College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Committee on the Mütter Museum
Organization
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence of the Office of the Curator
Collection
Identifier: CPP 7/002-07
Scope and Contents
This collection of correspondence with related reports and
committee minutes of the curators and custodians of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Mutter Museum and
College Collections, 1828-1981, documents the acquisition of
specimens, instruments, portraits, and medals, as well as
the use and development of the collections.Series 1 contains records of the museum curators, including
a disbound letterbook, 1849-1894, and letters, 1828-1939,
concerning the acquisition,...
Dates:
1828 - 1981
Financial records of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-05
Scope and Contents
The collection contains cash books, checkbooks, cancelled
checks and account statements, bills, receipt books and
receipts, vouchers, and audit and financial reports of the
Committee on the Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia, documenting the financial transactions and
history of the Mutter Museum and College Collections, 1863-
1972. Earlier materials in the collection, in particular,
document the purchase, transport, and restoration of museum
anatomical and pathological...
Dates:
1863 - 1972
Letterbooks of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-03
Scope and Contents
Letterbooks of John H. Brinton as chairman of Committee on Mütter Museum of College of Physicians of Philadelphia with related material concerning museum and Mütter Trust and Lectureship, 1858-1939. Bulk composed of two numerically-arranged letterbooks, 1895-1904 and 1905-1907, containing letters received, drafts and copies of outgoing letters, and annual and financial reports. Correspondence concerns acquisition and preservation of pathological specimens, surgical instruments, and portraits;...
Dates:
1858 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1907
Minutes of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-04
Scope and Contents
The minutes of the Committee on the Mutter Museum of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1865 to
1990, provide detailed information about the objectives,
development, and administration of this renowned medical
museum. Interfiled with the minutes of the Committee on the
Mutter Museum are minutes, 1973-1990, of the Committee on
College Collections. Also present in the collection are
annual reports from both committees, curator's reports, and
reports to Council....
Dates:
1865 - 1990
Records of the autopsy of Chang and Eng Bunker
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-06
Scope and Contents
Letters, minutes, contracts, and receipts for payment, 1874-1875, associated with autopsy of Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker. Autopsy begun on 1 Feb. 1874 at Bunker home in Mt. Airy, N.C., and completed in Mütter Museum of College of Physicians of Philadelphia later in Feb. 1874. Letters and minutes concern transport of bodies and arrangements for College of Physicians to oversee conclusion of autopsy. Contracts and receipts are for photographs, casts, and anatomical drawings, and supplies...
Dates:
1874 - 1875
Records of the Chairman of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-02
Overview
The Committee on the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was charged with the general supervision of the anatomical and pathological museum established by the articles of agreement made between the College and Thomas D. Mütter in 1858-1859. The chairman of the committee was to report annually on the condition of the museum and semi-annually on its financial situation. The collection contains the correspondence and financial files of chairmen of the Committee of the Mütter...
Dates:
1926 - 1970
Records of the Committee on the Mütter Museum and the Museum Council of Philadelphia
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/07-07
Overview
The Committee on College Collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was established in 1935. Over the years, the Committee on College Collections worked closely with the Committee on the Mutter Museum; by 1939, the same Fellows served on both committees. The Museum Council of Philadelphia is the oldest and one of the largest regional associations of museums in the United States. Gretchen Worden was an avid supporter of local, national, and international professional organizations....
Dates:
1923-2006; undated
Records of the Mütter Museum II
Series
Identifier: CPP 7/005-01
Overview
The Mütter Museum was founded in 1856 when Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter bequeathed his personal medical museum to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. From Thomas Mütter’s collection, the museum grew as a noted repository for unique collections of medical specimens across the world.This collection of the records of the Mütter Museum span the years 1969 to 2009, although the bulk of the material dates from 1999 through 2006. The records document the educational programs of the...
Dates:
1969-2009; Majority of material found within 1999 - 2006
Records of the Office of the Curator
Collection
Identifier: CPP 7/002-06
Scope and Contents
The collection, 1865-1922, contains correspondence and
reports of curators of the Mutter Museum, particularly
Thomas Hewson Bache, and letters received by members,
generally chairmen, of the Committee on the Mutter Museum,
including S. Weir Mitchell, William Hunt, George McClellan,
and Henry Morris. Some drafts of minutes and reports of ,the
committee are included. The collection documents the early
growth and development of the Mutter Museum.Series 1, records of the curators,...
Dates:
1865 - 1926
Reports of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains annual reports of the Committee on the Mütter Museum to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, describing the activities, acquisitions, and concerns of the museum, and semi-annual reports on its receipts and expenditures, 1864-1941. Occasional reports of the curators and curatorial correspondence are included. Although the content of the individual reports varies, each generally contains: a list of acquisitions, purchases, or donations made to the museum collection;...
Dates:
1864 - 1941
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