Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 4:28:39 PM
Added description
@april_september_1855_minutes:document {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, April‑September 1855", created: @date_1855_04_24, end: @date_1855_10_30, institution: @drexel_legacy_collections, subjects: ["minutes","faculty meetings","medical education","women in medicine","medical colleges","curriculum","admissions","financial records"]}
@file_pinax:file -> describes -> @april_september_1855_minutes
@drexel_legacy_collections:organization {type: "Legacy Collections"}
@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania:organization {founded: @date_1850_06_25, type: "Medical college for women"}
@harvey:person {full_name: "Ellwood Harvey", role: "Dean", lifespan: "1820‑1889"}
@harvey -> employed by -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@fussell:person {full_name: "Edwin Fussell", role: "Faculty", lifespan: "1813‑1882"}
@preston:person {full_name: "Ann Preston", role: "Faculty"}
@birdsall:person {full_name: "Sylvester Birdsall", role: "Faculty"}
@kerr:person {full_name: "Kerr", role: "Faculty"}
@thomas:person {full_name: "Thomas", role: "Faculty"}
@gillingham:person {full_name: "Gillingham", role: "Faculty"}
@turrell:person {full_name: "Turrell", role: "Faculty"}
@russell:person {full_name: "Russell", role: "Faculty"}
@catherine_underwood:person {full_name: "Catharine J. Underwood"}
@ruth_angel:person {full_name: "Ruth M. Angel"}
@annette_buckel:person {full_name: "C. Annette Buckel"}
@louisa_campbell:person {full_name: "Louisa D. Campbell"}
@henry_bimhann:person {full_name: "Henry N. Bimhann"}
@young:person {full_name: "Young"}
@weymer_brother:organization {full_name: "Weymer & Brother"}
@zigenfuss_carter:organization {full_name: "Zigenfuss & Carter"}
@beneficiaries_committee:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Beneficiaries"}
@advertising_committee:organization {type: "Committee", purpose: "Advertising"}
@general_introductory_lecture:document {type: "Lecture", title: "General Introductory Lecture"}
@benedictory_address:document {type: "Address", title: "Benedictory Address"}
@jamestown_ny:place {state: "New York", country: @united_states}
@palmyra_ny:place {state: "New York", country: @united_states}
@toyicroft_md:place {state: "Maryland", country: @united_states}
@meeting_1855_04_24:event {date: @date_1855_04_24, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_04_24 -> present -> [@fussell, @kerr, @thomas, @gillingham, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_04_24 -> appointed -> @beneficiaries_committee {members: [@fussell, @thomas, @gillingham]}
@meeting_1855_04_24 -> appointed -> @advertising_committee {members: [@thomas, @gillingham, @harvey]}
@meeting_1855_04_24 -> elected -> @general_introductory_lecture {deliverer: @preston, scheduled: @date_1855_10_03, time: "17:00"}
@meeting_1855_04_24 -> elected -> @benedictory_address {deliverer: @fussell, scheduled: "Spring 1856"}
@meeting_1855_04_24 -> reported beneficiaries -> [@annette_buckel, @ruth_angel, @catherine_underwood, @louisa_campbell]
@annette_buckel -> residence -> @philadelphia
@ruth_angel -> residence -> @jamestown_ny
@catherine_underwood -> residence -> @palmyra_ny
@louisa_campbell -> residence -> @toyicroft_md
@file_a092_001_087_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_04_24
@meeting_1855_09_27:event {date: @date_1855_09_27, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_09_27 -> present -> [@preston, @turrell, @thomas, @gillingham, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_09_27 -> general_introductory_schedule -> {date: @date_1855_10_03, time: "16:00"}
@meeting_1855_09_27 -> special_introductory_schedule -> [@turrell, @thomas, @kerr, @gillingham, @preston, @harvey] {times: ["Thu 16:00","Thu 17:00","Fri 16:00","Fri 17:00","Sat 16:00","Sat 17:00"]}
@meeting_1855_09_27 -> appointed -> @turrell {task: "insert advertisement of introductions in the Public Ledger"}
@meeting_1855_09_27 -> appointed -> @birdsall {role: "named to corporations as suitable person to fill vacant chair of Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Children"}
@file_a092_001_088_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_09_27
@meeting_1855_10_03:event {date: @date_1855_10_03, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_10_03 -> present -> [@turrell, @thomas, @gillingham, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_10_03 -> decision -> {named_person: @birdsall, position: "Chair of Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Children"}
@file_a092_001_088_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_10_03
@meeting_1855_10_05:event {date: @date_1855_10_05, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_10_05 -> present -> [@preston, @russell, @thomas, @gillingham, @birdsall, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_10_05 -> treasurer_paid -> [@weymer_brother, @zigenfuss_carter, @henry_bimhann, @young, @russell] {amounts: [24.00, 52.30, 1.00, 25.00, 1.125]}
