Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 348 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the autopsy of Chang and Eng Bunker
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-06
Scope and Contents
Letters, minutes, contracts, and receipts for payment, 1874-1875, associated with autopsy of Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker. Autopsy begun on 1 Feb. 1874 at Bunker home in Mt. Airy, N.C., and completed in Mütter Museum of College of Physicians of Philadelphia later in Feb. 1874. Letters and minutes concern transport of bodies and arrangements for College of Physicians to oversee conclusion of autopsy. Contracts and receipts are for photographs, casts, and anatomical drawings, and supplies...
Dates:
1874 - 1875
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 Board of Managers of Wills Hospital
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/008
Scope and Contents
These records of the Board of Managers of the Wills Hospital consist
of three manuscript documents, all of which date from approximately
1833, when the hospital was first established. Included are
the "By Laws of the Board of Managers of the Wills Hospital",
"General rules and regulations for the management and supervision
of the Wills Hospital for the indigent lame and blind", and
a certificate announcing the election of new managers to the
Board. These documents provide insight into...
Dates:
1833
Records of the Building Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-01
Scope and Contents
The collection, including minutes, reports, correspondence,
construction specifications, contracts, and related
material, documents the work of the Building Committee,
1861-1864, and the construction of the Hall of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia. Most of this material was
produced by Isaac Hays, chairman of the committee.Notable items include the Building Committee's minute book,
24 February 1862-2 February 1864, which contains details of
all alterations to the...
Dates:
1861 - 1864
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 Building Committee II
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-04
Overview
The Building Committee, first active between 1861 and 1864, and again between 1904 and circa 1911, was re-established in October 1948 to discuss and plan for Library-secific building work, notably reading room renovations, a new heating system, and an addition to the stacks. This small collection, dating from 1948 to 1956, documents the work of the Committee, and includes meeting minutes, correspondence, contracts with vendors, and mailers oncerning the project sent to College Fellows.
Dates:
1948-1956
Records of the Building Fund Committee and Building Committee
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/018-03
Overview
There have several iterations of a Building Fund Committee during the College's history. The first was formed in 1849 to "ascertain and report to the College the probable cost of a lot and the sum necessary to erect thereon a building suitable for the accommodation of the College, and to suggest a plan for raising the funds estimated to be requisite for the execution of the project." In its most recent form, the Committee was likely re-established in the early 1900s when the College began...
Dates:
1883-1911
Records of the Censors of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 4/001-01
Scope and Contents
The records of the censors of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1836 to 1931, consist of a minute book, censors’ reports, correspondence between censors and secretaries, and material relating to various charges of misconduct among Fellows. One of the best documented cases in the collection, dating from the 1890s, involves Joseph Price, who was accused of verbally attacking the personal and professional reputation of Charles B. Penrose. Other physicians, such as F. H. Getchell...
Dates:
1836 - 1931
Records of the Chairman of the Committee on the Mütter Museum
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/007-02
Overview
The Committee on the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was charged with the general supervision of the anatomical and pathological museum established by the articles of agreement made between the College and Thomas D. Mütter in 1858-1859. The chairman of the committee was to report annually on the condition of the museum and semi-annually on its financial situation. The collection contains the correspondence and financial files of chairmen of the Committee of the Mütter...
Dates:
1926 - 1970
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