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Records of the Section on Medical History III
Series
Identifier: CPP 12/003-03
Overview
The Section on Medical History was founded in 1904. In 1905, the Section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented, inviting papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds. By the 1970s, the section had become the sponsor of several annual lectures, including the Kate Hurd Mead Lecture (co-sponsored by the [Woman’s] Medical College of Pennsylvania, now Drexel College of Medicine) which was started in 1952 and the Samuel X. Radbill Lecture...
Dates:
1966-2000
Records of the Section on Medical History of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Clerk of the Section on
Medical History of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
consists of correspondence, annual reports, financial
records, lecture announcements, and other miscellaneous
items. The collection, which spans 1953 to 1982, covers the
terms of eleven former clerks of the Section on Medical
History, including Nicholas Padis (1954-1955), Herbert J,
Dietrich (1958-1960), Robert J, Gill (1960-1961), James F.
Toole (1961-1962), Frank P, Brooks...
Dates:
1953 - 1982
Records of the Section on Medical History V
Collection
Identifier: CPP 12/003-05
Overview
On 2 November 1904, the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia announced that President Arthur V. Meigs had authorized the formation of a new section of the College, the Section on Medical History. Starting in 1905, the section began holding meetings at which lectures on medical history were presented. The section invited papers from physicians and scholars from a variety of backgrounds; most of these papers were published in Transactions and Studies. By the 1970s, the section...
Dates:
1934-1957