Minutes of Faculty Meetings and Thesis Presentations

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Minutes of Faculty Meetings and Thesis Presentations (Drexel College of Medicine, 1864)

Overview

This archival item consists of a series of scanned pages (JPEG and TIFF) of the official minutes of faculty meetings held at Drexel College of Medicine in February and March 1864. The documents are written in English and were produced by the college’s faculty, including President E.H. Chamberlain and Secretary E.H. Cleveland. They are part of the PINAX digital repository and are accompanied by OCR text extracted from the images.

Background

The meetings took place during a period when Drexel was expanding its medical program to include female students. The minutes record debates over admission criteria, the presentation of theses by women, and the voting procedures used to recommend candidates for graduation. The faculty’s deliberations reflect contemporary concerns about academic standards, ticket validity, and the role of women in medical education.

Contents

  • Faculty meetings (Feb 8, Feb 26, Mar 12, Mar 18, 1864): Attendance lists, agenda items, and decisions.
  • Thesis presentations: Names of female candidates (e.g., Amelia Longfellow, Amrita E. Tyng, E.L. Bettingill, Dora A. Inveray, A.L.D. Raymond, A.M. Dinsmore, Betsey Dyson, Maria C. Putnam) and the titles of their theses (e.g., “Masonry,” “Culmination & abortion,” “Anatomy, Physiology & diseases of the brain,” “Calculation of uterine,” “The Brain,” “Displacement of uterus,” “Cervical Hemorrhage,” “Latin – the spleen”).
  • Evaluation reports: Faculty comments on each thesis, including assessments of completeness and scholarly merit.
  • Voting records: A table of white and black votes for each candidate’s recommendation to the corporation.
  • Correspondence and protests: Letters from faculty and students (e.g., Edwin Turner’s protest of Mary C. Putnam’s admission, Dr. Lewis’s thesis review, Dr. Bruce’s private address) that accompany the minutes.

Scope

The collection covers the period from February 8 to March 18, 1864, focusing on the administrative processes surrounding the examination and graduation of female medical students at Drexel College. It includes discussions of ticket validity, lecture attendance requirements, and the faculty’s voting procedures. The materials exclude broader institutional records outside this timeframe and do not contain the full texts of the theses themselves, only the faculty’s evaluations and votes.

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@e_l_bettingill:person {full_name: "E. L. Bettingill"}  
@dora_inveray:person {full_name: "Dora A. Inveray"}  
@a_l_d_raymond:person {full_name: "A. L. D. Raymond"}  
@a_m_dinsmore:person {full_name: "A. M. Dinsmore"}  
@betsey_dyson:person {full_name: "Betsey Dyson"}  
@maria_putnam:person {full_name: "Maria C. Putnam"}  

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@thesis_tyng:document {title: "Culmination & abortion"}  
@thesis_bettingill:document {title: "Anatomy, Physiology & diseases of the brain"}  
@thesis_inveray:document {title: "Calculation of uterine"}  
@thesis_raymond:document {title: "The Brain"}  
@thesis_dinsmore:document {title: "Displacement of uterus"}  
@thesis_dyson:document {title: "Cervical Hemorrhage"}  
@thesis_putnam:document {title: "Latin – the spleen"}  

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@dr_perry:person {full_name: "Dr. Perry"}  
@miss_rutman:person {full_name: "Miss Rutman"}  

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@anita_long:person {full_name: "Anita E. Long"}  
@eliza_pittingsill:person {full_name: "Eliza T. Pittingsill"}  
@dora_sweney:person {full_name: "Dora A. Sweney"}  
@aurlie_raymond:person {full_name: "Aurlie I. D. Raymond"}  
@anna_deasumone:person {full_name: "Anna M. Deasumone"}  
@elizabeth_dyson:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Dyson"}  
@mary_putnam:person {full_name: "Mary C. Putnam"}  

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@faculty_meeting_mar12_1864:event -> voting result -> @aurlie_raymond {white_votes: 58, black_votes: 12}  
@faculty_meeting_mar12_1864:event -> voting result -> @anna_deasumone {white_votes: 46, black_votes: 24}  
@faculty_meeting_mar12_1864:event -> voting result -> @elizabeth_dyson {white_votes: 55, black_votes: 15}  
@faculty_meeting_mar12_1864:event -> voting result -> @mary_putnam {white_votes: 61, black_votes: 9}  

@dr_samplo:person {full_name: "Dr. Samplo"}  
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@anna_deasumone -> notified of failure -> {reason: "did not satisfy remaining examination opportunity"}  

@edwin_russell:person {full_name: "Edwin Russell"}  
@edwin_russell -> protested -> @admission_of_mary_putnam:event {date: @date_1864_03_12, reasons: ["insufficient lecture attendance", "false ticket claim", "violation of college standards"]}  

@dr_bruce:person {full_name: "Dr. Bruce"}  
@dr_bruce -> private address -> {note: "most excellent instructions"} {event: @faculty_meeting_mar12_1864:event}  

@dr_buskin:person {full_name: "Dr. Buskin"}  
@dr_buskin -> resolution laid on table -> {date: @date_1864_03_12, description: "consideration of earlier motion"}  

@dr_heath:person {full_name: "Dr. Heath"}  
@dr_heath -> motion laid on table -> {date: @date_1864_03_12, description: "request Dean to ascertain ticket history"}  

@dr_preston:person {full_name: "Prof. Preston"}  
@dr_preston -> motion resolved -> {date: @date_1864_02_26, description: "admit Miss Putnam to examination despite ticket misunderstanding"}  

@dr_kerr:person {full_name: "Prof. Kerr"}  
@dr_kerr -> motion passed -> {date: @date_1864_02_26, description: "return New York Med. Coll. ticket to Miss Putnam"}  

@dr_louis:person {full_name: "Dr. Lewis"} (already defined as @dr_lewis)  

@dr_bruce -> motion adjourned -> {date: @date_1864_03_12}  

@dr_samplo -> motion resolved -> {date: @date_1864_03_12, description: "recommend graduation of candidates with sufficient white votes"}  

@dr_buskin -> motion resolved -> {date: @date_1864_03_12, description: "consider earlier resolution"}  

@dr_preston -> motion resolved -> {date: @date_1864_02_26, description: "admit Miss Putnam to examination"}  

@dr_kerr -> motion resolved -> {date: @date_1864_02_26, description: "return ticket to Miss Putnam"}  

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@dr_louis -> reported -> {topic: "ticket equivalence to lecture attendance"} {event: @faculty_meeting_mar18_1864:event}  

@dr_louis -> reported -> {topic: "ticket of New York Med. Coll. to be returned to Miss Putnam"} {event: @faculty_meeting_mar18_1864:event}  

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