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Faculty Meeting Minutes - April 23, 1852

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Faculty Meeting Minutes – April 23, 1852

Overview

This item is a set of faculty meeting minutes from the Faculty of the Medical College of Pennsylvania (F.M.C. of Pa.) held in Philadelphia on April 23, 1852. The minutes were produced by Drexel Production and archived in the PINAX digital repository (file ID 01K9ZNT0TB0WACDWXJD596DQJJ). The record is available in both text and image formats: a scanned JPEG (a092001032.jpg, 386 KB) and a high‑resolution TIFF (a092001032.tif, 49 MB). The original document is written in English and contains the official minutes, a resignation letter, and resolutions adopted by the faculty.

Background

The meeting was convened to address the resignation of Dr. N. R. Moseley, who had served as Dean since October 9, 1850. Dr. Moseley presented a resignation letter to the faculty, which was accepted during the session. Dr. D. I. Johnson was elected to succeed him as Dean. Dr. Longshore, a faculty member, proposed three resolutions expressing gratitude and acknowledging Dr. Moseley’s contributions to the institution. All resolutions were adopted unanimously.

Contents

  • Resignation Letter: Authored by Dr. Moseley, dated April 23, 1852, stating his resignation from the deanship.
  • Resolutions: Three unanimous resolutions—(1) thanks to Dr. Moseley for his service; (2) commendation of his urbanity and gentlemanly deportment; (3) recognition of his unremitting efforts in building the institution.
  • Election Notice: Declaration that Dr. D. I. Johnson was elected Dean.
  • Meeting Context: The minutes note that the preceding meeting’s minutes had been read and adopted prior to the resignation.
  • Participants: Dr. N. R. Moseley (Dean), Dr. D. I. Johnson (new Dean), Dr. Longshore (proposer of resolutions), and other faculty members.
  • Image Metadata: JPEG and TIFF files include OCR text matching the printed minutes and provide a visual record of the original page.

Scope

The record covers a single faculty meeting held on April 23, 1852, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It documents the resignation of the incumbent dean, the election of a new dean, and the faculty’s formal acknowledgments of the former dean’s service. The material is relevant to studies of medical education administration, institutional governance, and the history of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. It does not include subsequent meetings or later administrative actions.

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No. 1. Philad. April 23rd 1852. The Minutes of the preceding Meeting having been read and adopted, Dr. Moseley tendered his resignation as Dean by reading the following letter to the Faculty:— "To the Faculty of the F.M.C. of Pa. Gentlemen— Be pleased to accept my resignation of the Deanship of your Faculty, which I have held since the 9th Oct. 1850 Respectfully yours, N. R. Moseley M.D." Phil. April 23/52 The resignation having been accepted, Dr. Longshore offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:— "Resolved that the thanks of the Faculty be and are hereby tendered to Dr. N. R. Moseley for the services rendered by him as their Dean. Resolved that by his urbanity and gentlemanly deportment towards the class and the Faculty, he has won the respect and esteem of the Institution. Resolved that in accepting the resignation of Dr. Moseley as Dean, the Faculty feel that they are parting with the services of one whose exertions in building up the Institution have been unremitting, and whose interest has been single to that object: which efforts and interest are duly appreciated and will be long remembered, as intimately identified with the rise & progress of the Institution." Dr. D. I. Johnson was then elected to the office

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