Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Candidate Examination Records, 1864

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1864 Candidate Examination Minutes of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

Overview

This collection consists of scanned pages from the 1864 minute book of the faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. The material is presented as a series of JPEG and TIFF images, each depicting a single page of the original bound book. The pages cover faculty meetings and candidate examinations held in February and March 1864, documenting the presentation of theses, ticket validations, and voting outcomes for the college’s female candidates.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was the first institution in the world to regularly train women in medicine. By 1864 the college was still in its formative years, grappling with curricular standards, admission requirements, and the integration of women into professional medical practice. The minutes recorded in this collection reflect the college’s governance structure, with faculty members presiding, secretaries taking minutes, and candidates presenting their theses for evaluation.

Contents

The collection includes:
  • Minutes of faculty meetings on February 8, February 26, March 10, March 12, and March 18, 1864.
  • Reports on candidate theses (e.g., Amelia Longfellow, Amrita Tyng, E. L. Bettingill, Dora A. Inveray, A. L. D. Raymond, A. M. Dinsmore, Betsey Dyson, Maria C. Putnam).
  • Discussions of ticket validity, conditions for examination, and resolutions concerning candidate admission.
  • A table of voting results for the March 12 examination, showing white and black votes for eight candidates.
  • Correspondence and notes regarding ticket disputes and faculty deliberations.
Key faculty figures documented include Emeline H. Cleveland (Secretary), Edward H. Chamberlain (President), Edwin Turner (Secretary), and several professors (Fuselle, Preston, Turner, Temple, Scarlett, Cleveland, Turrell, Boates, Semple, Kear, Russell, Booth).

Scope

The material covers the period from February 8 to March 18, 1864, within the Philadelphia campus at 229 Arch Street. It represents a snapshot of the college’s early administrative processes, candidate evaluation procedures, and the broader context of women’s medical education in mid‑19th‑century Pennsylvania. The collection is held by the Drexel College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives and is accessible under the stated copyright and privacy restrictions.

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@edwin_russell:person {full_name: "Edwin Russell", role: "Creator"}

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@prof_preston:person {full_name: "Prof. Preston", role: "Faculty"}

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@candidate_amrita_tyng:person {full_name: "Amrita E. Tyng", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_el_bettingill:person {full_name: "E. L. Bettingill", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_dora_inveray:person {full_name: "Dora A. Inveray", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_aldraymond:person {full_name: "A. L. D. Raymond", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_am_dinsmore:person {full_name: "A. M. Dinsmore", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_betsey_dyson:person {full_name: "Betsey Dyson", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_maria_putnam:person {full_name: "Maria C. Putnam", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person {full_name: "Mary C. Putnam", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_dora_sweney:person {full_name: "Dora Sweney", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_amelia_lumpkins:person {full_name: "Amelia Lumpkins", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_anita_long:person {full_name: "Anita E. Long", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_eliza_pittingsill:person {full_name: "Eliza T. Pittingsill", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_anna_deasumone:person {full_name: "Anna M. Deasumone", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_elizabeth_dyson:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Dyson", role: "Candidate"}

@candidate_ann_putnam:person {full_name: "Ann Putnam", role: "Candidate"}

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@candidate_examination_mar_12_1864:event {date: @date_1864_03_12, location: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, type: "Candidate examination"}

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@meeting_feb_8_1864:event -> secretary -> @emeline_h_cleveland

@meeting_feb_8_1864:event -> present -> [@prof_fuselle, @prof_preston, @prof_turner, @prof_temple, @prof_scarlett, @prof_cleveland]

@meeting_feb_8_1864:event -> reported theses of -> [@candidate_amelia_longfellow, @candidate_amrita_tyng, @candidate_el_bettingill, @candidate_dora_inveray, @candidate_aldraymond, @candidate_am_dinsmore, @candidate_betsey_dyson, @candidate_maria_putnam]

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@meeting_feb_8_1864:event -> motion -> "Adjourned" {by: @edward_h_chamberlain, date: @date_1864_02_08}

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@meeting_feb_26_1864:event -> reports -> {theses: ["Miss Lomphuis", "Miss Tyng", "Miss Pettingill"]}

@meeting_feb_26_1864:event -> motion -> "Adjourned to meet on the 8th at 4 P.M." {by: @emeline_h_cleveland, date: @date_1864_02_26}

@meeting_mar_10_1864:event -> presided by -> @emeline_h_cleveland

@meeting_mar_10_1864:event -> resolved -> "Commencement on the 16th at 10 A.M." {by: @prof_preston, date: @date_1864_03_10}

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@meeting_mar_12_1864:event -> voting results -> {white_votes_needed: true, recommendation: "Recommend to Corporation for graduation"} {by: @prof_sample, date: @date_1864_03_12}

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@candidate_anita_long:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 59, black: 11}

@candidate_eliza_pittingsill:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 59, black: 11}

@candidate_dora_sweney:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 64, black: 6}

@candidate_aldraymond:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 58, black: 12}

@candidate_anna_deasumone:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 46, black: 24}

@candidate_elizabeth_dyson:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 55, black: 15}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> received votes -> @candidate_examination_feb_8_1864:event {white: 61, black: 9}

@candidate_amelia_lumpkins:person -> recommendation -> "Recommend to Corporation for graduation" {by: @prof_sample, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@candidate_anna_deasumone:person -> recommendation -> "Not recommended; apprised of failure" {by: @prof_sample, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> motion -> "Admitted to examination pending ticket verification" {by: @edwin_turner, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@candidate_betsey_dyson:person -> motion -> "Admitted to examination after ticket correction" {by: @edwin_turner, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> ticket issue -> "Ticket from New York Med. Coll. returned; admission denied until verification" {by: @prof_kerr, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> ticket issue -> "Ticket from New York Med. Coll. returned; admission denied until verification" {by: @prof_heath, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> ticket issue -> "Admission considered after clarification of course attendance" {by: @prof_preston, date: @date_1864_03_12}

@meeting_mar_18_1864:event -> presided by -> @emeline_h_cleveland

@meeting_mar_18_1864:event -> present -> [@prof_russell, @prof_preston, @prof_booth, @prof_cleveland]

@meeting_mar_18_1864:event -> report -> "Managers of Women's Hospital consented to use their field for commencement exercises" {date: @date_1864_03_18}

@meeting_mar_18_1864:event -> motion -> "Advertise Commencement at discretion of Dean" {by: @prof_buskin, date: @date_1864_03_18}

@meeting_mar_18_1864:event -> motion -> "Dean authorized to advertise Commencement" {by: @prof_buskin, date: @date_1864_03_18}

@meeting_mar_18_1864:event -> motion -> "Prof. Buskin, Scarlett & Cleveland appointed to committee" {by: @prof_buskin, date: @date_1864_03_18}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> protest -> "Resolution admitting Miss Mary C. Putnam protested due to insufficient lecture attendance" {by: @edwin_turner, date: @date_1864_03_10}

@candidate_mary_putnam:person -> protest -> "Resolution admitting Miss Mary C. Putnam protested due to false ticket claims" {by: @edwin_russell, date: @date_1864_03_12}

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