Version: 8 (current) | Updated: 11/13/2025, 10:56:46 PM
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Key subjects include medical education, faculty governance, committee reports, financial management, and the establishment of clinical facilities such as a lying‑in department and dispensary.
**1. Extracted from the PINAX metadata (new entities & relationships)**
@pinax_metadata:document {title: "Faculty Meeting Minutes and Minute Books of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1850‑1857", creator: ["Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", @david_i_johnson, @n_r_mosely, @goadby, @j_s_longshore, @c_w_gleason, @m_w_dickson, @a_d_challoner, @sas_f_x_mccloskey], date_range: "1850‑1857", language: "en‑US", subjects: ["Medical education", "Faculty meetings", "College administration", "Medical profession", "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", "Academic administration", "Educational regulations", "Committee reports", "Women in medicine", "Faculty minutes"], description: "A collection of faculty meeting minutes and minute books from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, spanning the years 1850‑1857. These documents detail discussions, resolutions, and administrative decisions related to the college's operations and medical education.", place: ["Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA", "Lancaster, Erie Co., N.Y."]}
@file_pinax -> contains -> @pinax_metadata
@pinax_metadata -> documents -> @faculty_meeting_collection:collection {date_range: {start: @date_1850, end: @date_1857}}
**2. Collection‑level abstraction & links to existing entities**
@faculty_meeting_collection:collection {date_range: {start: @date_1850, end: @date_1857}}
@faculty_meeting_collection -> about -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@faculty_meeting_collection -> created by -> [@david_i_johnson, @n_r_mosely, @goadby, @j_s_longshore, @c_w_gleason, @m_w_dickson, @a_d_challoner, @sas_f_x_mccloskey]
@faculty_meeting_collection -> includes events -> [@meeting_1850_06_25:event, @meeting_1850_07_02:event, @meeting_1850_09_13:event, @meeting_1850_09_17:event, @meeting_1850_10_11:event, @meeting_1850_10_12:event, @meeting_1850_10_17:event, @meeting_1850_10_24:event, @meeting_1850_10_28:event, @meeting_1850_11_15:event, @meeting_1850_11_26:event, @meeting_1850_11_29:event, @meeting_1850_12_02:event, @meeting_1850_12_06:event, @meeting_1850_12_13:event, @meeting_1851_01_09:event, @faculty_meeting_1852_09_11:event, @faculty_meeting_1852_09_17:event, @faculty_meeting_1857_08_21:event]
@faculty_meeting_collection -> records committees -> [@committee_burr_investigation, @committee_by_laws, @committee_museum, @committee_anatomy_demo, @committee_lying_in_dept]
@faculty_meeting_collection -> documents -> @minute_book_female_medical_college:document
**3. Synthesis – cross‑source connections & patterns**
*People appearing across the whole collection*
@david_i_johnson:person {full_name: "David I. Johnson M.D.", title: "Dean"} -> dean of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@n_r_mosely:person {full_name: "N. R. Mosely", credentials: "M.D.", role: "Dean of the Faculty"} -> dean of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@goadby:person {full_name: "Goadby", credentials: "M.D."} -> faculty of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@j_s_longshore:person {full_name: "J. S. Longshore", credentials: "M.D."} -> faculty of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@c_w_gleason:person {full_name: "C. W. Gleason", credentials: "M.D."} -> faculty of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@m_w_dickson:person {full_name: "M. W. Dickson", credentials: "M.D."} -> faculty of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@a_d_challoner:person {full_name: "A. D. Challoner", credentials: "M.D."} -> faculty of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@sas_f_x_mccloskey:person {full_name: "Sas. F. X. McCloskey", credentials: "M.D., A.M., L.L.D."} -> faculty of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
*Committee formation pattern (repeated three‑member appointments)*
@meeting_1850_06_25:event -> appointed -> @committee_burr_investigation
@meeting_1850_06_25:event -> appointed -> @committee_by_laws
@meeting_1850_10_11:event -> appointed -> @committee_museum
@meeting_1850_10_30:event -> appointed -> @committee_anatomy_demo
@meeting_1850_10_30:event -> appointed -> @committee_lying_in_dept
*Resignation & board‑communication workflow*
@meeting_1850_07_02:event -> accepted -> @r_burr:person {action: "resignation"}
@meeting_1850_07_02:event -> instructed -> @dean:person {task: "communicate resignation to Board of Trustees"}
@meeting_1850_12_02:event -> forwarded_resignation -> @dr_m_glasskey:person {to: "President of Board of Trustees"}
@meeting_1850_11_29:event -> requested_resignation -> @dr_james_f_x_m_clasky:person {position: "Prof. of Theory & Practice of Medicine"}
*Financial oversight recurring theme*
@meeting_1850_09_13:event -> hired -> @mr_h_birnbaum:person {role: "Tutor", salary: "$200 per annum"}
@meeting_1850_09_17:event -> limited -> @dean:person {expenditure_cap: "$200 for sanitor"}
@meeting_1850_10_12:event -> resolved -> @dean:person {task: "authorize ticket sales (price < $10)"}
@meeting_1850_10_24:event -> created -> fund:object {purpose: "advertising", contribution_per_member: "$5"}
@meeting_1850_12_06:event -> rescinded -> resolution:object {subject: "rent of 229 Arch St ($175)"}
*Linking later‑year decisions to earlier patterns*
@faculty_meeting_1857_08_21:event -> resolved -> @dr_longshore:person {action: "authorized Dean to sell and issue tickets of Professors", status: "carried"} — echoing the 1850 ticket‑sale authorisation.