@meeting_1855_10_05 -> treasurer_paid -> @harvey {amount: 1.5, purpose: "advertising the introductory lectures in the Public Ledger"}
@meeting_1855_10_05 -> adopted_schedule -> @lecture_schedule:document {details: "Mon‑Fri weekly timetable for 1855 session"}
@lecture_schedule:document {type: "Lecture Schedule", description: "Weekly timetable of surgical, anatomical, chemical and practical lectures for the 1855 session"}
@file_a092_001_089_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_10_05
@meeting_1855_10_23:event {date: @date_1855_10_23, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_10_23 -> present -> [@fussell, @thomas, @birdsall, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_10_23 -> resignation_received -> @thomas {type: "letter of resignation"}
@file_a092_001_090_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_10_23
@meeting_1855_10_30:event {date: @date_1855_10_30, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_10_30 -> present -> [@preston, @kerr, @thomas, @gillingham, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_10_30 -> business -> "none"
@file_a092_001_090_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_10_30
@meeting_1855_11_08:event {date: @date_1855_11_08, location: @philadelphia, part_of: @april_september_1855_minutes}
@meeting_1855_11_08 -> present -> [@fussell, @thomas, @birdsall, @harvey]
@meeting_1855_11_08 -> bills_paid -> [@gas_bill, @stationery_bill] {amounts: [2.35, 2.21]}
@gas_bill:document {type: "Bill", description: "Gas Bill"}
@stationery_bill:document {type: "Bill", description: "Stationery"}
@file_a092_001_090_jpg:file -> contains -> @meeting_1855_11_08
@file_a092_001_087_tif:file
@file_a092_001_088_tif:file
@file_a092_001_089_tif:file
@file_a092_001_090_tif:fileWednesday, April 24th, 1855 Present, Fussell, Kerr, Thomas, Gillingham and Harvey. Fussell, Thomas and Gillingham were appointed a committee on Beneficiaries. Thomas, Gillingham, and Harvey were appointed a committee on Advertising. Ann Preston was elected to deliver the General Introductory Lecture, on Wednesday Oct. 3rd 1855 at 5 P.M. Dr. Fussell was elected to deliver the Baledictory Address to the graduates in the Spring of 1856. Ellwood Harvey, Dean. The committee on beneficiaries reported that the following named persons had been admitted as beneficiaries: C. Annette Buckel, N. Glastenbury Conn. Ruth M. Angel, Jamestown N.Y. Catharine J. Underwood, Palmyra N.Y. Louisa D. Campbell Toyicroft Md.
Saturday, September 27th, 1855. Present: Preston, Turrell, Thomas, Gillingham and Harvey. It was agreed that the general introductory should be delivered at 4 P.M., and that the special introductory should be delivered as follows: Turrell, Thursday 4 P.M. Thomas, Thursday 5 P.M. Kerr, Friday 4 P.M. Gillingham 5 P.M. Preston Saturday 4 P.M. Harvey 5 P.M. Dr. Turrell was appointed to insert an advertisement of the introductions in the Public Ledger. (See opposite page) Ellwood Harvey, Dean. Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 1855. Present: Turrell, Thomas, Gillingham, Harvey. It was agreed that Doctor Sylvester Birdsall should be named to the corporations as a suitable person to fill the now vacant chair of Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Children. It was agreed to order that
The Treasurer should pay the following named bills: Weymer & Brother for Stone Co. $24.00 Zigenfuss & Carter, Coal 52.30 Henry N. Bimhann, Wood 1.00 Young, Printing Announcement 25.00 Dr. Russell, Advertising 1.12½ Ellwood Harvey, M.D., Dean. Friday October 5th, 1855. Present: Preston, Russell, Thomas, Gillingham, Birdall and Harvey. The Treasurer was ordered to pay Dr. Harvey one dollar and a half for advertising the introductory lectures in the Public Ledger. The following order of lectures was adopted for the session. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 10-11 Surg. Surg. Chem. Ex. Surg. Surg. Prac. 11-12 Prac. Prac. Anat. Ex. Obst Prac. Obst 12-1 Phys. Phys. Surg. Ex. Phys. Phys. Surg. Ex. 1-2 M. Med. M. Med. Clinic Matk. M. Med. Clinic 4-5 Anat. Anat. Anat. Anat. Obst 5-6 Chem. Chem. Obst. Chem. Chem. Ellwood Harvey M.D. Dean of the Faculty.
Oct. 23rd, 1855. Present: Fussell, Thomas, Birdsell, and Harvey. A letter of resignation was received from Prof. Thomas and ordered to be filed. Several questions of interest to the institution were discussed, but no action taken on them. Ellwood Harvey M.D. Dean of the Faculty Oct. 30th, 1855. Present: Preston, Kerr, Thomas, Gillingsham and Harvey. No business transacted. Ellwood Harvey M.D. Dean of Faculty Nov. 8th, 1855. Present: Fussell, Thomas, Birdsell and Harvey. The following bills were ordered to be paid: Gas Bill #2.35 Stationery #2.21
No children (leaf entity)