Minute Book of the Faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1850-1855

**File‑to‑content links**

@file_pinax -> documents -> @faculty_minute_book:document {description: "Minute book containing records of faculty meetings, resolutions, and administrative decisions of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1850‑1855", when: @date_1850_1855, where: @philadelphia}

@file_a092_001_001_jpg -> documents -> @female_medical_college:organization {title_page: true}

@file_a092_001_003_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1850_06_25:event
@file_a092_001_004_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1850_07_02:event
@file_a092_001_006_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1850_09_13:event
@file_a092_001_005_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1850_09_13:event
@file_a092_001_006_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1850_09_17:event  



**Core organization**

@female_medical_college:organization {full_name: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", focus: "Women’s medical education", location: @philadelphia}

/* place */

@philadelphia:place {state: @pennsylvania, country: @united_states}

/* persons (faculty & key figures) */

@mosely:n_r_mosely:person {full_name: "N. R. Mosely, M.D.", role: "Dean of the Faculty"}
@goadby:person {full_name: "Goadby, M.D.", role: "Faculty member"}
@longshore:j_s_longshore:person {full_name: "J. S. Longshore, M.D.", role: "Faculty member"}
@gleason:c_w_gleason:person {full_name: "C. W. Gleason, M.D.", role: "Faculty member"}
@dickson:m_w_dickson:person {full_name: "M. W. Dickson, M.D.", role: "Faculty member"}
@challoner:a_d_challoner:person {full_name: "A. D. Challoner, M.D.", role: "Faculty member"}
@mccloskey:sas_f_x_mccloskey:person {full_name: "Sas. F. X. McCloskey, M.D., A.M., L.L.D.", role: "Faculty member"}
@dr_burr:person {full_name: "Dr. R. Burr", role: "Professor"}
@dr_dickinson:person {full_name: "Dr. Dickinson", role: "Professor"}
@henry_birnbaum:person {full_name: "Henry Birnbaum", role: "Tutor"}
@william_s_butler:person {full_name: "William S. Butler Esq.", role: "President of the College"}

/* board of trustees */

@board_of_trustees:organization {affiliation: @female_medical_college}

/* committees (treated as organizations) */

@committee_investigation:organization {purpose: "Investigate reports concerning Dr. R. Burr", members: [@mccloskey, @mosely, @challoner]}
@committee_by_laws:organization {purpose: "Draft By‑Laws for the Faculty", members: [@mosely, @challoner, @longshore]}

/* meetings (events) */

@meeting_1850_06_25:event {when: @date_1850_06_25, where: @philadelphia, description: "Faculty meeting; minutes of previous meeting read and adopted; committees appointed for investigation of Dr. Burr and for drafting By‑Laws."}
@meeting_1850_07_02:event {when: @date_1850_07_02, where: @philadelphia, description: "Faculty meeting at the Philadelphia College of Medicine; committees reported; Dr. R. Burr tendered resignation; Dean to communicate resignation to Board of Trustees."}
@meeting_1850_08_27_1855:event {when: @date_1855_08_27, where: @philadelphia, description: "Faculty meeting at the Exchange; Prof. Longshore appointed chairman; resolutions on building alterations, rent security, and election of Dr. Dickinson to Chair of Materia Medica."}
@meeting_1850_09_13:event {when: @date_1850_09_13, where: @philadelphia, description: "Faculty meeting at No. 229 Arch St.; Dean hired Henry Birnbaum; resolutions on matriculating fees, rent balance, and policy permitting males to attend lectures."}
@meeting_1850_09_17:event {when: @date_1850_09_17, where: @philadelphia, description: "Faculty meeting at No. 229 Arch St.; Dean secured Birnbaum’s services; resolution limiting expenses for sanitor services to $200."}

