Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 4:32:04 PM
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Key subjects include faculty appointments, curriculum changes, student evaluations, examinations, graduations, lecture schedules, and administrative by‑law amendments. Each page begins with the meeting date and list of attendees, followed by the minutes and any motions or resolutions adopted.
@file_pinax:collection {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1856-1859", creator: ["Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", @ellwood_harvey, @edwin_fussell, @emeline_cleveland, @ann_preston, @mark_g_kerr, @hl_brown, @dr_russell, @dr_gillingham, @birdsell, @david_j_brown, @bradell, @finselle, @furseil, @turrell, @rothing, @semple, @sample, @furrell, @gormings, @bailey, @rockey, @temple, @roche], institution: @drexel_legacy_collections, created_range: {start: @date_1856_05_28, end: @date_1859_12_31}, language: "en", subjects: ["Minutes","Medical education","Women in medicine","Women physicians","Medical colleges","Faculty meetings","Curriculum changes","Anatomy","Surgery","Student evaluations","Lectures","Appointments","Examinations","Graduation","Medical degrees"], description: "Collection of faculty meeting minutes from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania between 1856 and 1859, documenting decisions about faculty appointments, curriculum, administrative matters, student evaluations, examinations, graduations, and lecture schedules.", access_url: "PLACEHOLDER", source: "PINAX", rights: "Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by privacy and publicity rights, licensing or trademarks. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.", place: [@philadelphia, @chester_pa, @musical_fund_hall, @229_arch_street] }
@musical_fund_hall:place {city: @philadelphia}
@229_arch_street:place {address: "229 Arch Street", city: @philadelphia, state: @pennsylvania, country: @united_states}
@file_pinax:collection -> includes -> @pinax_collection:document {year: 1857}
@file_pinax:collection -> includes -> @pinax_collection:document {year: 1859}
@file_pinax:collection -> aggregates -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@file_pinax:collection -> aggregates -> @meeting_1857_02_06:event
@file_pinax:collection -> aggregates -> @meeting_feb_9_1858:event
@file_pinax:collection -> aggregates -> @meeting_feb_3_1859:document
@ellwood_harvey -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@ellwood_harvey -> present at -> @meeting_1857_02_06:event
@ellwood_harvey -> present at -> @meeting_feb_9_1858:event
@ellwood_harvey -> present at -> @meeting_feb_3_1859:document
@ann_preston -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@ann_preston -> present at -> @meeting_1857_02_06:event
@ann_preston -> present at -> @meeting_feb_9_1858:event
@ann_preston -> present at -> @meeting_feb_3_1859:document
@dr_russell -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@dr_russell -> present at -> @meeting_1857_02_06:event
@dr_russell -> present at -> @meeting_feb_9_1858:event
@dr_russell -> present at -> @meeting_feb_3_1859:document
@emeline_cleveland -> present at -> @meeting_1857_02_06:event
@emeline_cleveland -> present at -> @meeting_feb_9_1858:event
@emeline_cleveland -> present at -> @meeting_feb_3_1859:document
@mark_g_kerr -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@hl_brown -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@dr_gillingham -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_may_28_1856:event
@birdsell -> present at -> @meeting_feb_3_1859:document
@birdsell -> appointed -> @meeting_dec_27_1858:document {role: "valedictory address"}
@pinax_collection:document {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1857", creator: ["Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", @ellwood_harvey, @ann_preston, @edwin_furness, @sylvester_birdsell, @emeline_cleveland, @david_j_brown]}
@pinax_collection:document {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1859", creator: ["Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", @preston, @cleveland, @birdsell, @sample, @furrell, @gormings, @bailey, @rockey, @temple, @roche]}
@pinax_collection:document -> documents -> @meeting_feb_3_1859
@pinax_collection:document -> documents -> @meeting_feb_10_1859
@pinax_collection:document -> documents -> @meeting_feb_17_1859
@pinax_collection:document -> documents -> @meeting_feb_25_1859
@meeting_feb_3_1859 -> resolved -> {session_close: @date_1859_03_15}
@meeting_feb_3_1859 -> admitted -> @bailey:person {to_examination: true, degree: @mp_degree}
@meeting_feb_3_1859 -> extended -> {application_deadline_extension: 10, unit: "days"}
@meeting_feb_10_1859 -> resolved -> {preliminary_examinations: true, attendees: "all faculty"}
@meeting_feb_14_1859 -> reported -> {applications: [{student: @botry, topic: "Circulation of the Blood", advisor: @birdsell}, {student: @stratton, topic: "Hydrogen", advisor: @semple}, {student: @underwood, topic: "Water", advisor: @cleveland}, {student: @shelley, topic: "Enteroplies", advisor: @roche}, {student: @adams, topic: "Digestion", advisor: @preston}, {student: @porter, topic: "Uterine Displacements", advisor: @furrell}]}
@meeting_feb_25_1859 -> resolved -> {degree_conferred: @mp_degree, recipients: [@underwood, @bailey, @stratton, @adams, @porter, @mellen]}
@meeting_feb_25_1859 -> recommended -> @nyork_womans_infirmary:organization {for: "graduates"}# Reorganization Summary Files were organized chronologically by year into distinct groups based on the meeting dates recorded in their content. Each group contains both the reference JSON files and their corresponding image files (JPG/TIF) that document faculty meetings from that year. This approach maintains the temporal sequence of institutional decisions while keeping related documents together. ## Groups Created - **1856_meetings**: Faculty meeting minutes from 1856 discussing appointments, curriculum changes, and student admissions - **1857_meetings**: Faculty meeting minutes from 1857 covering thesis examinations, faculty appointments, and curriculum adjustments - **1858_meetings**: Faculty meeting minutes from 1858 including thesis approvals, commencement planning, and session scheduling - **1859_meetings**: Faculty meeting minutes from 1859 documenting candidate examinations, graduation votes, and curriculum decisions