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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, August 1850

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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, August 1850

Overview

This collection comprises the handwritten minutes of faculty meetings held by the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania in August 1850. The pages, bound in a minute book of 213 pages, record the deliberations of the college’s faculty on matters of administration, building alterations, faculty appointments, and curriculum changes. The collection is held by the Drexel Legacy Collections and is available in English.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was the first institution in the world organized specifically for the education of women in medicine. Its faculty, including Dr. James F.X. McCloskey, Dr. J.L. Longshore, Dr. A.D. Challoner, Dr. C.W. Gleason, Dr. N.R. Mosely, and Dr. M.W. Dickson, met regularly to govern the college’s affairs. The minutes were produced at the college’s Philadelphia headquarters on 229 Arch Street and were later incorporated into the Drexel College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives.

Contents

The collection contains the full text of the August 1850 faculty meeting minutes, with entries on:
  • The resignation of Dr. R. Burr and the appointment of Dr. Dickinson as chair of Materia Medica.
  • The appointment of Prof. Longshore as chairman in the absence of the dean.
  • The formation of a committee to confer with trustees on necessary building alterations.
  • Resolutions concerning the plan for the first story of the college building and the support room.
  • The publication of an announcement of the college to a circulation of 5,000 copies.
  • Security arrangements for the college building, including the role of William S. Butler, Esq.

An OCR‑extracted page from the collection also references a meeting held on August 27, 1855, indicating that the minute book may include subsequent sessions beyond the initial August 1850 meeting.

Scope

The collection is limited to faculty meeting minutes from August 1850, with possible inclusion of later meetings such as the August 1855 session. It focuses exclusively on the college’s internal governance and does not contain external correspondence, financial ledgers, or student records. The material is in English, dated 1850–1855, and is geographically tied to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The rights statement requires written permission for reproduction beyond fair use.

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board of Trustees. On motion it was resolved that the Dean communicate to the board of trustees the resignation of Dr. R. Burr & request them to fill the vacancy. On motion it was resolved that the announcement of the college be published (to the number of 5000 copies) as soon as the faculty was completed. Adjourned, Dr. Dickinson having been nominated for the chair of Materia Medica the Trustees were pleased to elect that gentleman to the vacancy. Philadelphia Augt 27th 1855 A meeting of the Faculty of the Female Medical College of Penna was held at the Exchange, at 7 1/2 o'clock. Prof. Longshore was appointed chairman, in the absence of the Dean Prof. McHeskey. Prof. Chaloner moved that a committee be appointed to confer with the Trustees in regard to the necessary alterations in the College building. Resolved that the plan submitted for the first story be referred to Professors Gleason & Moseley. Resolved that the putting up of the support room be referred to Prof. Dickinson, Chaloner and Longshore in connection with the board of Trustees—accepted. Resolved that as William S. Butler Esq. the president of this college has become security for the rent of the college building, he is hereby

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