A.C. Wooden collection of stamps on the history of medicine
Collection
Identifier: MSS 461
Scope and Contents note
The A. C. Wooden stamp collection on the history of medicine includes stamps and first day of issue envelopes that were previously mounted and framed (6 framed items, approx. 700 stamps). The mounted stamps and envelopes were removed from frames in 2025 to enable better storage. Topics include doctors; nurses; disease awareness; medical institutions; and miscellaneous science and technology subjects from all corners of the globe, dated 1939 to 1979. The collection is accompanied by a placard that says "History of Medicine in Stamps by A. C. Wooden".
Dates
- 1903-1979
- Majority of material found within 1939-1979
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical note
Allen Curtis Wooden (1918-1987) was a physician and medical historian who specialized in internal medicine with a subspeciality in arthritis and related disorders. Wooden was one of the chiefs of medicine at St. Francis Hospital and was on the staffs of Wilmington, Christiana, and Riverside Hospitals. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Wooden was a charter member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, where he was chairman of the section on medical history.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- A.C. Wooden collection of stamps 1903-1979 1939-1979 CoPSp.ACC2287
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- This collection-level EAD record is a product of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Consortial Survey Initiative, which was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Revision Statements
- 2025 March 25: Rayna Andrews removed the materials from frames and updated the finding aid in 2025.
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
