Box 1
Container
Contains 19 Collections and/or Records:
4. Marie Curie letter [signed; in French], 21 March 1922
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
21 March 1922
5. Robert Abbe obituaries and memoirs, 09 March 1928-January 1929
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
09 March 1928-January 1929
6. Program from the dedication of the Robert Abbe Memorial Museum, 14 August 1928
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
14 August 1928
7. In Memory of Dr. Robert Abbe, 1928
File — Box: 1, Volume: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
1928
8. Photoprints, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
undated
1. "The Custodianship of Rush-Jenner-Pasteur-Lister-Curie Mementos" [pamphlets], circa 1920 and 1939
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
circa 1920 and 1939
2. Library Bureau sales pamphlets, 1923
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
1923
3. Photoprint of Walter Mendelson, 1922
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
1922
4. Photoprint of Robert Abbe, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of records of the secretary of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1919 to 1939, was
compiled by John H. Girvin, Secretary of the College from
1919 to 1934. Included is correspondence, printed
material, and photographs pertaining to Associate Fellow
Robert Abbe and the custodianship of the Abbe Cabinet.
Series 1 contains letters written to Girvin and Librarian
Charles Perry Fisher, with carbon copies of some of Fisher's
replies. The primary correspondent is...
Dates:
undated
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