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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, September 1850

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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, September 1850

Overview

This digital collection contains the minutes of two faculty meetings held by the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania on September 13 and September 17, 1850. The pages were photographed in JPEG and TIFF format and accompanied by OCR‑derived text. The minutes record administrative deliberations, financial arrangements, and faculty appointments that shaped the college’s early operations.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded on June 25, 1850, was the world’s first medical school organized for the education of women. Its faculty met at 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia, to discuss matters of college governance, curriculum, and student affairs. The minutes were drafted by faculty members, including the Dean, Dr. Gleason, and Dr. Dickeson, and later incorporated into the college’s official minute book (covering 1850‑1864) housed in the Drexel Legacy Collections.

Contents

The collection comprises two pages:
  • September 13, 1850 – Records resolutions on matriculation fees, the hiring of Henry Birnbaum as tutor, and the policy allowing faculty to invite male attendees to lectures.
  • September 17, 1850 – Documents the procurement of 250 matriculation tickets, the appointment of Birnbaum and his wife as sanitor, and a budgetary limit on sanitor expenses.
  • Each page is available as a high‑resolution image and as OCR text, enabling textual search and analysis. The minutes are written in English and reflect the college’s early administrative priorities, including financial sustainability and curricular expansion.

    Scope

    The collection covers a brief, two‑meeting snapshot of the college’s first year, situated within the broader minute book of the faculty (1850‑1864). It is relevant to scholars of women’s medical education, early American medical institutions, and institutional governance. The materials are held by the Drexel Legacy Collections and are subject to copyright restrictions; reproduction requires written permission from the rights holders.

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    authorised to receive the matriculating fees of the students, at the commencement of each session during the continuance of the present lease, to be appropriated in part payment of the rent. Resolved That if the matriculating fees are inadequate to pay the rent ($350) of the College, the Professors pledge themselves to pay the balance out of the first funds which they receive from the students for the respective lectures. In motion adjourned Philad. Sept 13th, 1850. A meeting of the Faculty of the Female Medical College of Penna. held at No. 229 Arch St. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and adopted. The Dean reported that he had made arrangements with Mr. H. Birnbaum as Tutor of the College at the rate of $200 per annum with the privilege of certain rooms. On motion of Dr. Gleason the report was received. It was moved the report be laid on the table—after some discussion further action was postponed until next meeting. On motion it was resolved that any member of the faculty invite males to attend his lectures with permission of the class and that strangers thus invited take their seats with the professor. The following was

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    arranged as the order of lectures. Prof Moseley from 9 to 10 am. " Mobloksy " 10 - 11 " " Gleason " 11 - 12 " " Dickeson " 12 - 1 " " Longshore " 3 - 4 PM " Chaloner " 4 - 5 " On motion it was resolved that the Dean be instructed to procure 250 Tickets of Matriculation, at the expense of the Faculty. On motion adjourned to meet on Tuesday Sept 17th at 11 AM No 229 Arch St Philadelphia Tuesday Sept 17th 1850 A meeting of the Faculty was held at No 229 Arch St. The minutes were read and adopted. The Dean reported that he had secured the services of Henry Birnbaum and wife for the situation of Sanitor for the ensuing year at $200. It was resolved that the Dean be instructed not to secure the services of any person or persons at an expense greater than $200 for the situation of Sanitor. On motion resolved that the house No 229 Arch St be taken by the Dean for the caption of the first & second story front rooms the rooms in the house No 229 Arch St be

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