/* resolutions (documents) */

@resolution_appoint_committees:document {details: "Appointment of two committees – investigation of Dr. Burr and drafting of By‑Laws."}
@resolution_by_laws_report:document {outcome: "By‑Laws drafted and accepted."}
@resolution_investigation_report:document {outcome: "Investigation report accepted."}
@resolution_burr_resignation:document {action: "Dr. R. Burr resignation tendered; Dean to forward to Board of Trustees."}
@resolution_publish_announcement:document {copies: 5000, purpose: "Publish announcement of the college."}
@resolution_elect_dickinson:document {position: "Chair of Materia Medica", elected: @dr_dickinson}
@resolution_building_alterations:document {task: "Alterations to college building", referred_to: [@gleason, @mosely]}
@resolution_rent_security:document {security_provider: @william_s_butler}
@resolution_fee_balance:document {rent: 350, pledge_by: [@mosely, @gleason, @challoner, @longshore, @dickson]}
@resolution_male_lecture_policy:document {policy: "Faculty may invite males to attend lectures with class permission."}
@resolution_expense_limit:document {item: "Sanitor services", limit: 200}
@resolution_tickets_mat:document {count: 250, purpose: "Matriculation tickets"}
@lecture_schedule:document {lectures: [{professor: @mosely, time: "9‑10 am"}, {professor: @gleason, time: "10‑11 am"}, {professor: @dickson, time: "11‑12 pm"}, {professor: @longshore, time: "3‑4 pm"}, {professor: @challoner, time: "4‑5 pm"}]}

/* relationships */

@meeting_1850_06_25 -> held at -> @philadelphia
@meeting_1850_06_25 -> appointed -> @committee_investigation
@meeting_1850_06_25 -> appointed -> @committee_by_laws
@meeting_1850_06_25 -> produced -> @lecture_schedule
@meeting_1850_06_25 -> resolved -> @resolution_tickets_mat {when: @date_1850_06_25}

@meeting_1850_07_02 -> held at -> @philadelphia
@meeting_1850_07_02 -> reported -> @resolution_by_laws_report
@meeting_1850_07_02 -> reported -> @resolution_investigation_report
@meeting_1850_07_02 -> resolved -> @resolution_burr_resignation
@meeting_1850_07_02 -> resolved -> @resolution_publish_announcement
@meeting_1850_07_02 -> communicated -> @board_of_trustees {subject: "Resignation of Dr. R. Burr"}

@meeting_1850_08_27_1855 -> held at -> @philadelphia
@meeting_1850_08_27_1855 -> appointed -> @longshore {role: "Chairman"}
@meeting_1850_08_27_1855 -> resolved -> @resolution_building_alterations
@meeting_1850_08_27_1855 -> resolved -> @resolution_rent_security
@meeting_1850_08_27_1855 -> resolved -> @resolution_elect_dickinson

@meeting_1850_09_13 -> held at -> @philadelphia
@meeting_1850_09_13 -> hired -> @henry_birnbaum {rate: "$200 per annum"}
@meeting_1850_09_13 -> resolved -> @resolution_fee_balance
@meeting_1850_09_13 -> resolved -> @resolution_male_lecture_policy

@meeting_1850_09_17 -> held at -> @philadelphia
@meeting_1850_09_17 -> reported -> @henry_birnbaum {status: "Services secured"}
@meeting_1850_09_17 -> resolved -> @resolution_expense_limit

/* committee‑level outcomes */

@committee_investigation -> produced -> @resolution_investigation_report
@committee_by_laws -> produced -> @resolution_by_laws_report

/* faculty‑member roles in committees */

@mosely -> member of -> @committee_investigation
@challoner -> member of -> @committee_investigation
@mccloskey -> member of -> @committee_investigation

@mosely -> member of -> @committee_by_laws
@challoner -> member of -> @committee_by_laws
@longshore -> member of -> @committee_by_laws

/* dean actions */

@mosely -> instructed -> @board_of_trustees {action: "Communicate Dr. Burr’s resignation"}
@mosely -> instructed -> @resolution_tickets_mat {purpose: "Procure 250 matriculation tickets"}