CPP 7. Records of the Mütter Museum
Record Group
Identifier: CPP 7
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
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 Mütter Museum III
Series
Identifier: CPP 7005-02
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 1892 through 2015, although the bulk of the material dates from 1988 through 2007. The records document the past exhibits displayed in...
Dates:
1892-2015; Majority of material found in 1988-2007
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
