Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty and Administrative Records, 1850-1864

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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty and Administrative Records, 1850‑1864

Overview

This collection is a bound minute book (213 pages, 18.5 × 23.2 cm) that documents the deliberations of the faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania (FMCP) from its founding in 1850 through October 1864. It is held by the Drexel College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives (accession ACC‑092) and is available as scanned images and OCR‑text files. The material is in English and is subject to copyright restrictions that require written permission for reproduction beyond fair use.

Background

The FMCP, established in Philadelphia on 25 June 1850, was the world’s first medical school organized for women. The faculty met regularly to adopt by‑laws, regulate finances, set curricula, and oversee student examinations. Key faculty members—Nathaniel R. Moseley, James F.X. McCloskey, David J. Johnson, Ellwood Harvey, Edwin Fussell, Emeline H. Cleveland, and Ann Preston—played central roles in shaping the college’s governance and educational standards.

Contents

The book contains a continuous record of faculty meetings, including:
  • Regulations adopted on 4 January 1854 and revised on 23 March 1860, detailing officer duties, meeting procedures, fee schedules, and academic requirements.
  • Meeting minutes from 1850‑1864, such as the special session of 8 March 1864 (pages 201‑204) that addressed faculty resignations and adopted resolutions.
  • Session memoranda for the 1863‑1864 academic year, documenting dates, lectures, commencement, and valedictory addresses.
  • Student examination notes that record faculty deliberations on examinations, graduation eligibility, and curriculum changes.
  • Administrative entries such as donations, resignations, and committee reports.

Each page is accompanied by high‑resolution scans and searchable OCR text, enabling detailed research into early women’s medical education and institutional governance.

Scope

The collection covers the first fourteen years of the FMCP (1850‑1864) and is geographically bound to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (229 Arch Street). It focuses exclusively on faculty governance, by‑laws, financial policies, and student examination procedures. The material does not include clinical teaching records, external correspondence, or post‑1864 documents. Researchers interested in the history of women’s medical education, early professional governance, and 19th‑century medical curricula will find this collection indispensable.

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Additional Components

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# Reorganization Summary

The files were grouped based on their content themes, primarily focusing on faculty regulations from different years (1854 and 1860), specific faculty meetings (1864), session summaries (1863-1864), general meetings (1856), and student examination notes. Each group is distinct and represents a coherent thematic or chronological context. Files without OCR content were paired with their corresponding content files based on filenames.

## Groups Created

- **Faculty_Regulations_1854**: Documents containing the regulations adopted by the faculty in January 1854, detailing governance and operational rules.
- **Faculty_Regulations_1860**: Documents containing the revised regulations adopted by the faculty in March 1860, updating governance and operational rules.
- **Faculty_Meeting_1864**: Documents from a special faculty meeting in March 1864 discussing Dr. Edwin Fussell's resignation and related resolutions.
- **Session_Memoranda_1863-1864**: Documents summarizing the annual session of 1863-1864, including commencement details and faculty actions.
- **General_Meeting_1856**: Documents from a general annual meeting in March 1856, reporting donations and other administrative notes.
- **Student_Examination_Notes**: Documents discussing student examination processes and outcomes, including specific cases.

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