Papers concerning publication of the transactions of the College, 1841-1879 (span), 1851-1858 (bulk).

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Papers concerning publication of the transactions of the College, 1841-1879 (span), 1851-1858 (bulk).

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Reports, letters, and proposals concerning the publication of the College's transactions, 1841-1879, are part of the records of the Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The bulk of these records, 1851-1858, date from the tenures of D. Francis Condie (1843-1854), Alfred Stillé (1854-1857), and Edward Hartshorne (1858-1861). The papers concern publication of the journal of the College of Physicians, "Summary of the transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia", which in 1875 was renamed "Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia". Many of the reports of the Committee of Publication contained in this collection were written and signed by notable Fellows such as Isaac Hays, Samuel L. Hollingsworth, Samuel Jackson, and Francis Gurney Smith. The collection also includes letters and certificates of copyright from the Library of Congress, 1875-1879, acknowledging receipt of "Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia". The letters are signed by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Librarian of Congress.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Secretary.

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The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. His original duties included recording the minutes and transactions of the College and preservations of its documents and correspondence. In 1834, the Secretary was empowered to keep lists of the fellows and provide them with certificates of membership. In 1863, the responsibility for notifying officers and committee members of election or ...

College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Committee of Publication.

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The Committee of Publication of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was appointed in 1841, following a College resolution to publish a summary of its transactions. The committee was charged with reporting all transactions, communications, and discussions and preparing this material for publication. Following a controversy in 1874, the College began to publish its own annual periodical, Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. In 1978, responsibili...

Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908

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Ainsworth Rand Spofford (September 12, 1825 – August 11, 1908) was an American journalist and the sixth Librarian of Congress. Spofford was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Ill health prevented him from attending Amherst College. He instead, at age 19, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he became a bookseller, publisher, and newspaper man. In 1849 Spofford founded the Literary Club of Cincinnati with John Celivergos Zachos, Stanley Matthews (judge) and 9 others founded. One year later Ruthe...

Condie, D. Francis (David Francis), 1796-1875

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Parrish, Isaac, 1811-1852

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Hollingsworth, Samuel L.

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Lippincott, Grambo & Co.

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Blanchard & Lea

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Jackson, Samuel, 1787-1872

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Stillé, Alfred, 1813-1900

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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...

Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878

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Hartshorne, Edward, 1818-1885

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Lindsay & Blakiston

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Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879

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Isaac Hays was an ophthamologist and medical publications editor. He was a surgeon at Will's Ophthalmic Hospital in Philadelphia (1834-1854) and was one of the first to study colorblindness and astigmatism. From the description of Papers, ca. 1820s-1879. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523611 Isaac Hays (1796-1879, APS 1863) was an ophthamologist and medical publications editor. He was a surgeon at Will's Ophthalmic Hospital in P...