Medical societies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Spiegel papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/251
Overview
Ernest A. Spiegel, M.D., was an Austrian-born internationally
recognized neurologist. He emigrated to the United States in 1930,
where he spent much of his career at Temple University School of
Medicine in Philadelphia. He finished his career at the National
Parkinson FOundation in Miami. Spiegel is well-known for his work
in developing the stereotactic technique. He passed away in 1985. The
papers of Ernest Spiegel reflect his varied interests in neurological
research and publication from his...
Dates:
1895
George Bacon Wood letters to Caroline Wood
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-03
Scope and Contents
This collection, spanning 1856 to 1858, consists of signed autograph
letters sent by George Bacon Wood to his wife, Caroline, while
she was visiting family in Greenwich, New Jersey. In these
letters, Wood describes the events at home in Philadelphia,
including his lectures at the University of Pennsylvania; the
visits of friends, family members, and students; the progress
of his latest book; and meetings of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia. Other letters in the collection were...
Dates:
1856 - 1858
James Macgill essays
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/315
Scope and Contents
Volume of essays delivered to unidentified medical society in Edinburgh, 1753, concerning rickets; phlebotomy as a treatment for fever; and history and practice of medicine.
Dates:
1753
Medical Society of New Haven County letter to John Redman Coxe
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/014
Scope and Contents
Letter, 1790 July 18, opening communications with College of Physicians of Philadelphia in response to letter of
April 1789 and expressing support for an American pharmacopoeia and need for pharmaceutical standards.
Signed by Committee of Correspondence, Ebenezer Beardsley, Elnathan Beach, Leverett Hubbard, Eneas
Munson, and Samuel Nesbitt.
Dates:
1790-07-18
Philip Gordon Kitchen papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/342
Scope and Contents
Contents: Recipe book/scrapbook -- Medical license registration certificate, May 18, 1893 -- American Medical
Association membership certificate, no. 17452 (undated) -- Invoice forms -- Envelopes containing tags from
books formerly on display now a) Retained in the Library b) Removed from the Library
Dates:
1893, undated
Records of the Secretary Treasurer of the Ballistocardiograph Research Society
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/004
Scope and Contents
The collection was assembled by three of the Society's secretary treasurers,
Abraham Noordergraaf (1965-1967), N. Ty Smith (1967-1970), and
Edward W. Bixby, Jr., (1970-1976), and it presents a comprehensive
view of the duties of that office as well as of the history
of the Society.The existing official minutes of the annual meetings of the BRS,
1963-1976, are contained in Series 1. No minutes for meetings
before 1963 have survived (with the exception of a copy of the
1958...
Dates:
1956 - 1981
Robert Blake Cruice papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/274
Scope and Contents
The papers of Robert Blake Cruice, spanning 1861 to 1899, consist
of a biographical sketch, correspondence and general business
papers from his tenure as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army
during the Civil War, papers pertaining to his military pension
claim, and miscellaneous material concerning various societies
and institutions with which Cruice was associated.Series 1 contains a biographical sketch on the life of Robert
Blake Cruice; the author of this undated...
Dates:
1861 - 1899
Roderick Tondreau papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 365
Overview
The Roderick Tondreau papers include papers compiled by Dr. Roderick R. Tondreau, a former President of the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society. The bulk of this collection details the activities of the Roentgen Ray Society during Dr. Tondreau’s membership. The Reference folder contains academic papers used for reference. Correspondence folder includes letters to and from Dr. Tondreau regarding Society activities. Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society Papers folder contains correspondence regarding...
Dates:
1920 - 1993
Society of Clinical Surgery photograph album
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/017
Scope and Contents
This photograph album documents the 1925 European tour of the
Society of Clinical Surgery. The Society visited clinics and
surgeons in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands, and England. Included are photographs of scenic
views, tourist attractions, and members of the Society. Of
special interest, however, are the numerous photographs of clinics,
hospitals, and famous European surgeons. Many of these photographs
where taken while the surgeons were performing...
Dates:
1925
Sturgis Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P-STURGIS
Overview
The Sturgis Photograph Collection was donated to the College in the early 1980s by Doctors Katharine R. and Samuel B. Sturgis. It contains a large number of the College's pictures and oversize documents (diplomas, certificates, etc.). The subjects of the materials range from portraits of physicians, early hospital buildings, group photographs of medical societies, and class photographs of medical school students, to lecture matriculation cards and medical illustrations. Researchers should...
Dates:
undated
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