Sturgis, Katharine R. (Katharine Rosenbaum)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 1987
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
General correspondence file of Katharine R. Sturgis
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/002-02
Scope and Contents
The general correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, spanning 1972 to 1978, consist primarily of correspondence and photographs. The majority of the correspondence spans 1972 to 1973 and pertains to Sturgis' role as President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and as an active member in numerous Philadelphia area medical organizations. Also present is material relating to the September 1972 Louis Pasteur Wine Tasting Party and photographs documenting the October 1972 banquet held...
Dates:
1972 - 1978
Katharine R. Sturgis papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/355
Overview
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1903. She received her undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and entered the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1935. She was forced to leave school when she contracted tuberculosis, but later resumed her studies and earned her medical degree in 1940. Sturgis became a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1951 and was elected its first female president in 1972. The Katharine R....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1948 - 1979; 1852 - 1985
Katharine R. Sturgis papers II
Collection
Identifier: MSS 445
Overview
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia in 1903, and graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia in 1940.Katharine R. Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later, she was forced to retire due to health problems. Sturgis died in Philadelphia in 1987....
Dates:
1953-1975; undated
Katharine Sturgis presidential papers
Series
Identifier: CPP 2/002-03
Overview
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia in 1903, and graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia in 1940.Katharine R. Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later, she was forced to retire due to health problems. Sturgis died in Philadelphia in 1987....
Dates:
1972-1974
Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis
Collection
Identifier: CPP 2/002-01
Scope and Contents
The presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis span 1925 to
1986; the bulk of the collection dates from 1970 to 1974.
The papers reflect the activities of the College during
Sturgis's presidential term; included are records of
committee meetings, lectureship administration, donations
and bequests, and amendments to ordinances and by-laws.
Also present is a series of correspondence with the legal
counsel of the College.Series 1, spanning 1925 to 1974, includes records of
donations...
Dates:
1925 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1974