Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 348 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Committee on Fellowship of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/011-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records from the Committee on Fellowship,
spanning 1964 to 1990, consists of agendas and minutes from
meetings of the Committee on Fellowship; reports, lists,
and correspondence documenting the procedure for electing
new Fellows; unsuccessful Fellowship applications; and
material on the College's Continuing Medical Education and
Annual Giving programs.Series 1 and 2 contain agendas and minutes from meetings of
the Committee on Fellowship. Present in Series 3 are...
Dates:
1964 - 1990
Records of the Committee on Finance
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/041-01
Overview
The Records of the Committee on Finance date from 1899 to 1912, 1935 to 1939, and 1967 to 1978. They document the activities of the Committee, who had the general supervision of the financial
affairs of the College, including the power to authorize and to direct the sale or transfer of
stocks, bonds, or other investments and real property belonging to the College; and to borrow
money in an amount not to exceed the limit established by resolution of the Board. This committee was disbanded...
Dates:
1899-1912; 1935-1939; 1967-1978
Records of the Committee on Nominations for College Elections
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/032
Overview
The Committee on Nominations for College Elections makes recommendations for nominations of candidates for the Board of Trustees (formerly the Council) and other standing committees of the College. The Committee and its members were not listed in Transactions & Studies until 1973, but because the earliest records in this collection date to the 1930s, some earlier form of the Committee on Nominations must have existed.As of 2018, this is still an active committee.The...
Dates:
1935-1940; 1970-1978
Records of the Committee on Scientific Business
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/028
Overview
The Committee on Scientific Business was created by an amendment to the ordinances and by-laws adopted in October 1907. The original committee members were appointed in November 1907. It seems the purpose of the committee was to schedule presentations by Fellows during College meetings. It is unclear when the Committee was disbanded, but it is no longer active (2018).The Records of the Committee span the years 1910 to 1940, and then from 1972 to 1978, and are comprised mainly of...
Dates:
1910-1978
Records of the Committee on the Centennial Celebration
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/039
Overview
The Committee on the Centennial Celebration was established 1 October 1884 and held its first meeting on 3 January 1885. The Committee’s task was to “consider and report upon an appropriate plan to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the College in 1887.” It held sixteen meetings in total, ande made the following recommendations: 1) To form a collection of portraits of past Fellows to be exhibited during the celebration; 2) That the celebration should be held January 3 and 4,...
Dates:
1886-1887; undated
Records of the Committee on the Directory for Nurses
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/001-01
Scope and Contents
This collection of records of the Committee on the Directory
for Nurses of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
spanning 1881 to 1936, consists of correspondence, annual
reports, financial records, committee reports and
recommendations, and miscellaneous material. The
correspondence traces the establishment of the directory and
documents several controversies, including the 1882 case of
S. H. Pine (a janitor living in the College who refused to
vacate his quarters without financial...
Dates:
1881 - 1936
Records of the Committee on the Joseph N. Pew Memorial Loan Fund
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/036
Overview
In December 1961, the College received a $25,000 gift from the Pew Memorial Trust. The gift was intended to help the College reach financial stability and to start a drive benefitting interns and residents in area hospitals. In response, the Committee on Internship and Residency was established in 1962. The Internship and Residency Committee sent out questionnaires to Philadelphia-area hospital administrators, residents, and interns. Data collected from residents and interns included marital...
Dates:
1961-1985
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 Committee on the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Prize and Lectureship
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/004-01
Scope and Contents
The rPcords of the Committee on the Nathan Lewis Hatfield
Prize and Lectureship, spanning 1900 to 1935, consist of
committee reports and correspondence. Included is
correspondence concerning the selection of the first
recipie11t of the award, H. F. Harris, and committee reports
from subsequent years in which additional winners are
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a1111ounced. .-\ 1 so i 11c l uded are an nua 1 financial s ta temen ts
from the Trustees of the ~athan lewis Hatfield Prize and
Lectureship....
Dates:
1900 - 1935
Records of the Committee on the Pathological Museum of Dr. Mutter
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/016-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes,
and legal documents, 1856-1859, describing the labors and
negotiations of the committee of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia charged with responding to the proposal of
Thomas D. Mutter to establish a pathological museum and
lectureship in surgical pathology. Notable items include:
letters from Thomas D. Mutter and his original proposal to
the College (written in the hand of S. Weir Mitchell) with
its subsequent modifications; the...
Dates:
1856 - 1859
