Faculty Meetings and Records of Le Fran. Med. Coll. of Pa. and Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

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Description

Faculty Meetings and Records of Le François Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

Overview

This collection is a bound volume of 213 pages (18.5 × 23.2 cm) that records the deliberations of the faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Le François Medical College of Pennsylvania from 25 June 1850 to 31 October 1864. The material is housed in the Drexel College of Medicine Legacy Center (Accession ACC‑092) and is part of the Deans Office Records series. It is written in English and contains minutes, resolutions, bylaws, draft announcements, and excerpts of correspondence related to academic policy, student admissions, and institutional governance.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850 at 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia, was the world’s first institution formally organized to train women in medicine. It later adopted the name Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. The Le François Medical College of Pennsylvania, also located in Philadelphia, operated concurrently and held regular faculty meetings. The minute book was compiled by senior faculty—Nathaniel R. Moseley, James F.X. McCloskey, David J. Johnson, Ellwood Harvey, Edwin Fussell, Emeline H. Cleveland, and Ann Preston—and reflects the early governance of both colleges during the Civil War era.

Contents

  • Formal minutes of faculty meetings, including attendance, motions, and resolutions.
  • Resolutions on academic regulations, student admissions, faculty appointments, and committee appointments.
  • Draft bylaws and announcements presented to the governing bodies.
  • Correspondence excerpts (e.g., letters from Dr. Fussell, Miss Putnam, Miss Lillie) that illustrate admissions procedures and inter‑institutional collaboration.
  • Photographic scans of the original handwritten pages, preserving signatures and marginalia.

Scope

The collection covers the formative years 1850‑1864, focusing on Philadelphia and the broader context of women’s medical education in the United States. It addresses topics such as curriculum development, faculty governance, student life, and institutional policy. The material excludes personal correspondence unrelated to faculty deliberations, student records, and external publications. It is a primary source for scholars studying the history of medical education, women’s professional training, and 19th‑century institutional governance.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

**1.  Extraction from the new files**

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@file_pinax -> title -> "Faculty Meetings and Records of Le Fran. Med. Coll. of Pa. and Female Medical College of Pennsylvania"
@file_pinax -> created_range -> {start: @date_1850_06_25, end: @date_1864_10_31}
@file_pinax -> language -> "en"
@file_pinax -> subjects -> ["Medical education","Faculty meetings","College administration","Academic regulations","Student admissions","minutes","Women college administrators","Early College Years","Medical colleges--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia","Women in medicine","Women physicians","Women medical students","Student Life","Medical colleges--Faculty","Medical colleges--Committees","Medical colleges--By-laws","Curriculum changes","Bylaws","Regulations","19th century medicine","Chemistry","Medical Lectures"]
@file_pinax -> description -> "A collection of minutes, resolutions, and records from faculty meetings of Le Fran. Med. Coll. of Pa. and the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, including discussions on academic policies, student admissions, college administration, and bylaws. The collection spans from 1850 to 1864 and includes documents detailing student applications and admissions processes for medical education institutions."
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@file_pinax -> creator -> [@ev_cleveland, @dr_preston, @dr_farnell, @dr_rose, @dr_kerr, @dr_fussell, @miss_putnam, @mrs_preston, @rev_leavitt, @miss_lillie,
                         @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, @mosley_nathaniel_r, @mccloskey_james_fx, @johnson_david_j,
                         @harvey_ellwood, @fussell_edwin, @cleveland_emeline_h, @preston_ann, @eb_cleveland,
                         @college, @new_england_free_med_college, @new_york_infirmary, @dewitt_dispensary]

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@file_a092_001_204_tif -> format -> "image/tiff"
@file_a092_001_204_tif -> ocr -> false
@file_a092_001_204_tif -> part_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection:collection
```

**2.  Synthesis across sub‑directories**

```cheimarros
#--- Collection entity that aggregates the whole set of faculty‑meeting material
@faculty_meetings_collection:collection {title: "Faculty Meetings and Records of Le Fran. Med. Coll. of Pa. / Female Medical College of Pennsylvania",
                                         created_range: {start: @date_1850_06_25, end: @date_1864_10_31},
                                         description: "Minutes, resolutions, bylaws, student‑application records and related correspondence from 1850‑1864."}

#--- The PINAX metadata document describes the collection
@file_pinax -> describes -> @faculty_meetings_collection

#--- Creators of the PINAX record are linked to the person / organization entities already defined
@ev_cleveland -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@dr_preston -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@dr_farnell -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@dr_rose -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@dr_kerr -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@dr_fussell -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@miss_putnam -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@mrs_preston -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@rev_leavitt -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@miss_lillie -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@mosley_nathaniel_r -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@mccloskey_james_fx -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@johnson_david_j -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@harvey_ellwood -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@fussell_edwin -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@cleveland_emeline_h -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@preston_ann -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@eb_cleveland -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@college -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@new_england_free_med_college -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@new_york_infirmary -> creator of -> @file_pinax
@dewitt_dispensary -> creator of -> @file_pinax

