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Award - Krumbhaar Medical History Essay Contest, 2003-2005

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 2

Scope and Contents note

From the Series: The "Administrative records" series documents the operation and governance of the Francis Clark Wood Institute. The series is arranged in 12 subseries.

The "Advisory Committee records" consist of files regarding the members of the advisory board. These files generally contain correspondence and are arranged alphabetically by member name. Also included are proposals, reports, and minutes from meetings dating from 1983 to 1986, all of which are arranged in chronological order.

The "Annual reports" span the years 1980 to 1994, however the report from 1982 is not included. This section is arranged in chronological order.

The Krumbhaar Medical History Essay from 2003 to 2006 is documented in "Award - Krumbhaar Medical History Essay." Edward Bell Krumbhaar, M.D. (1882-1966) was a distinguished pathologist and cardiac physiologist, as well as one of Philadelphia’s leading historians of medicine. A founder of both the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians and the American Association of the History of Medicine (AAHM), Dr. Krumbhaar also served as President of the College and of the AAHM. In February 1957, the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians awarded the first Krumbhaar Award, which was available to students in a medical or osteopathic school in eastern Pennsylvania or New Jersey or students with advanced degrees in history, other humanities, sociology, or anthropology will be judged in a separate pool. These files are arranged in chronological order.

"Building, office, and technical equipment records" includes building assessment records, information regarding computerization, disaster planning, system needs analyses, and information regarding expansion. These materials range in date from 1986 to 2004 and are arranged in alphabetical order.

Records regarding "Cooperative planning," include minutes, plans, goals, and remarks. These files date from 1987 to 1990 and are arranged in chronological order.

Extensive correspondence is included in this series, however, it is important to note that many other series and subseries may also contain correspondence. "Correspondence with individuals" is arranged in two sections: folders containing letters of a sender or recipient who wrote only once; and folders containing correspondents who wrote numerous letters. In both cases, the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent's name. Several prominent writers include Alma Dea Morani and Samuel X Radbill. "Correspondence with organizations" includes correspondence with organizations with which the Francis Clark Wood Institute dealt regularly. A few organizations include Albert Einstein Medical Center, the American Medical Association, the Journal of American History, Lankenau Hospital, the Strong Museum and Thomas Jefferson University.

The "Library" records document the library's involvement with the Francis Clark Wood Institute and include information regarding proposed reduction of size of collection, reports, grants, conference planning, and library reconfiguration. These records date from 1983 to 1989 and are arranged chronologically.

"Staff" files consist largely of job descriptions, information regarding applicants, and information regarding staff members from 1987 to 2005. Due to the personal nature of these files, this subseries is restricted. Please ask Archives staff if you wish to review the material.

Information regarding the Wood Institute's publishing program includes correspondence, a bibliography of writings on Dr. Benjamin Rush, and a manuscript for History of Wood Engraving in 19th Century American Medical Illustration, which appeared in Canadian Bulletin of Medical History in 1998. The files in this series are arranged chronologically.

"Miscellaneous administrative records" include records that relate to Francis Clark Wood Institute, but are frequently of a broader nature. These files, arranged alphabetically, include information regarding accommodations for researchers, catering of events, Health Science Libraries Consortium, College Night Lectures, College of Physicians of Philadelphia administration, and Womens' Committee of the College of Physicians. General correspondence discusses the history of maritime medicine, applicants for the Wood Fellowship, research regarding conferences, thank you letters, etc. Records date from 1980 to 1998.

"Historical Collections information" includes materials relating to the sources used by Wood Fellows and Scholars-in-Residence. In this subseries are annual reports, information regarding location of collections, collection development policies, procedure manuals, staff records, information regarding donations, and a compilation of records regarding collections relating to radiology.

Dates

  • 2003-2005

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research, however, some materials are restricted. Please contact the College of Physicians Historical Medical Library for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 58.0 Linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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

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