Faculty Meeting Minutes Collection, 1850-1857

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Description

Faculty Meetings of the F.M.C., 1857

Overview

This archival item consists of scanned photographs (JPEG) and corresponding TIFF images of the handwritten minutes from two faculty meetings of the Faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania (F.M.C.) held in 1857. The documents are in English, dated 3 June 1857 and 21 August 1857, and were produced by the Dean’s office at 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia. They are preserved in the PINAX digital repository under the final‑drexel‑university collection and are currently available via a placeholder URL. No rights statement is attached.

Background

The F.M.C., founded in 1850 as the first U.S. institution dedicated to medical education for women, was governed by a faculty body that met regularly to oversee academic, financial, and administrative matters. In 1857 the faculty convened to address property transactions, debt obligations, and faculty appointments. The minutes were drafted by the Dean and circulated among faculty members, reflecting the collegial decision‑making process of the period.

Contents

  • Meeting of 3 June 1857 – Dr. Hannah E. Longshore moved to authorize the Dean to rent part of House No. 229 Arch Street to Mr. Pennoyer, to assume debts owed by Wm S. Mullin and others, and to lease the College Building to Mr. Mullin. The minutes also record the election of Dr. D. J. Johnson as Professor of Chemistry, his brief resignation, and subsequent re‑acceptance. Attendees include Drs. Gleason, Johnson, Livezey, Longshore, and Mowley.
  • Meeting of 21 August 1857 – Dr. M. W. Dickenson recommended filling the vacancy in the Chair of Chemistry and authorized the Dean to sell and issue tickets for the institution’s professors. The minutes note the faculty’s approval of these actions and list the participants.

Scope

The item covers only the two 1857 faculty meetings, focusing on property leasing, debt management, and faculty appointments. It does not include subsequent meetings, financial ledgers, student records, or lecture transcripts. The material is specific to the F.M.C.’s governance in Philadelphia during 1857 and is limited to the minutes and their photographic reproductions.

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Raw Cheimarros Data

**1. EXTRACTION – New entities from the supplied files**

```cheimorros
@faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857:collection {
    title: "Faculty Meeting Minutes Collection, 1850-1857",
    creator: [
        "Faculty of the College",
        "Dr. Cornell",
        "Dr. Longshore",
        "Dr. Johnson",
        "Dr. Moseley",
        "Dr. Livezey",
        "Dr. Wolfe",
        "Dr. Harvey",
        "Dr. Dickinson",
        "Dr. Emerson Kent",
        "Dr. Caroline C. Thayer",
        "Dr. Hannah E. Longshore",
        "Dr. E. C. Rolfe",
        "Faculty of the F.M.C."
    ],
    institution: @final_drexel_university,
    language: "en",
    subjects: [
        "Faculty meetings",
        "Resignations",
        "Academic administration",
        "Medical education",
        "Academic degrees",
        "College administration",
        "Medical degrees",
        "Medical regulations",
        "Medical faculty",
        "Medical curriculum",
        "Educational institutions",
        "Philadelphia history"
    ],
    description: "A collection of faculty meeting minutes from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, spanning from 1850 to 1857."
}
```

**File‑to‑collection links**

```cheimorros
@file_pinax -> documents -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@file_a092_001_021_tif -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
```

**Creators (persons / orgs) → collection**

```cheimorros
@faculty_of_the_college -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@cornell -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@longshore -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@johnson -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@moseley -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@livezey -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@wolfe -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@harvey -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@dickinson -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@emerson_kent -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@caroline_thayer -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@hannah_longshore -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@rolfe -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@pan_coast -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@faculty_fmc -> contributed to -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
```

**2. SYNTHESIS – Cross‑subdirectory connections**

*All faculty‑meeting events from 1850‑1857 are members of the collection.*

```cheimorros
@faculty_meeting_dec_2_1850:event   -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@faculty_meeting_dec_6_1850:event   -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_dec_13_1850:event          -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_jan_9_1851:event           -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_jan_16_1851:event          -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_may_29_1851:event          -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_sep_10_1851:event          -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@commencement_dec_30_1851:event    -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_boston_mar_3_1852:event    -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_philadelphia_apr_20_1852:event -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_philadelphia_apr_23_1852:event -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_philadelphia_may_4_1852:event  -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_philadelphia_aug_19_1852:event -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_philadelphia_sep_4_1852:event  -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@meeting_philadelphia_sep_13_1852:event -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@faculty_meeting_june_3_1857:event   -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
@faculty_meeting_aug_21_1857:event   -> part of -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857
```

