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Paul E. Bechet papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 381
Overview
Paul Esnard Bechet was born July 28, 1881 and died January 3, 1962. In 1903, he received his medical degree from Tulane University. Early in his career, Bechet assisted during the yellow fever epidemic of 1905 in New Orleans. From 1909 to 1934, Bechet worked at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital as a clinical assistant, assistant physician, and physician. In his later life, he owned a private medical practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey.The Paul E. Bechet papers consist of the...
Dates:
1899 - 1947
Philadelphia General Hospital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P-PGH
Scope and Contents
The City of Philadelphia, which holds archival materials from Philadelphia General Hospital, donated this collection of nearly 1,200 photographs to the College in 1978. The collection includes photographs of the buildings, physicians, residents, and patients.
Please see the inventory linked below for further details.
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Dates:
1888-1940, undated
Records of Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine III
Collection
Identifier: CPP 14/003-01
Overview
The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine (Wood Institute) was established in 1976 to promote to the scholarly community the rich historical resources of the College's historical library and the Mütter Museum. From its founding, the Wood Institute also took over printing and editorial duties of the College’s journal, Transactions and Studies, which was published in 1793 and from 1844 to 2002. As of 2018, the Wood Institute sponsors conferences, occasional seminars, and...
Dates:
1976 - 1998
Records of the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia I
Record Group
Identifier: MSS 6/006-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia, spanning
1911 to 1960, consist of minutes and committee reports; correspondence
of Philip Dechert, President of the Babies' Hospital; a history
of the Babies' Hospital with a typescript staff manual; and
printed annual reports. The collection documents the history
of the hospital from its inception in 1911 to its dissolution
in 1948, and provides detailed records of its finances, activities,
and programs.Series 1.1...
Dates:
1911 - 1960
Records of the Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia II
Series
Identifier: MSS 6/006-02
Overview
The Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia opened in 1911 in Wynnefield, PA, at the Country Branch of Children’s Hospital. The hospital had limited wards to house its patients and the staff hosted pre-and post-natal clinics for mothers, though the physicians of the Babies Hospital largely emphasized treatment in the home.The records of the Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia, spanning from 1911-1960, contain annual reports, newsletter pamphlets, benefit matinee programs, material related to...
Dates:
1911-1960, undated
Records of the Building Committee and Related Committees
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-02
Overview
The Building Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was appointed on 6 April 1904, shortly after the Fellows elected to construct a new College building on 22nd and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia. The Building Committee continued to meet through 1914, when the furnishing and construction of the College building on 22nd Street was completed.Several short-term committees were established previously, while the decision was made to construct a new building and purchase...
Dates:
1859-1979; undated
Records of the Child Psychiatry Clinic at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Collection
Identifier: MSS 401
Scope and Contents note
This is a collection of records of the St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Child Psychiatry Clinic, 1956 to 1988. Materials include: statement of purposes for the clinic; memoranda on policies; information on staff members; reports of activities to the Orthopedic Foundation; brochures for the clinic; invitations and programs; reprints and copies of articles; and photographs of staff. The collection also includes a small amount of historical information on St. Christopher's and...
Dates:
1956-1989
Records of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/008-01
Overview
Established in 1788, the Library of the College of Physicians served as Philadelphia's central medical library for over 150 years, serving medical schools, hospitals, physicians and other health professionals. Today, it is an independent research library devoted to the history of medicine and serves hundreds of scholars, health professionals, students and popular writers each year. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library records (1882 to 2005) extensively documents the administration...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1953-2007; 1807-2007
Records of the Committee on the Mütter Museum and the Museum Council of Philadelphia
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/07-07
Overview
The Committee on College Collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was established in 1935. Over the years, the Committee on College Collections worked closely with the Committee on the Mutter Museum; by 1939, the same Fellows served on both committees. The Museum Council of Philadelphia is the oldest and one of the largest regional associations of museums in the United States. Gretchen Worden was an avid supporter of local, national, and international professional organizations....
Dates:
1923-2006; undated
Records of the Executive Office of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia I
Collection
Identifier: CPP 9/001-01
Overview
The Office of the Executive Director is the lead office in charge of administering the business of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The Executive Director oversees the activities of the College of Physicians staff including staff of the Historical Medical Library, the Mütter Museum, the Francis Clark Wood Institute, and the Finance Department. The Executive Director also oversees the College functions of institutional advancement, communications, membership, and special events. As a...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1977 - 2002; 1951 - 2003
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