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Philadelphia General Hospital

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philadelphia General Hospital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-PGH
Scope and Contents The City of Philadelphia, which holds archival materials from Philadelphia General Hospital, donated this collection of nearly 1,200 photographs to the College in 1978. The collection includes photographs of the buildings, physicians, residents, and patients.

Please see the inventory linked below for further details.
Dates: 1888-1940, undated

Philadelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses duty registers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/005-04
Overview In September 1883, the Board of Guardians of Philadelphia General Hospital decided to establish a training school for nurses. At first, the program could be completed in one year; eventually, the program was expanded to include three years of course work. By 1931, the school had certified almost 2,000 nurses. This collection of duty registers of the Training School for Nurses of the Philadelphia General Hospital consists of fifteen bound volumes dating from 1885 to 1911. The volumes contain...
Dates: 1885-1911