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Robert H. Colhoun lecture and matriculation tickets

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/231

Scope and Contents

This small collection documents Robert H. Colhoun's medical education at the University of Pennsylvania in 1832. The collection contains Colhoun's matriculation ticket, signed by William E. Horner and tickets admitting him to the lectures of Thomas C. James and William Dewees on midwifery and Nathaniel Chapman on the institutes of medicine and clinical practice.

Dates

  • 1832 - 1833

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Robert Harwood Colhoun of Philadelphia was born in 1811. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and received an A.B. in 1829 and an M.D. in 1833. Colhoun was a midshipman in the United States Navy. He died on 21 August 1833.

Extent

3 items

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Small collections

Custodial History

The collection of Robert H. Colhoun tickets was donated to the Historical Collections of the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia by Fred B. Rogers on 1963.

The collection was processed and catalogued in November 1991.
Title
Robert H. Colhoun lecture and matriculation tickets
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Repository Details

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

Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19103 United States