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Letters from Fellows requesting Library privileges for non-Fellows
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/013
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 Letters from Fellows requesting Library privileges for non-Fellows collection spans the years 1870...
Dates:
1870-1951; 1975; undated; Majority of material found in 1910-1940
Letters received by the Office of the Librarian I
Series
Identifier: CPP 13/003-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters received, 1875-1942, by the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The bulk of the letters, 1884-1934, are addressed to Charles Perry Fisher, and several contain drafts of his replies. Most of these letters concern donations of books, pamphlets, reprints, manuscript material, photographs, bookplates, medals, and oil paintings to the College of Physicians and its Library. There are also letters concerning medical library policies and...
Dates:
1875-1942
Letters received by the Office of the Librarian II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/003-02
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters received, 1884-1932, by Charles Perry Fisher of the Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Occasional drafts of replies are included. The letters concern the acquisition, through donation, purchase, or exchange, of books, pamphlets, journals, reprints, incunabula, manuscript material, photographs, bookplates, medals, and oil paintings. There are also letters concerning medical library policies and procedures; the organization of the...
Dates:
1884-1932
Library exhibition labels
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/009-01
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. This collection, Library exhibtion labels, dates from the 1960s through 1997, although the bulk of the material...
Dates:
circa 1960s - 1997; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1975
List of exchange accounts of the Library
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/016-01
Dates:
circa 1889-1915
List of monetary contributions to the catalogue revision
Item
Identifier: CPP 13/010-05
Overview
Previously catalogued as 10a 310.
Dates:
14 December 1905
List of portraits, engravings, busts, statues, and curios displayed in the various rooms and halls of the College
Item
Identifier: CPP 10/008-04
Overview
The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. The by-laws of this year state that the Library Committee “shall attend to the increase and preservation of the Library...they shall purchase books and carry into effect all such regulations pertaining to the Library...and shall present a report upon its condition.” At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the Office of the Librarian...
Dates:
1897-1915
Minutes of the Library Committee of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/008-02
Overview
The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the Office of the Librarian was created, and the duties of the Library Committee were reduced to the "general supervision of the Library of the College".
This collection (1951-1981) includes minutes, financial statements, and correspondence.
This collection (1951-1981) includes minutes, financial statements, and correspondence.
Dates:
1951 - 1981
Recently added publications
Collection
Identifier: CPP 13/010-10
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of five volumes, listing the recently added publications (mostly periodicals) to the Library collection for the years 1935 to 1961 and 1973-1976.
Dates:
1935-1961; 1973-1976
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