Records, 1855-1909.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Records, 1855-1909.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122316491

This collection of records of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1855 to 1909, consists of correspondence, lists of accessions and subscriptions, and miscellaneous material. Included in the collection are papers of librarians Thomas Hewson Bache (1855-1863), C. S. Boker (1864), J. H. Slack (1865-1867), Robert Bridges (1868-1881), Frank Woodbury (1881-1882), and Charles Perry Fisher (1882-1932). Series 2, spanning 1859 to 1908, provides additional information on the College Library. Included are lists of subscriptions to journals, card catalog subscriptions, journal exchanges, and book purchases. Miscellaneous material is contained in Series 3; of note are two blueprints, one for a proposed pneumatic tube system (1908), and the other for a reading room desk (1909).

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6681842

Related Entities

There are 11 Entities related to this resource.

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Library

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sz768b (corporateBody)

Established in 1791, the Library of the College of Physicians was Philadelphia’s central medical library for over 150 years, serving medical schools, hospitals, physicians and other health professionals. Today, it is an independent research library devoted to the history of medicine and serves hundreds of scholars, health professionals, students and popular writers each year. In addition to its historical research resources, over the last half century the library has bee...

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Library Committee.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pw7bjz (corporateBody)

The Library Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia became a standing committee in 1834. The by-laws of this year state that the Library Committee "shall attend to the increase and preservation of the Library...they shall purchase books and carry into effect all such regulations pertaining to the Library...and shall present a report upon its condition". At this time, the chairman of the Library Committee acted as the Librarian of the College. In 1863, the ...

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Librarian.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t25vtz (corporateBody)

The Office of the Librarian of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was established in 1854. Before 1851, the chairman of the Library Committee was responsible for the administration of the Library, and from 1851 to 1854, the Secretary of the College acted as Librarian. In 1863, the Librarian became an officer of the College, and the by-laws of this year established his official duties: the "preservation, arrangement and cataloguing of the books belonging to the Library of the ...

Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wq01rd (person)

U. S. Army surgeon and founder of the Army Medical Library. From the description of John Shaw Billings letters, 1891, Apr. 13 and May 13, New York City, to W.R. Benjamin. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992422 1860. Graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with A.B., M.A. From the description of General correspondence June 1862-Oct. 1901 [microform]. (Alma Public Library). WorldCat record id: 7883610 The Adjutant General of the Army had re...

Bache, Thomas Hewson

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pr807s (person)

Bridges, Robert, 1806-1882

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d79f0r (person)

Woodbury, Frank, 1848-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68k7dd5 (person)

Fisher, Charles Perry, 1857-1940

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60z7417 (person)

Stillé, Moreton, 1822-1855

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61g0qpm (person)

Stillé, Alfred, 1813-1900

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rx9cg6 (person)

Philadelphia-born physician and elder brother of Charles Janeway Stillé. He served as professor of theory and practice of medicine at the University of Pennyslvania from 1864 until his retirement in 1883. From the description of Alfred Stillé lecture notes, 1882-1884. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 214284746 U.S. physician. From the description of Notes on theory and practices of med. by Prof. Stillé, 1868-1869 : [University of Penns...

Packard, John H. (John Hooker), 1832-1907

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j969d8 (person)