*Recurring faculty members appear in meetings across the whole span.*

```cheimorros
@dr_longshore -> attended -> [
    @meeting_jan_9_1851:event,
    @meeting_jan_16_1851:event,
    @meeting_may_29_1851:event,
    @meeting_sep_10_1851:event,
    @meeting_boston_mar_3_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_20_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_23_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_may_4_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_aug_19_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_sep_4_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_sep_13_1852:event,
    @faculty_meeting_june_3_1857:event,
    @faculty_meeting_aug_21_1857:event
]

@dr_gleason -> attended -> [
    @meeting_jan_9_1851:event,
    @meeting_jan_16_1851:event,
    @meeting_may_29_1851:event,
    @faculty_meeting_june_3_1857:event
]

@dr_johnson -> attended -> [
    @meeting_jan_9_1851:event,
    @meeting_jan_16_1851:event,
    @meeting_may_29_1851:event,
    @meeting_sep_10_1851:event,
    @meeting_boston_mar_3_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_20_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_23_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_may_4_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_aug_19_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_sep_4_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_sep_13_1852:event,
    @faculty_meeting_june_3_1857:event
]

@dr_moseley -> involved in -> [
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_20_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_23_1852:event,
    @resolution_resignation_moseley:document,
    @resolution_thank_moseley:document
]

@dr_cornell -> involved in -> [
    @meeting_boston_mar_3_1852:event,
    @resolution_introductory_lecture:document,
    @resolution_fmc_foundation:document,
    @resolution_refund_janitor:document
]
```

*Property 229 Arch St is the focus of multiple financial‑administrative actions across the years.*

```cheimorros
@house_229_arch_st -> subject of -> [
    @house_release:document {date: @date_1851_12_06},
    @rent_agreement_june_1857:event,
    @lease_agreement_june_1857:event
]
```

*Resignation & acceptance patterns repeat.*

```cheimorros
@faculty_meeting_dec_2_1850:event -> resolved -> @resignation_glasskey {status: "forwarded"}
@meeting_sep_10_1851:event          -> accepted -> @resignation_mickison:document
@meeting_philadelphia_apr_23_1852:event -> resolved -> @resolution_resignation_moseley:document
@meeting_philadelphia_sep_13_1852:event -> resolved -> @resolution_moseley_resignation_professor:document
@faculty_meeting_june_3_1857:event -> passed -> @appointment_johnson:event {outcome: "appointed, resigned, re‑appointed"}
```

*Financial‑regulation overhaul (Sept 4 1852) links to later administrative actions.*

```cheimorros
@meeting_philadelphia_sep_4_1852:event -> adopted -> [
    @resolution_regulation_1,
    @resolution_regulation_2,
    @resolution_regulation_3,
    @resolution_regulation_4,
    @resolution_regulation_5,
    @resolution_regulation_6,
    @resolution_regulation_7,
    @resolution_regulation_8
]

@resolution_regulation_5 -> later referenced by -> @resolution_balance_report:document {balance: 2.83}
@resolution_regulation_7 -> later referenced by -> @resolution_beneficiary_caroline_thayer:document
```

*Beneficiary applications (1852) and later (1857) show continuity of the college’s charitable mission.*

```cheimorros
@ellen_hicks -> applied to -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania {status: "accepted"}
@c_g_adams -> applied to -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania {status: "accepted"}
@e_b_chamberlin -> applied to -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania {status: "accepted"}
@caroline_thayer_applicant -> applied to -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania {status: "accepted"}
```

*The collection aggregates all of the above, providing a single point of reference for the faculty’s administrative evolution from 1850‑1857.*

```cheimorros
@faculty_meeting_minutes_collection_1850_1857 -> aggregates -> [
    @faculty_meeting_dec_2_1850:event,
    @faculty_meeting_dec_6_1850:event,
    @meeting_dec_13_1850:event,
    @meeting_jan_9_1851:event,
    @meeting_jan_16_1851:event,
    @meeting_may_29_1851:event,
    @meeting_sep_10_1851:event,
    @commencement_dec_30_1851:event,
    @meeting_boston_mar_3_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_20_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_apr_23_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_may_4_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_aug_19_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_sep_4_1852:event,
    @meeting_philadelphia_sep_13_1852:event,
    @faculty_meeting_june_3_1857:event,
    @faculty_meeting_aug_21_1857:event
]
```

These statements capture the newly‑extracted entities from the supplied files and synthesize the inter‑year, inter‑person, and inter‑institutional connections that run through the entire Faculty Meeting Minutes collection (1850‑1857).

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Additional Components

reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

The files were organized into groups based on the year of the Faculty meetings they document. This strategy ensures that related content is grouped together logically, making it easier to locate specific meeting minutes or resolutions. Files without OCR content were assigned to groups based on their filenames and metadata, assuming they correspond to the same meetings as their paired files with content. One file, 'a092_001_021.tif.ref.json', could not be grouped due to insufficient metadata or content.

## Groups Created

- **Faculty_Meetings_1850**: Files containing minutes and resolutions from Faculty meetings held in 1850.
- **Faculty_Meetings_1851**: Files containing minutes and resolutions from Faculty meetings held in 1851.
- **Faculty_Meetings_1852**: Files containing minutes and resolutions from Faculty meetings held in 1852.
- **Faculty_Meetings_1857**: Files containing minutes and resolutions from Faculty meetings held in 1857.

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