Records, 1903-1915.

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Records, 1903-1915.

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This collection of records from the Building Committee of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, spanning 1903 to 1915, consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, and miscellaneous material such as photoprints and blueprints. The collection also includes minutes, correspondence, and financial records from the Subcommittee on Furniture. Series 4 contains estimates, bills, receipts, summaries of expenses, and other financial records documenting the cost of the project. The records of the Subcommittee on Furniture, including correspondence, minutes, and financial records, are contained in Series 5. Series 6 contains miscellaneous material; present is a photostat of a certificate presented to Andrew Carnegie for being the most generous donor to the College Building Fund (ca. 1903), a postcard of the College and other photoprints (1909), a blueprint of a proposed plan for the Sinkler Garden (1912), and blueprints of the Sinkler tablet (1912).

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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