Records of the clerk, 1953-1982.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Section on Medical History. Records of the clerk, 1953-1982.

Title

Records of the clerk, 1953-1982.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122589720

Abstract

Collection of records of the Clerk of the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1953-1982, consists of correspondence, annual reports, financial records, and lecture announcements, and covers the terms of eleven former clerks of the Section on Medical History, including Nicholas Padis (1954-1955), Herbert J. Dietrich (1958-1960), Robert J. Gill (1960-1961), James F. Toole (1961-1962), Frank P. Brooks (1962-1963), Robert E. Jones (1963-1965), Roderick L. Tondreau (1965-1968), Harry G. Gianakon (1968-1971), Vaughan P. Simmons (1971-ca. 1972), Lawrence Charles Parish (1973-1975), and Steven J. Peitzman (1980-1982). The collection includes letters from Samuel X Radbill, Whitfield J. Bell, and Fred B. Rogers, all active members of the Section. Other notable correspondents include W. B. McDaniel, Elliott Morse, Richard Harrison Shryock, Marion Fay, Joseph T. Freeman, Randolph Shipley Klein, and Albert S. Lyons. Also included are letters from many of the individuals who presented lectures before the Section on Medical History.

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3 boxes and 1 v. (1.2 linear ft.)

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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SNAC Resource ID: 6779886

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