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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President. Correspondence in connection with matters concerning the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1912-1916.

Title: Correspondence in connection with matters concerning the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1912-1916.

Collection, 1912-1916, containing original incoming letters with copies of outgoing letters of James Cornelius Wilson (1847-1934), President of the College of Physicians from 1913 to 1915. Letters are arranged chronologically. The correspondence provides information about artwork belonging to the College, including John Singer Sargent's portrait of Sir William Osler, donated in 1914. Also of interest are letters from Robert William Vonnoh concerning his 1897 portrait of S. Weir Mitchell. The collection documents the College's involvement in controversial political issues affecting the medical community, including opposition to the "anti-vivisectionists" and laws that would limit access to cadavers or restrict medical research. The collection also contains letters from notable Fellows of the College of Physicians, including past-president G. E. De Schweinitz, George Fales Baker, H. A. Hare, William W. Keen, John K. Mitchell, S. Weir Mitchell, Sir William Osler, Francis R. Packard, William Pepper, George Morris Piersol, and Alfred Stengel.

ArchivalResource: 3 v.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President. Letters, papers, etc. concerning the business of the College, 1909-1913 (span), 1910-1912 (bulk).

Title: Letters, papers, etc. concerning the business of the College, 1909-1913 (span), 1910-1912 (bulk).

Collection, 1909-1913, of original incoming letters with copies of outgoing letters of George Edmund De Schweinitz (1858-1938), President of the College of Physicians from 1910 to 1912. Each volume contains the correspondence of one year of his presidency and is arranged by subject. Included is correspondence pertaining to scientific meetings of the College, the Council, committees and sections of the College, the Library, the preparation of memoirs, the presentation of lectures, and the donation of gifts and portraits. The 1911 correspondence contains letters on bills proposed by the state legislature and correspondence with several Weir Mitchell Lecturers, including Swedish scientist, Svante Arrhenius.

ArchivalResource: 3 v.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Librarian. Letters received, 1884-1932.

Title: Letters received, 1884-1932.

Collection contains letters received, 1884-1932, by Charles Perry Fisher, Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Occasional drafts of replies included.

ArchivalResource: 58 boxes (24 linear ft.)

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1890-1926.

Title: Correspondence, 1890-1926.

The collection contains letterbooks of outgoing correspondence and files of incoming correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1890-1926. The bulk of the correspondence is derived from the tenures of Charles W. Dulles (1890-1896), Thomas R. Neilson (1896-1914), Francis R. Packard (1914-1919), and John H. Girvin (Acting Secretary, 1917-1919; Secretary, 1919-1934). The collection gives a comprehensive view of the duties of the office and provides information to supplement the minutes of the College and Council. The collection includes biographical and professional information and fellowship propositions with supporting letters of recommendation for Herman B. Allyn, William M. Angney, Henry D. Beyea, John A. Boger, William C. Braisted, John H. W. Chestnut, Charles Claxton, Arthur H. Cleveland, Charles N. Davis, S. Naudain Duer, Thomas C. Ely, William Marshall Hinkle, Aloysius O. J. Kelly, G. Hudson Makuen, Samuel W. Morton, T. D. Myers, F. Savary Pearce, William Campbell Posey, John H. W. Rhein, Joseph Sailer, William T. Shoemaker, Lawrence S. Smith, James Thorington, Clarence A. Veasey, William Hughes Wells, W. Reynolds Wilson, and George Woodward.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122380208 View