**Knowledge‑graph extraction & synthesis for the “Faculty Meetings and Commencement Records, 1853‑1856” collection**

---

### 1.  Core collection entity (already defined as a document)

```cheimarr
@file_pinax:document {title: "Faculty Meetings and Commencement Records, 1853-1856",
                     type: "Collection",
                     creator: ["David J. Johnson", "Ellwood Harvey", "Ann Preston",
                               "Edwin Russell", "Mark G. Kerr", "Martha H. Mowry",
                               "David J. Johnson M.D.", "T. Fussell", "A. Preston",
                               "Dr. Harvey Preston", "Rev. Fussell", "Thomas",
                               "Dr. Ellwood Harvey", "Dr. Kersey G. Thomas"],
                     institution: @final_drexel_university,
                     created: @date_1853_1856,
                     language: "en",
                     subjects: ["Faculty meetings","Academic commencement","Medical education",
                                "Graduation ceremonies","19th century education","Academic appointments",
                                "College administration","Scholarships","College finances",
                                "Faculty appointments","Memorial resolutions","Chemistry",
                                "Anatomy","Obstetrics","College regulations","Donations",
                                "College property"],
                     description: "Collection of faculty meeting minutes and commencement records from 1853 to 1856, detailing academic administration, appointments, and graduation ceremonies at Drexel University.",
                     rights: "No rights statement mentioned"}
```

---

### 2.  Creators → Persons (reference existing person entities)

```cheimarr
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @david_j_johnson:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @ellwood_harvey:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @ann_preston:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @edwin_russell:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @mark_g_kerr:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @martha_h_mowry:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @t_fussell:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @a_preston:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @harvey_preston:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @rev_fussell:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @thomas:person
@file_pinax -> created_by -> @kersey_g_thomas:person
```

*(Note: “David J. Johnson M.D.”, “Dr. Ellwood Harvey”, etc. map to the same person codes already defined.)*

---

### 3.  Collection → Contained events, documents & concepts (cross‑directory synthesis)

```cheimarr
@file_pinax -> documents -> @third_annual_commencement:event
@file_pinax -> documents -> @faculty_constitution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @faculty_meeting_minutes_1854:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @faculty_meeting_minutes:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @faculty_meetings_1855_1856:event
@file_pinax -> documents -> @sixth_annual_announcement:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @fifth_annual_announcement:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @memorial_resolution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @holiday_resolution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @chair_assessment_resolution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @scholarship_resolution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @scholarship_certificate:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @agents_appointment_resolution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @committee_appointment_resolution:document
@file_pinax -> documents -> @obstetrics_committee:organization
@file_pinax -> documents -> @museum_committee:concept
@file_pinax -> documents -> @dispensary_committee:concept
@file_pinax -> documents -> @beneficiary_committee:concept
@file_pinax -> documents -> @apparatus_committee:concept
@file_pinax -> documents -> @advertising_committee:concept
```

*All of the above entities are defined in the various sub‑directories; the collection ties them together, showing that the same set of faculty, committees, and recurring resolutions appear across the 1853‑1856 span.*

---

### 4.  Subjects → Concepts (reference existing or create where missing)

```cheimarr
@file_pinax -> about -> @faculty_meetings:concept {description: "Regular faculty assemblies for academic governance"}
@file_pinax -> about -> @academic_commencement:concept {description: "Formal graduation ceremonies"}
@file_pinax -> about -> @medical_education:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @college_administration:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @scholarship_program:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @college_finances:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @college_regulations:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @donations:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @college_property:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @anatomy:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @chemistry:concept
@file_pinax -> about -> @obstetrics:concept
```

*(Most of these concepts already exist; new generic concepts are created only when needed.)*

---

### 5.  Places → Geographic entities (reference existing or create)

```cheimarr
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @musical_fund_hall:place
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @college:place
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @lincoln_me:place {city: "Lincoln", state: "ME"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @dwight_il:place {city: "Dwight", state: "IL"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @providence_ri:place {city: "Providence", state: "RI"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @phila_pa:place {city: "Philadelphia", state: "PA"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @south_asylum_pa:place {city: "South Asylum", state: "PA"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @somerset_ny:place {city: "Somerset", state: "NY"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @morris_ny:place {city: "Morris", county: "Otsego", state: "NY"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @galveston_tx:place {city: "Galveston", state: "TX"}
@file_pinax -> mentions_place -> @allentown_pa:place {city: "Allentown", county: "Lehigh", state: "PA"}
```

*(All places except those already defined are newly created with minimal location data.)*

---

### 6.  Temporal scope (collection‑level abstraction)

```cheimarr
@faculty_meetings_collection:concept {title: "Faculty Meetings (1853‑1856)",
                                    start: @date_1853,
                                    end: @date_1856,
                                    includes_events: [@third_annual_commencement:event,
                                                     @faculty_meeting_minutes_1854:document,
                                                     @faculty_meeting_minutes:document,
                                                     @faculty_meetings_1855_1856:event],
                                    recurring_committees: [@museum_committee,
                                                          @dispensary_committee,
                                                          @beneficiary_committee,
                                                          @apparatus_committee,
                                                          @advertising_committee],
                                    scholarship_program: @scholarship_program:concept}
```

*This abstraction shows the continuity of governance structures, scholarship initiatives, and recurring committees throughout the period.*

---

### 7.  Synthesis highlights (patterns & cross‑directory links)

| Pattern | Evidence across sub‑directories |
|---------|---------------------------------|
| **Core faculty repeatedly serving** | @david_j_johnson, @ellwood_harvey, @ann_preston, @edwin_russell, @mark_g_kerr, @martha_h_mowry appear in 1853‑1854 commencement, 1854‑1855 minutes, and 1855‑1856 meetings. |
| **Scholarship resolution chain** | Holiday & chair‑assessment resolutions (1854) → Scholarship resolution (Nov 1854) → Scholarship certificate (1855) → Agents appointed (1855‑1856). |
| **Committee continuity** | Museum, Dispensary, Beneficiary, Apparatus, Advertising committees first listed in Meeting 33 (1854) and re‑appearing in later meetings (1855‑1856). |
| **Vacant chair appointments** | Obstetrics chair vacancy (Sept 1854) → election of Dr. Harvey (Sept 1854) → later reaffirmation of Chemistry chair (1855). |
| **Memorialization of Dean Johnson** | Multiple resolutions (Nov 1854 & Dec 1854) honor @david_j_johnson after his death in 1854, reflected in both 1854‑1855 and 1855‑1856 documents. |
| **Geographic spread of graduates** | Graduates listed in 1854 commencement hail from New York, Texas, Pennsylvania – showing the college’s regional reach, echoed in the “place” list of the collection. |
| **Recurring “annual announcement”** | Fifth (1854) and Sixth (1855) announcements both produced in large print runs (10 000 copies) and referenced in multiple sub‑directories. |

These connections demonstrate that the **@file_pinax** collection is the central hub linking a network of persons, events, documents, committees, and places that together illustrate the administrative and academic evolution of Drexel University’s medical college from **1853 through 1856**.