By-Laws and Administrative Changes of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

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Description

By‑Laws and Administrative Changes of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

Overview

This archival collection comprises a series of textual documents—meeting minutes, resolutions, and administrative orders—recording the governance of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1860. The materials are presented as scanned images (JPEG and TIFF) of original minutes, accompanied by a metadata record (JSON) that identifies key individuals, dates, and events. The documents are in English and were produced by the college’s faculty and governing bodies.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850 in Philadelphia, was among the first institutions to train women in medicine. The collection reflects the college’s early administrative structure, overseen by deans such as G. Furrell, E. Furrell, and later G. Farrell, and faculty members including Edwin Russell Foote and Dr. William Gorminge. The documents were compiled by the college’s archivist and later digitized by the “drexel‑production” team, with the final digital product hosted on the PINAX platform.

Contents

The collection contains 12–15 scanned pages, each corresponding to a faculty or corporate meeting. Key subjects include:
  • By‑law amendments (e.g., rescinding the treasurer’s duty over janitorial matters and transferring it to the dean).
  • Faculty appointments (clinic physicians, lecturers in surgery, and professors of surgery).
  • Financial decisions (authorization of skeleton purchases, lecture‑fee policies, and budgetary reports).
  • Administrative policies (lecture schedules, ticket pricing, and committee reports).
  • Governance actions (committee appointments, board of corporators selections, and procedural changes).

The metadata links each image to the relevant event, person, or concept, providing a structured view of the college’s decision‑making processes.

Scope

The materials cover the period from October 13, 1852 to February 23, 1860, focusing on internal governance and administrative changes within the college. They include records of faculty meetings, corporate resolutions, and financial authorizations. Excluded are external correspondence, student records, and broader institutional histories. The collection is valuable for scholars of medical education, women’s history, and 19th‑century institutional governance.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania:organization {type: "Female medical school", location: @philadelphia, state: @pennsylvania, country: @united_states}

@g_furrell:person {full_name: "G. Furrell", role: "Dean", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@e_furrell:person {full_name: "E. Furrell", role: "Dean", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@edwin_russell_foote:person {full_name: "Edwin Russell Foote", role: "Professor", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@g_farrell:person {full_name: "G. Farrell", role: "Dean", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@mr_henderson:person {full_name: "Mr. Henderson", role: "Faculty member"}
@prof_kilbrough:person {full_name: "Prof. Kilbrough", role: "Treasurer"}
@mark_g_kerr:person {full_name: "Mark G. Kerr", role: "Faculty member"}
@preston:person {full_name: "Dr. Preston", role: "Professor", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@binsale_furrell_cleveland:person {full_name: "Binsale Furrell Cleveland", role: "Faculty member"}
@dr_cleveland:person {full_name: "Dr. Cleveland", role: "Professor"}
@birdwell:person {full_name: "Dr. Birdwell", role: "Professor"}
@rodney:person {full_name: "Rodney", role: "Faculty member"}
@temple:person {full_name: "Temple", role: "Faculty member"}
@dr_wm_gorminge:person {full_name: "Dr. Wm Gorminge", role: "Lecturer on surgery"}
@dr_reynell_coates:person {full_name: "Reynell Coates, M.D.", role: "Professor of Surgery"}
@dr_birdsell:person {full_name: "Dr. Birdsell", role: "Professor"}
@dr_foates:person {full_name: "Dr. Foates", role: "Professor of Surgery"}
@wms_peirce:person {full_name: "Wm S. Peirce", role: "Secretary"}
@edwin_furness:person {full_name: "Edwin Furness", role: "Dean"}
@edwin_finsell:person {full_name: "Edwin Finsell", role: "Dean"}
@j_finsell:person {full_name: "J. Finsell", role: "Faculty member"}
@dr_throssell_cleveland:person {full_name: "Dr. Throssell Cleveland", role: "Faculty member"}
@dr_rackings:person {full_name: "Prof. Rackings", role: "Professor"}
@e_j_zimmerman:person {full_name: "E.J. Zimmerman", role: "Researcher"}

@treasurer_duty:concept {description: "Duty to superintend Janitor and Building"}
@treasurer:position {title: "Treasurer"}
@clinic_physician:position {title: "Clinic Physician"}
@lecturer_surgery:position {title: "Lecturer on Surgery"}
@professor_surgery:position {title: "Professor of Surgery"}
@committee:organization {type: "Committee"}
@board_of_corporators:organization {type: "Board of Corporators"}
@skeleton_purchase:concept {cost: 35, currency: "USD", purpose: "faculty use"}
@fund_authorization:concept {max_amount: 10, currency: "USD", purpose: "articles for Chair of Surgery"}
@lecture_fee_policy:concept {teacher_fee: 5, pupil_fee: 5, regular_ticket_price: 10, currency: "USD"}

