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262. February 1974

 File — Box: 6

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Minutes of Library Committee of College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1951-1981, with reports of Library Administration and Historical Department, financial statements, and correspondence, documenting growth, development, and financial status of College Library. Minutes concern fund-raising, grants, personnel, salaries, budgets, and space and security needs and describe establishment of Medical Documentation Service (MDS), participation in Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service (MERMLS), and library automation projects. Monthly reports of Library Administration provide statistics on accessions, circulation, receipts, and patrons. Reports of Historical Department list accessions, donors, security, exhibits, cataloging statistics, and use of collections. Includes monthly financial reports, listing titles and prices for books and serials purchased, and correspondence of committee chairmen, Dorothy I. Lansing and Jonathan E. Rhoads, and Librarian Elliott H. Morse.

Researchers should note that beeen October 1973 and October 1974, no formal minutes were kept.

Dates

  • 1951 - 1981

Extent

From the Collection: 2.8 Linear feet (7 document boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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