**College & Core Persons**

@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania:organization {full_name: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", location: @philadelphia}
@philadelphia:place {state: @pennsylvania, country: @united_states}

@david_i_johnson:person {full_name: "David I. Johnson", title: "Dean"}
@ellwood_harvey:person {full_name: "Ellwood Harvey", role: "Professor of Surgery"}
@hilbern_darlington:person {full_name: "Hilbern Darlington", role: "Professor of Surgery"}
@dr_fussell:person {full_name: "Dr. Fussell"}
@dr_kerr:person {full_name: "Dr. Kerr"}
@dr_russell:person {full_name: "Dr. Russell"}
@dr_preston:person {full_name: "Dr. Preston"}
@dr_mowry:person {full_name: "Dr. Mowry"}
@dr_cornell:person {full_name: "Dr. Cornell"}
@william_elder:person {full_name: "William Elder", role: "Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence"}
@hg_thomas:person {full_name: "H.G. Thomas", location: @marlboro_ohio}
@rg_thomas:person {full_name: "R.G. Thomas", location: @marlboro_ohio}
@kg_thomas:person {full_name: "K.G. Thomas", location: @salem_ohio}
@wm_peirce:person {full_name: "Wm. S. Peirce", title: "Secretary"}

**Places Mentioned (specific to the college’s activities)**  

@marlboro_ohio:place {state: @ohio, country: @united_states}
@salem_ohio:place {state: @ohio, country: @united_states}
@utica_ny:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@galveston_texas:place {state: @texas, country: @united_states}
@lincoln_maine:place {state: @maine, country: @united_states}
@allentown_pa:place {state: @pennsylvania, country: @united_states}
@morris_ny:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@fulton_ny:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@musical_fund_hall:place {city: @philadelphia}
@musical_nona_hall:place {city: @philadelphia}
@band_breiteis:organization {type: "Band", fee: 36}

**Beneficiaries (students admitted as “Beneficiaries”)**

@lydia_jacobs:person {full_name: "Lydia P. Jacobs", residence: @philadelphia}
@minerva_hoes:person {full_name: "Minerva T. Hoes", residence: @fulton_ny}
@jemsha_merritt:person {full_name: "Jemsha B. Merritt", residence: @somerset_ny}
@jane_heald:person {full_name: "Jane S. Heald", residence: @lincoln_maine, admission_type: "gratuitous"}
@lucinda_brown:person {full_name: "Lucinda R. Brown", residence: @galveston_texas}
@minna_elliger:person {full_name: "Minna Elliger", residence: @allentown_pa}
@elizabeth_shattuck:person {full_name: "Elizabeth G. Shattuck", residence: @philadelphia}
@elizabeth_bates:person {full_name: "Elizabeth H. Bates", residence: @morris_ny}
@louise_starr:person {full_name: "Louise Starr", residence: @utica_ny}
@jane_beala:person {full_name: "Jane S. Beala", residence: @lincoln_maine}

**Committees (created for specific tasks)**  

@committee_announcement:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Prepare Fourth Annual Announcement"}
@committee_advertising:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Advertise Fourth Annual Session"}
@committee_beneficiaries:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Consider applications of Beneficiaries"}
@committee_dissecting_room:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Fit up Dissecting Room and Anatomical Museum"}
@committee_dispensary:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Fit up and procure medicines for the Dispensary"}
@committee_apparatus:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Purchase additional apparatus and preparations"}
@committee_hall_commencement:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Select Hall for Commencement"}

**Documents & Sessions**

@fourth_annual_announcement:document {copies: 1000, printing_cost: 100, prepared_by: @committee_announcement}
@fourth_annual_session:event {start: @date_1853_10_01, end: @date_1854_02_25, description: "Fourth Academic Session"}
@fourth_annual_commencement:event {date: @date_1854_03_02, location: @musical_fund_hall}
@third_annual_commencement:event {date: @date_1854_02_25, location: @musical_fund_hall}
@fifth_annual_session:event {start: @date_1854_09_30, end: @date_1855_02_25, description: "Fifth Academic Session"}
@fifth_annual_announcement:document {type: "Announcement", status: "to be drafted"}

**Key Dates (auto‑created)**  

@date_1853_05_27, @date_1853_10_01, @date_1853_10_17, @date_1853_10_28, @date_1853_11_02, @date_1853_12_01, @date_1854_01_02, @date_1854_01_27, @date_1854_02_13, @date_1854_02_20, @date_1854_02_21, @date_1854_02_25, @date_1854_03_02, @date_1854_09_30, @date_1854_10_02, @date_1854_10_03, @date_1854_10_04, @date_1854_10_05, @date_1855_02_25

**Relationships & Events (extracted from the minutes)**  

@david_i_johnson -> appointed -> @committee_announcement {members: [@david_i_johnson, @ellwood_harvey, @dr_fussell, @dr_preston]}
@committee_announcement -> produced -> @fourth_annual_announcement
@david_i_johnson -> appointed -> @committee_advertising {members: [@ellwood_harvey, @david_i_johnson]}
@david_i_johnson -> appointed -> @committee_beneficiaries {members: [@hilbern_darlington, @ellwood_harvey]}
@hilbern_darlington -> appointed -> @committee_dissecting_room {members: [@dr_fussell, @hilbern_darlington]}
@ellwood_harvey -> appointed -> @committee_dispensary {members: [@ellwood_harvey, @dr_kerr]}
@david_i_johnson -> appointed -> @committee_apparatus {members: [@david_i_johnson, @dr_fussell, @hilbern_darlington]}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @fourth_annual_session {when: @date_1853_10_01, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @fourth_annual_commencement {when: @date_1854_03_02, where: @musical_fund_hall}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @third_annual_commencement {when: @date_1854_02_25, where: @musical_fund_hall}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @fifth_annual_session {when: @date_1854_09_30, end: @date_1855_02_25}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @fifth_annual_announcement {status: "to be drawn up"}