@faculty_meeting_1852_09_11:event -> noted -> @committee_accounts:organization {status: "continued", new_member: @dr_livezey, replaced: @dr_moseley} — continuation of the committee‑centric governance model established in 1850.
**4. Overall knowledge graph view (selected triples)**
```
@pinax_metadata:document -> documents -> @faculty_meeting_collection:collection
@faculty_meeting_collection:collection -> about -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@faculty_meeting_collection:collection -> created by -> [@david_i_johnson, @n_r_mosely, @goadby, @j_s_longshore, @c_w_gleason, @m_w_dickson, @a_d_challoner, @sas_f_x_mccloskey]
@faculty_meeting_collection:collection -> includes events -> [@meeting_1850_06_25:event, @meeting_1850_07_02:event, … , @faculty_meeting_1857_08_21:event]
@meeting_1850_06_25:event -> appointed -> @committee_burr_investigation
@meeting_1850_06_25:event -> appointed -> @committee_by_laws
@meeting_1850_10_11:event -> appointed -> @committee_museum
@meeting_1850_10_30:event -> appointed -> @committee_anatomy_demo
@meeting_1850_10_30:event -> appointed -> @committee_lying_in_dept
@meeting_1850_07_02:event -> accepted -> @r_burr:person {action: "resignation"}
@meeting_1850_07_02:event -> instructed -> @dean:person {task: "communicate resignation to Board of Trustees"}
@meeting_1850_09_13:event -> hired -> @mr_h_birnbaum:person {role: "Tutor", salary: "$200 per annum"}
@meeting_1850_09_17:event -> limited -> @dean:person {expenditure_cap: "$200 for sanitor"}
@faculty_meeting_1852_09_11:event -> noted -> @committee_accounts:organization {new_member: @dr_livezey, replaced: @dr_moseley}
@faculty_meeting_1857_08_21:event -> resolved -> @dr_longshore:person {action: "authorized Dean to sell and issue tickets of Professors"}
@minute_book_female_medical_college:document -> created by -> [@n_r_mosely, @goadby, @j_s_longshore, @c_w_gleason, @m_w_dickson, @a_d_challoner, @sas_f_x_mccloskey]
@minute_book_female_medical_college:document -> produced by -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
```# Reorganization Summary The files were grouped based on the content and dates of faculty meetings, creating distinct categories for meetings held in 1850 and those held between 1851 and 1857. Additionally, a separate group was created for the introduction to the Minute Book, which provides foundational information about the faculty. This strategy ensures logical coherence and avoids unnecessary duplication, while accurately representing the content of each file. ## Groups Created - **Faculty_Meetings_1850**: Files containing minutes from faculty meetings held in 1850, detailing administrative decisions, committee appointments, and operational matters. - **Faculty_Meetings_1851-1857**: Files containing minutes from faculty meetings held between 1851 and 1857, covering administrative updates, honorary degree conferrals, and committee actions. - **Minute_Book_Introduction_1850**: Files containing the introduction to the Minute Book of the Faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, including the list of faculty members and the Dean.