**1. EXTRACTION FROM @file_pinax (standard knowledge‑graph creation)**  

```cheimarros
/* The PINAX record describes the collection */
@file_pinax -> documents -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection:collection {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania and University of Medical College of Pennsylvania Records"}

@file_pinax -> metadata_of -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection

/* Creators listed in the PINAX record */
@file_pinax -> creator -> [
    @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania,
    @university_of_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
]

/* Institution that holds the collection (already defined) */
@file_pinax -> institution -> @drexel_production_final

/* Creation period */
@file_pinax -> created {start: @date_1850, end: @date_1864}

/* Language */
@file_pinax -> language -> "en-US"

/* Rights statement (kept as a literal for reference) */
@file_pinax -> rights -> "Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by privacy and publicity rights, licensing or trademarks. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user."

/* Subjects – linked to the concept entities already defined */
@file_pinax -> subject -> [
    @medical_education,
    @women_in_medicine,
    @faculty_meetings,
    @college_administration,
    @medical_degrees,
    @curriculum_development,
    @historical_documents,
    @nineteenth_century_medicine
]

/* Geographic scope – each place from the PINAX “place” array is linked */
@file_pinax -> place -> [
    @philadelphia,
    @chester_pa,
    @new_york,
    @boston,
    @providence,
    @bristol,
    @marlboro_ohio,
    @salem_ohio,
    @galveston_texas,
    @lincoln_maine,
    @utica_ny,
    @allentown_pa,
    @albany_ny,
    @washington_dc,
    @ohio,
    @bucks_co_pa,
    @acton_me,
    @jamestown_ny,
    @palmyra_ny,
    @toyicroft_md,
    @girard_college,
    @penn_medical_university,
    @new_england_free_med_college,
    @new_york_infirmary,
    @dewitt_dispensary,
    @birchwood_215,
    @marshall_st_315,
    @philadelphia,               /* “Philadelphia (Pa.)” – duplicate reference */
    @arch_st_229_philadelphia,  /* placeholder for “229 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania” */
    @new_england,
    @new_york                     /* duplicate entry – reference only */
]
```

*Notes on newly‑created place entities (only if a distinct identifier is needed):*  

```cheimarros
@arch_st_229_philadelphia:place {address: "229 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"}
@new_england:place {region: "New England", country: @united_states}
```

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**2. SYNTHESIS ACROSS SUBDIRECTORIES (primary focus)**  

```cheimarros
/* The PINAX file is the authoritative metadata source for the top‑level collection */
@file_pinax -> is_metadata_for -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection

/* The collection’s “covers_place” list (defined in drexel‑production‑final) exactly matches the PINAX “place” array, confirming geographic consistency */
@female_and_university_medical_college_collection -> covers_place -> [
    @philadelphia,
    @chester_pa,
    @new_york,
    @boston,
    @providence,
    @bristol,
    @marlboro_ohio,
    @salem_ohio,
    @galveston_texas,
    @lincoln_maine,
    @utica_ny,
    @allentown_pa,
    @albany_ny,
    @washington_dc,
    @ohio,
    @bucks_co_pa,
    @acton_me,
    @jamestown_ny,
    @palmyra_ny,
    @toyicroft_md,
    @girard_college,
    @penn_medical_university,
    @new_england_free_med_college,
    @new_york_infirmary,
    @dewitt_dispensary,
    @birchwood_215,
    @marshall_st_315,
    @philadelphia,               /* duplicate “Philadelphia (Pa.)” */
    @arch_st_229_philadelphia,
    @new_england,
    @new_york
]

/* Subjects listed in the PINAX record are the same concept entities used to tag the collection */
@female_and_university_medical_college_collection -> about -> [
    @medical_education,
    @women_in_medicine,
    @faculty_meetings,
    @college_administration,
    @medical_degrees,
    @curriculum_development,
    @historical_documents,
    @nineteenth_century_medicine
]

/* Creators of the collection (both institutions) are linked as “creator_of” in the collection definition; the PINAX file repeats this relationship */
@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania -> creator_of -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@university_of_medical_college_of_pennsylvania -> creator_of -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection

/* Institutional holder – the collection is held by Drexel Archives, as indicated both in the collection definition and the PINAX metadata */
@female_and_university_medical_college_collection -> held_by -> @drexel_production_final
@file_pinax -> institution -> @drexel_production_final

/* Temporal provenance – the collection’s creation range (1850‑1864) matches the “created” field in the PINAX record */
@female_and_university_medical_college_collection -> created {start: @date_1850, end: @date_1864}

/* Person‑level continuity – individuals that appear in multiple minute‑books (e.g., @david_i_johnson, @ann_preston) are now explicitly linked to the collection, enabling a single‑graph view of their careers across the entire 1850‑1864 span */
@david_i_johnson -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@ann_preston -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@ellwood_harvey -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@joseph_longshore -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@hannah_longshore -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@dr_fussell -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@dr_temple -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@dr_kerr -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@dr_cleveland -> participant_in -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection

/* Semantic linkage – because the collection aggregates every minute‑book, resolution, and committee report, we can now traverse a **single provenance chain** from any individual document to the collection, to the PINAX metadata, and finally to the holding institution */
@minutes_1850_12_02:document -> part_of -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
@minutes_1850_12_13:document -> part_of -> @female_and_university_medical_college_collection
/* … (similarly for all other minute documents listed in the aggregation) … */
```

**Synthesis Highlights**

* The **PINAX metadata file** (`@file_pinax`) is the authoritative source that ties together the collection’s **title, creators, institution, date range, language, subjects, and geographic scope**.  
* The **geographic scope** defined in the collection (`covers_place`) is a verbatim reflection of the **place array** in the PINAX record, confirming that the collection’s coverage map is complete and accurate.  
* **Subject concepts** used to tag the collection are the same concept entities referenced throughout the corpus, enabling unified semantic queries across all sub‑directories (e.g., “find every document about women’s medical education”).  
* **Institutional partnership** is reinforced: both the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania and the University of Medical College of Pennsylvania are creators of the collection, and they are also linked as partners (`partnered_with`) in the broader institutional network.  
* **Person‑level continuity** is now explicit: faculty, administrators, and notable physicians who appear in disparate minute‑books across the 1850‑1864 period are all connected to the top‑level collection, allowing a single‑graph view of their **career trajectories, committee service, and contributions**.  
* The **temporal chain** from individual minutes (e.g., `@minutes_1850_12_02`) → collection → PINAX metadata → holding institution provides a **complete provenance trail** for any future digitisation, transcription, or scholarly analysis.  

These connections transform a dispersed set of archival files into a **coherent, queryable knowledge graph** that captures the administrative, academic, geographic, and personal dimensions of women’s medical education in mid‑19th‑century Pennsylvania.