Correspondence
Subject
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Found in 348 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Leidy papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/170-01
Scope and Contents
Letters received: Organized into five series: I. Correspondence, 1847-1890. II. University of Pennsylvania, 1853-1891. III. Notes and Drawings, 1874-1882. IV. Newsclippings, 1876-1933. V. Leidy Biography, 1845-1933. arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically.Letters, notes, and drawings, newsclippings, and unpublished biography written by Joseph Leidy II. Bulk of collection consists of letters received by Joseph Leidy, 1852-1890, concerning anatomy, fossils,...
Dates:
1845 - 1933
Kane-Foulke family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/108
Scope and Contents
This small collection of letters and printed material, 1886-1932,
concerning members of the Kane and Foulke families contains
a memorial resolution on John K. Kane by the Board of Health
of the State of Delaware, 1886; newsclippings, 1894, which document
a controversy between J. Cheston Morris and George Rhyfedd Foulke
over tuberculosis in cattle; and a letter, 8 August 1932, from
Emlen Wood, Acting Librarian of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, to Mrs. George Rhyfedd Foulke,...
Dates:
1886 - 1932
Katharine R. Sturgis papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/355
Overview
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1903. She received her undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and entered the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1935. She was forced to leave school when she contracted tuberculosis, but later resumed her studies and earned her medical degree in 1940. Sturgis became a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1951 and was elected its first female president in 1972. The Katharine R....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1948 - 1979; 1852 - 1985
Katharine R. Sturgis papers II
Collection
Identifier: MSS 445
Overview
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia in 1903, and graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia in 1940.Katharine R. Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later, she was forced to retire due to health problems. Sturgis died in Philadelphia in 1987....
Dates:
1953-1975; undated
Katharine Sturgis presidential papers
Series
Identifier: CPP 2/002-03
Overview
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia in 1903, and graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia in 1940.Katharine R. Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later, she was forced to retire due to health problems. Sturgis died in Philadelphia in 1987....
Dates:
1972-1974
L. Webster Fox papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/335
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondence
between L. Webster Fox and Mrs. Fox (Beatrice Bickerton) both
before and after their marriage. The collection also contains other
family correspondence, clippings about Dr. Fox's medical practice,
a small number of documents relating to the Medico-Chirurgical
College, and family memorabilia. There is a photo of Dr. and
Mrs. Fox with others on a trip to Alaska.Series 1 contains Dr. Fox's letters to and from...
Dates:
1888 - 1939
Lecture and Event Files of the Communication and Development Departments
Collection
Identifier: CPP 11/01-02
Overview
The Office of Advancement of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia was formed in 2015 by the merging of two departments: the Communications Department and the Development Department, which were created in 1988 and 1987, respectively. The functions of the Office of Advancement include all aspects of fundraising; public relations for the entire College; and administration of the Fellowship and Friends of the Mütter, a membership program open to the public which supports the Mütter Museum....
Dates:
1992-1995
Lecture and Event Files of the Office of Operations
Collection
Identifier: CPP 8/002-01
Overview
In 2010, the Office of Operations was organized to oversee hospitality, front of house and receptionist, visitor services, hall and grounds, renovations, security, and the parking lot. Previously, at least as far back as 1991, the management of facilities and special events fell under the responsibilities of the Office of Institutional Advancement (as of 2015, merged with Office of Development and External Affairs and Office of Communications into the Office of Advancement). While the Office...
Dates:
1975-2019; Majority of material found in 1991-2007
Lecture and Event Files of the Office of the Secretary
Series
Identifier: CPP 1/010
Overview
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. The position's original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.As of 2018, the Office of the Secretary is still active; however, these records are now documented through the Executive Office. The Lecture and Event Files...
Dates:
1875-1988
Ledgers of the Office of the Treasurer
Collection
Identifier: CPP 5/003-01
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three ledgers, 1883-1908, maintained
by the Treasurer of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, containing the College's account current of
its income and expenditures as well as accounts of the
Building Fund, Permanent Fund, special Library book funds,
and mortgages. An index to account names is included in
each volume. The 1901-1908 ledger also contains brief notes
on the establishment and intent of the s~ecial funds. One
folder of letters received by Richard H....
Dates:
1883 - 1908
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