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Resignation of Dr. Edwin Russell from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

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Resignation of Dr. Edwin Russell from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

Overview

This item is a scanned resolution document issued by the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania (FMCP) on January 1, 1800. It records the college’s receipt of a resignation letter from faculty member Dr. Edwin Russell and the institution’s formal response, urging him to reconsider his decision. The material is preserved as a high‑resolution TIFF image (a092001204.tif) and a JPEG image (a092001204.jpg) that includes optical‑character‑recognition (OCR) text. The document is in English and was created by the FMCP, an early 19th‑century medical school for women located in Pennsylvania.

Background

The FMCP, founded in 1850, was among the first institutions to train women in medicine. Dr. Russell served on its faculty during the institution’s formative years. Resignations were uncommon, and the college’s formal resolution reflects the seriousness with which faculty departures were treated. The resolution was recorded in the college’s official minutes and archived by the PINAX system, a digital repository that preserves institutional documents.

Contents

The resolution comprises three numbered paragraphs:
  • Acknowledgement of Dr. Russell’s resignation and expression of regret.
  • A statement of sympathy for the circumstances cited by Russell, noting differing interpretations by the college.
  • A formal request that he reconsider his resignation for the benefit of both himself and the institution.

    • The JPEG image’s OCR text reproduces the full resolution, while the TIFF file provides a higher‑resolution, color‑accurate scan suitable for scholarly examination.

    Scope

    The document covers a single event—Dr. Russell’s resignation—on a specific date (January 1, 1800). It is geographically limited to Pennsylvania and pertains to medical education, faculty governance, and institutional policy. The item does not include any correspondence beyond the resignation letter or subsequent actions taken by the college. It is an isolated record of the college’s procedural response to a faculty resignation.

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    Raw Cheimarros Data

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    Metadata

    Title
    Resignation of Dr. Edwin Russell from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
    Type
    Text
    Creator
    Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
    Institution
    drexel-prod
    Created
    1800-01-01
    Language
    en
    Subjects
    Resignation, Medical Education, Faculty, Dr. Edwin Russell
    Place
    Pennsylvania
    Source
    PINAX

    Files (2)

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    OCR Text

    1. Resolved that we have received with deep regret & sorrow a communication from Dr. Edwin Russell, resigning for certain assigned reasons his place as a member of the faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. 2. Resolved that although our understanding & appreciation of the peculiar facts of the case to which he alludes were different from his own & although we may have been mistaken in our course—yet we sympathize with the spirit that appears & have advocated him in that matter. 3. Resolved that precisely because we desire & have our standards made exceedingly high & more firmly enforced & because we honor his fidelity as a member of the faculty—we ask him, in the cause of our cause & for the sake of his institution with which he has so long been connected—to reconsider his resolution.

    a092_001_204.tifTIFF
    46.86 MB

    Version History (4 versions)

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