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Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes and Financial Reports, 1863

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Faculty Meeting Minutes and Financial Reports, 1863 (Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania)

Overview

This collection comprises scanned pages (152–154) from the minute book of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, covering the faculty meeting held on February 7, 1863. The pages include the official minutes of the meeting, the Dean’s financial report for the years 1861–1862, and the Treasury’s report for 1861–1863. The material is available in both JPEG and TIFF formats, each accompanied by OCR text for reference.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was the world’s first institution regularly organized to train women in medicine. The minute book (1850–1864) is part of the college’s archival record housed in the Drexel Legacy Collections. The 1863 meeting was the annual faculty gathering, presided over by President Edwin Fussell, with attendance by faculty members Ann Preston, Sprague, Coates, Scarlett, and Emeline H. Cleveland. The reports reflect the college’s financial oversight and operational governance during a period of growth and institutional development.

Contents

  • Meeting Minutes (Feb 7, 1863): Records the agenda, attendance, and decisions, including the adoption of a revised clause concerning Miss Bostle’s lectures and the arrangement of a winter lecture course.
  • Dean’s Report (1861–1862): Detailed financial statements covering expenses such as coal, alcohol, stationery, and other operational costs, with balances carried forward and totals for each year.
  • Treasury’s Report (1861–1863): Cash receipts and disbursements, including a $100.00 receipt in January 1861, subsequent payments to Dr. Boates and President Fussell, and a balance of $47.16 as of February 7, 1863. The report notes a $50.00 due from the corporation and the appointment of Dr. Boates and Ann Preston as auditors.

Scope

The collection documents a single faculty meeting and its associated financial reporting for the years 1861–1863. It is limited to three pages of the minute book, representing a snapshot of the college’s administrative and fiscal operations in early 1863. The material is in English, originates from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is subject to the rights statement provided by the Drexel Legacy Collections.

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Metadata

Title
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes and Financial Reports, 1863
Type
Collection
Creator
Female Medical College of PennsylvaniaEdwin FussellEmeline H. ClevelandAnn Preston
Institution
Drexel Legacy Collections
Created
1863-02-07
Language
en
Subjects
minutes, financial reports, medical education, medical colleges, women in medicine, faculty meetings
Rights
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by privacy and publicity rights, licensing or trademarks. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Source
PINAX

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Asking a similar favor which was granted. A card for the Winter's Course of lectures was arranged when the meeting adjourned. E.H. Cleveland Sec. pro-tem. Feb 7, 1863. The annual meeting of the Faculty was held at the College. President Fussell, Preston, Sprague, Coates, Scarlett & Cleveland. The minutes of the last meeting were read. Amended by the substitution of the words "the lectures of two or three Professors" for the words "two or three courses of lectures" in the clause relating to Miss Bostle, & adopted. The Dean made allusion to the occasions already known to the Faculty for the postponement to this date of the Annual Meeting, after which the business of the meeting was proceeded with.

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The Dean presented his report covering a period of two years, as follows: Dean's Report Dr. S. 1861. Coal South & Carriage 1.50 Alcohol & Medicine for clinic 2.93 Stationery & postage 8.98 Glazing Showcases 1.50 Alcohol, turpentine & varnish .50 Work at College .50 Subject for preparation 10.00 Cash to M.J. Scarlett for making preparation 2.00 Expense to Camden .64 52.57 To balance carried forward 42.43 95.00 1862. Postage & Stationery 11.81 Going & sending to Camden .89 Refining Springs 3.05 15.75 Amount appropriated to Dean & Faculty for Amatona. Rape 50.00 60.25 Balance due Faculty 27.18 102.43 1862. Balance of Cash - year 42-43 42.43 Cash from Miss Fellingill .00 " " " Grace .10.00 " " " Mrs. Barr .20.00 102.43 Dec. 31, 1862 Signed: Edwin Fassell

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Treasury's Report. 1861. Jan 16 - Recd. Cash. $100.00 1861. Jan 16. By order to Dr. Boates $5.00 " " " Fussell $75.00 " " " " " 9.42 " " " " " 89.42 1863. Feb 7. " " $7.18 $7.18 $9.42 Balance Feb. 7. $47.16 Signed M. Sample - Treasurer. There is also due the Faculty from the Corporation fifty dollars. $50.00. Profs. Boates & Preston were appointed to audit these reports. Before the election of officers was pronounced with, Dr. Fussell informed the faculty that it would be his pleasure to be relieved from the office of Dean. That with his numerous and varied responsibilities to the College & the Woman's Hospital it was impossible for him to discharge well the duties of such appointment - & that if it were the wish of the faculty as had been

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