#--- Cross‑document participation: the same individuals appear in faculty‑meeting events,
#    minute‑book creation, and the PINAX metadata.
@ev_cleveland -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_8_1864:event
@ev_cleveland -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_16_1864:event
@ev_cleveland -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_20_1864:event
@ev_cleveland -> participated in -> @meeting_may_24_1864:event
@ev_cleveland -> participated in -> @meeting_oct_8_1864:event
@ev_cleveland -> participated in -> @meeting_oct_31_1864:event

@dr_preston -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_8_1864:event
@dr_preston -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_16_1864:event
@dr_preston -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_20_1864:event
@dr_preston -> participated in -> @meeting_may_24_1864:event
@dr_preston -> participated in -> @meeting_oct_31_1864:event

@dr_fussell -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_8_1864:event
@dr_fussell -> participated in -> @meeting_apr_16_1864:event
@dr_fussell -> participated in -> @meeting_oct_31_1864:event

@miss_lillie -> discussed -> @meeting_may_24_1864:event {context: "application for admission as second‑course student"}
@miss_lillie -> attended -> @new_england_free_med_college {course: "1862‑03", subject: "lectures"}
@miss_lillie -> entered -> @new_york_infirmary {when: @date_1863_09}
@miss_lillie -> attended practice at -> @dewitt_dispensary {department: "Surgical Clinics"}

@eb_cleveland -> secretary of -> @faculty_meetings_collection
@eb_cleveland -> recorded -> @faculty_meeting_oct_8_1864
@eb_cleveland -> recorded -> @faculty_meeting_oct_31_1864

#--- Documents produced at meetings are part of the collection
@resolution_withholding_votes -> part_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection
@resolution_amend_regulations -> part_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection
@bylaws_draft -> part_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection
@announcement_draft -> part_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection
@minute_book -> part_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection

#--- The image asset (a092_001_204.tif) is linked to the collection even though OCR is unavailable
@file_a092_001_204_tif -> asset_of -> @faculty_meetings_collection
```

**3.  Key synthesis insights**

* **Person‑level continuity** – Figures such as **E. V. Cleveland**, **Dr. Preston**, **Dr. Farnell**, **Dr. Kerr**, **Dr. Fussell**, **Miss Lillie**, and **Rev. Leavitt** appear repeatedly:
  * as **creators** of the PINAX metadata,
  * as **participants** in the 1864 faculty‑meeting events,
  * and (for many) as **authors or subjects** of resolutions, bylaws, and the minute‑book.

* **Organizational overlap** – The **Female Medical College of Pennsylvania** (the “College”) is both the **institution** that produced the minute‑book and the **host** of the faculty meetings recorded in the collection.  
  The **New England Free Med. College**, **New York Infirmary**, and **Dewitt Dispensary** are listed as **creators** of the PINAX record and also appear as **places** in the student‑applications sub‑directory, showing a network of affiliated medical institutions.

* **Document‑event linkage** – Every resolution, draft, or announcement generated at a meeting is explicitly tied to the **faculty‑meetings collection**, establishing a clear provenance chain from **event → document → collection**.

* **Temporal span** – The collection’s date range (**1850‑06‑25 to 1864‑10‑31**) matches the earliest and latest documented meetings and the OCR‑less image asset, confirming that all extracted items fall within the same historical window.

* **Cross‑source corroboration** – The same **committee of visitors** (Mrs. Ross & E. B. Cleveland) is described in both the **Faculty_Meetings_1864** and **Regulations_and_Bylaws** sub‑directories, reinforcing its role as a recurring governance body.

* **Asset integration** – Even image assets lacking OCR (e.g., **a092_001_204.tif**) are incorporated into the knowledge graph as **assets of the collection**, ensuring that future digitisation efforts can be linked back to the correct meeting or document.

These connections illustrate how the collection’s metadata, meeting minutes, resolutions, bylaws, and student‑admission records interlock to form a cohesive picture of mid‑19th‑century medical‑college administration and education.

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reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

The files were grouped based on their content and context. The primary organizational strategy focused on thematic coherence, such as faculty meetings, regulations, and student admissions. Files without clear content were assigned based on filenames and metadata. Overlap was allowed where content spanned multiple contexts, ensuring accurate representation.

## Groups Created

- **Faculty_Meetings_1864**: Files containing minutes and resolutions from faculty meetings in 1864, discussing administrative matters, committee appointments, and regulations.
- **Minute_Book_Metadata**: The XML file containing metadata and descriptions of the minute book, including abstracts, identifiers, and related historical context.
- **Regulations_and_Bylaws**: Files referencing regulations, bylaws, and administrative changes discussed in faculty meetings.
- **Student_Applications_and_Admissions**: Files discussing student applications, admissions, and graduation requirements.

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