s - 1997; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1975

Recently added publications

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/010-10
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of five volumes, listing the recently added publications (mostly periodicals) to the Library collection for the years 1935 to 1961 and 1973-1976.
Dates: 1935-1961; 1973-1976

Records concerning the Medical Library Association I

 Series
Identifier: CPP 13/002-01
Scope and Contents This collection of records concerning the Medical Library Association is part of the records of the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The collection, which spans 1931 to 1958, includes correspondence, papers from annual MLA meetings, and miscellaneous material.Series 1 contains some correspondence from Emlen Wood, Acting Librarian of the College from 1932 to 1933; the majority of the correspondence, however, concerns W. B. McDaniel and his...
Dates: 1931-1958

Records concerning the Medical Library Association II

 Series
Identifier: CPP 13/002-02
Scope and Contents This collection of records concerning the Medical Library Association (MLA) is part of the records of the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Included in the collection is correspondence, material from annual meetings of the MLA, and other miscellaneous items pertaining to the organization. The records are from the files of Charles Perry Fisher, Librarian of the College from 1882 to 1932. Series 1 contains correspondence concerning Fisher's...
Dates: 1899-1929