@meeting_1852_10_13:event {when: @date_1852_10_13, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1852_10_15:event {when: @date_1852_10_15, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1857_10_25:event {when: @date_1857_10_25, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Correspondence regarding lecture duties"}
@meeting_1857_12_20:event {when: @date_1857_12_20, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Resolution on lecture schedule"}
@meeting_1859_10_15:event {when: @date_1859_10_15, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1859_12_07:event {when: @date_1859_12_07, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1860_01_04:event {when: @date_1860_01_04, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Committee meeting on rules & regulations"}
@meeting_1860_01_19:event {when: @date_1860_01_19, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1860_01_20:event {when: @date_1860_01_20, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1860_02_01:event {when: @date_1860_02_01, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}
@meeting_1860_02_23:event {when: @date_1860_02_23, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, description: "Faculty meeting"}

@motion_rescind_treasurer_duty:event {description: "Motion to rescind Treasurer's duty over Janitor and Building and impose it on the Dean", when: @date_185?}

/* File‑to‑document links */
@file_a092_001_101_jpg -> documents -> @motion_rescind_treasurer_duty:event
@mr_henderson -> made -> @motion_rescind_treasurer_duty:event
@prof_kilbrough -> elected -> @treasurer:position {when: @date_185?}

/* Oct 13 1852 meeting */
@file_a092_001_117_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1852_10_13:event
@dr_cleveland -> appointed as -> @clinic_physician:position {when: @date_1852_10_13}
@meeting_1852_10_13:event -> established -> @lecture_fee_policy:concept

/* Oct 15 1852 meeting */
@file_a092_001_117_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1852_10_15:event
@dr_wm_gorminge -> recommended as -> @lecturer_surgery:position {when: @date_1852_10_15}

/* Oct 25 1857 correspondence */
@file_a092_001_113_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1857_10_25:event
@preston -> corresponded with -> @binsale_furrell_cleveland:person {subject: "lecture on materia medica"}
@g_furrell -> authored -> @meeting_1857_10_25:event {role: "Dean"}

/* Dec 20 1857 resolution */
@file_a092_001_113_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1857_12_20:event
@meeting_1857_12_20:event -> resolved -> {no_lecture: "Christmas to New Year inclusive"}

/* Oct 15 1859 meeting */
@file_a092_001_125_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1859_10_15:event
@dr_reynell_coates -> recommended as -> @professor_surgery:position {when: @date_1859_10_15}
@dr_reynell_coates -> elected as -> @professor_surgery:position {when: @date_1859_10_15}
@meeting_1859_10_15:event -> authorized -> @skeleton_purchase:concept {amount: 35, currency: "USD"}
@dr_birdsell -> appointed as -> @clinic_physician:position {when: @date_1859_10_15}
@dr_cleveland -> appointed as -> @clinic_physician:position {when: @date_1859_10_15}

/* Dec 7 1859 meeting */
@file_a092_001_126_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1859_12_07:event
@dr_foates -> elected as -> @professor_surgery:position {when: @date_1859_12_07}
@meeting_1859_12_07:event -> authorized -> @fund_authorization:concept {max_amount: 10, currency: "USD"}

/* Jan 4 1860 committee meeting */
@file_a092_001_127_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1860_01_04:event
@dr_birdsell -> appointed to -> @committee:organization {purpose: "prepare essay of rules & regulations", when: @date_1860_01_04}
@dr_coates -> appointed to -> @committee:organization {purpose: "prepare essay of rules & regulations", when: @date_1860_01_04}

/* Jan 19 1860 faculty meeting */
@file_a092_001_127_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1860_01_19:event
@committee:organization -> presented report to -> @meeting_1860_01_19:event {accepted: true}

/* Jan 20 1860 faculty meeting */
@file_a092_001_128_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1860_01_20:event
@edwin_finsell -> chaired -> @meeting_1860_01_20:event
@meeting_1860_01_20:event -> resolved -> {annual_meeting: "first Monday in January"}
@meeting_1860_01_20:event -> resolved -> {adjournment: "next Thursday at 12:30"}

@file_a092_001_128_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1860_02_01:event
@meeting_1860_02_01:event -> noted -> {resignation: @dr_rackings:person, reason: "incompatible duties"}

/* Feb 23 1860 faculty meeting */
@file_a092_001_129_jpg -> documents -> @meeting_1860_02_23:event
@dr_coates -> appointed to -> @board_of_corporators:organization {when: @date_1860_02_23}
@dr_throssell_cleveland -> appointed to -> @committee:organization {purpose: "prepare essay for 11th annual announcement", when: @date_1860_02_23}
@e_j_zimmerman -> presented -> {topic: "digestion law"} {assigned_to: @preston}

/* Additional motions */
@meeting_1852_10_13:event -> motion -> {rescind: @treasurer_duty:concept, impose_on: @g_furrell:person, until: "otherwise ordered"}

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