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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1852-1853

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Description

Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1852‑1853

Overview

This collection comprises the scanned pages 10–12 of the minute book of the faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. The pages record the deliberations of meetings held on October 28, 1852; January 12, 1853; and January 19, 1853. The material is presented as high‑resolution JPEG and TIFF images, each containing the handwritten minutes in English.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850 in Philadelphia, was the world’s first institution regularly organized to educate women for the medical profession. The minutes were taken by Secretary William S. Peirce and signed by Dean David I. Johnson, M.D. The collection is part of the larger minute book (213 pages) held by the Drexel Legacy Collections and is made available under the standard copyright‑use conditions of the archive.

Contents

  • Meeting 10 (Oct 28 1852): Appointment of Dr. Seth Pancoast as Professor of Anatomy for the 1852‑1853 session; establishment of several committees (fundraising, medicine, museum, endowment, and a society for annual expenses).
  • Meeting 11 (Jan 12 1853): Announcement of candidates for the M.D. degree, including Henrietta W. Johnson, Almira L. Fowler, Maria McKinnis, Charlotte G. Adams, Hannah W. Ellis, Augusta R. Montgomery, Margaret Richardson, Julia A. Beverly, and Annah N. S. Anderson.
  • Meeting 12 (Jan 19 1853): Ballot results for the candidates (e.g., all white votes for most, mixed votes for Adams and Ellis), and reports of the committees appointed on October 25.

The pages also record the motion to allow ladies from the School of Design to attend anatomy lectures, with Dr. Pancoast authorized to arrange such attendance on the condition of a one‑third payment to the faculty.

Scope

The collection covers a three‑meeting span in early 1853, documenting administrative decisions, committee appointments, and student examination procedures at the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. It is limited to the three pages of the minute book and does not include the full 213‑page book. The material is in English, dated 1852–1853, and pertains to the Philadelphia campus of the college.

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Porators of the College held this day, Dr. Seth Pancoast was unanimously elected Professor of Anatomy in this College for the Session 1852-3. Yours truly, Wm. S. Peirce Secretary. Drs. Harvey and Johnson were appointed a Committee to raise funds for the immediate necessities of the College; Drs. Livezey and Rolfe, to obtain medicines for the dispensary; Drs. Longshore and Pancoast, to procure preparations for the museum; Dr. Cornell, to raise a fund for endowment; and Drs. Livezey, Longshore & Pancoast, to organize a Society for defraying the annual expenses of the College. Then adjourned. David I. Johnson M.D. Dean. No. 10. Philad. Oct. 28th 1852 The Dean having presented an application from Ladies belonging to the School of Design to be allowed to attend the lectures on Anatomy, it was resolved, on motion of Dr. Livezey, that "Dr. Pancoast be authorized to make such arrangements with them as might seem proper to him, on condition of his paying to the Faculty one third of the sum received." Then adjourned. David I. Johnson M.D. Dean.

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No. 11. Philad. Jan. 12th 1853. The Dean having announced that the following students had presented themselves as candidates for the Degree of M.D., namely, Mrs. Henrietta W. Johnson of New York, Miss Almira L. Fowler of New York, Miss Maria McKinnis of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Charlotte G. Adams of Boston, Mrs. Hannah W. Ellis of Philadelphia, Miss Augusta R. Montgomery of New York, Mrs. Margaret Richardson of Philadelphia, Mrs. Julia A. Beverly of Providence, and Mrs. Annah N. S. Anderson of Bristol—the Faculty arranged the order of their examinations, and then adjourned. David I. Johnson M.D. Dean. No. 12. Philad. Jan. 19th 1853. Minutes of last three meetings read and adopted. Reports of the Committees appointed Oct. 25th 1852, was postponed. The Faculty then proceeded to ballot on the candidates, with the following results: Mrs. Henrietta W. Johnson—All white. Miss Almira L. Fowler—All white. Miss Maria McKinnis—All white. Mrs. Charlotte G. Adams—6 White & 1 Black. Mrs. Hannah W. Ellis—4 White & 3 Black. Miss Augusta R. Montgomery—All white. Mrs. Margaret Richardson—All. Mrs. Julia A. Beverly—All. Mrs. Annah N. S. Anderson—5 White & 2 Black.

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