@ellwood_harvey -> delivered -> @william_elder:person {topic: "Medical Jurisprudence", when: @date_1853_05_27}
@david_i_johnson -> delivered -> @introductory_lecture:document {title: "General Introductory Lecture", when: @date_1853_10_01, location: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, time: "4:00 PM"}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @bell_ringing_schedule:concept {morning: ["10 AM","11 AM","12 PM","1 PM","2 PM"], evening: ["4 PM","5 PM","6 PM"]} {when: @date_1853_10_01}
@david_i_johnson -> rescinded -> @bell_ringing_schedule {when: @date_1854_01_27}

@ellwood_harvey -> appointed -> @hg_thomas:person {role: "Chair of Surgery", when: @date_1854_10_28}
@david_i_johnson -> instructed -> @hg_thomas {task: "Correspond regarding acceptance of Chair"}

@david_i_johnson -> appointed -> @kg_thomas:person {role: "Chair of Surgery", when: @date_1854_10_28}
@david_i_johnson -> instructed -> @kg_thomas {task: "Correspond regarding acceptance of Chair"}

@david_i_johnson -> authorized -> @band_breiteis {for: @third_annual_commencement, fee: 36}
@david_i_johnson -> authorized -> @musical_nona_hall {for: @third_annual_commencement}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @demonstrator_of_anatomy:concept {requirement: "female", election_by: "Corporators"} {when: @date_1854_01_02}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @dissecting_ticket:concept {issued_in_name_of: @demonstrator_of_anatomy, proceeds: "proportional assessment for college expenses"} {when: @date_1854_01_02}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @beneficiary_admission:concept {candidates: [@lydia_jacobs, @minerva_hoes, @jemsha_merritt, @jane_heald]} {when: @date_1853_10_01}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @beneficiary_admission {candidates: [@lucinda_brown, @minna_elliger, @elizabeth_shattuck, @elizabeth_bates, @louise_starr]} {when: @date_1854_02_13}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @beneficiary_admission {candidate: @jane_beala, decision: "not admitted"} {when: @date_1854_01_27}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @fee_structure:concept {matriculation: 5, professor: 10, demonstrator: 5, graduation: 20} {when: @date_1853_10_01}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @committee_hall_commencement -> selected -> @musical_fund_hall {when: @date_1854_02_20}
@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @committee_hall_commencement -> selected -> @musical_nona_hall {when: @date_1854_02_20}

@david_i_johnson -> reported -> @candidates_for_degree:event {candidates: [@lucinda_brown, @minna_elliger, @elizabeth_shattuck, @elizabeth_bates], result: "passed"} {when: @date_1854_02_13}
@david_i_johnson -> reported -> @candidates_for_degree {candidates: [@lucinda_brown, @minna_elliger, @elizabeth_shattuck, @elizabeth_bates], votes: {"lucinda_brown": {"white":5,"black":2},"minna_elliger":{"white":7},"elizabeth_shattuck":{"white":6,"black":1},"elizabeth_bates":{"white":6,"black":1}}} {when: @date_1854_02_13}

@david_i_johnson -> resolved -> @honorary_degree:concept {recipient: @jane_heald, degree: "M.D.", status: "not conferred"} {when: @date_1854_02_20}

**File‑to‑Event Links (each file documents the corresponding meeting minutes)**  

@file_a092_001_052_jpg -> documents -> @fourth_annual_session:event {description: "Introductory lecture schedule, committee appointments, and front‑room dispensary resolution"}
@file_a092_001_053_jpg -> documents -> @fourth_annual_session:event {description: "Beneficiary admissions, fee resolution, and committee creations"}
@file_a092_001_054_jpg -> documents -> @fourth_annual_session:event {description: "Financial appropriations, announcement printing, and committee reports"}
@file_a092_001_055_jpg -> documents -> @fourth_annual_session:event {description: "Beneficiary admissions (Jacobs, Hoes, Merritt, Heald) and committee progress reports"}
@file_a092_001_056_jpg -> documents -> @fourth_annual_session:event {description: "Clinic charge assignments and bell‑ringing schedule"}
@file_a092_001_057_jpg -> documents -> @third_annual_commencement:event {description: "Resolution for female Demonstrator of Anatomy and appointment of Dr. Ellwood Harvey"}
@file_a092_001_058_jpg -> documents -> @third_annual_commencement:event {description: "Commencement date change, valedictory oration, band engagement, and beneficiary Louise Starr admission"}
@file_a092_001_059_jpg -> documents -> @third_annual_commencement:event {description: "Honorary degree request, hall selection committee, and date change to Feb 25 1854"}
@file_a092_001_060_jpg -> documents -> @candidates_for_degree:event {description: "Balloting results for M.D. candidates"}
@file_a092_001_061_jpg -> documents -> @committee_hall_commencement:event {description: "Hall selection (Musical Nona Hall) and band engagement; appointment of Russell & Johnson committee for Beneficiaries"}