Minutes of the 1863-64 Session of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
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Minutes of the 1863‑64 Session of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
Overview
These minutes record the annual session of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania that ran from 14 October 1863 to 16 March 1864. The document is a single‑page text transcription, preserved in both a text file (ID 01K9ZNWWHWN995RWRCEJVAS7SE) and as scanned images (JPEG and TIFF). The material is in English and was produced by the college’s secretary, E. U. Cleveland.Background
The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was one of the first institutions to train women in medicine. The 1863‑64 session was held in Philadelphia, with the commencement ceremony conducted at the Woman’s Hospital parlor. The minutes were compiled by the college’s secretary and are part of the PINAX archival collection, managed by Drexel Production.Contents
The minutes provide a concise record of the session’s key events:- First lecture delivered by Dr. Sample (substituting for Dr. Hance, as decided at a faculty meeting on 12 October 1863).
- Faculty constitution reaffirmed as in the previous year.
- Commencement held on 16 March 1864 at 12 p.m. in the Woman’s Hospital parlor; the evening opened with a prayer by Rev. Mr. Adams.
- Degrees conferred by President T. Morris Prentice.
- Valedictory address delivered by Dr. Preston.
The minutes also note the presence of the secretary, E. U. Cleveland, and the formal structure of the session.
Scope
The document covers the entire 1863‑64 academic session, including lectures, faculty meetings, and the commencement ceremony. It focuses on administrative and ceremonial aspects rather than detailed course content. The material is limited to the minutes themselves and does not include ancillary documents such as lecture notes or student records. The archive entry is restricted to the English text and its scanned reproductions, with no additional contextual materials provided.Entities
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Dr. Lucy's private Chums & that she made most excellent functions. An Motion adjourned. E.U. Cleveland Sec. Memoranda for the Session 1863-64 The annual session of the Female Med. Coll. of Penn. commenced on Wednesday the 14th of October 1863 and closed on Wednesday the 16th of March 1864. The first lecture of the course was delivered by Dr. Sample - his special introductory being substituted for the general introductory of Dr. Hance for reasons specified in the minutes of a meeting held Oct 12, 1863. The faculty for the session was constituted as for the previous year. The annual commencement was held March 16, 1864 at 12 o'clock PM in the parlor of the Woman's Hospital. The evening was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Adams & the degrees conferred by the President T. Morris Prentice Esq. The valedictory address was delivered by Dr. Preston.
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