Faculty Resignation Records - September 1860
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Faculty Resignation Records – September 1860
Overview
This collection consists of a single page from the Faculty Minute Book of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, documenting the faculty meeting held on 23 September 1860 in Philadelphia. The page records the resignations of two faculty members and the appointments of two replacements. It is available as a high‑resolution JPEG and TIFF image and is held by the Drexel Legacy Collections.Background
The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was the world’s first institution dedicated to the medical education of women. Faculty meetings were recorded in a bound minute book (Accession No. ACC‑092). In 1860 the college experienced several personnel changes, prompting the formal documentation of resignations and appointments in the minute book.Contents
- Resignation of E.H. Cleveland from the Demonstratorship of Anatomy.
- Appointment of Mary J. Scarlett, M.D. as the new Demonstrator of Anatomy.
- Resignation of Dr. Roche from the position of Professor of Materia Medica.
- Recommendation and appointment of Dr. Mcg. Kerr as Professor of Materia Medica.
- Attendance list: Binsdell, Temple, and Dean Edwin Fursell.
- The page is reproduced in both JPEG and TIFF formats, with the TIFF providing a higher‑resolution reference.
- The record is part of the larger Faculty Minute Book (covering 1850‑1864) and is catalogued under the title Minute book of the faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Scope
The collection covers a single faculty meeting held on 23 September 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It includes only the minutes of that meeting, not the full minute book. The material is relevant to researchers of women’s medical education, faculty governance, and the institutional history of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania.Entities
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Monday Sept 23rd 1860 Present: Binsdell, Temple (notes) & Fursell The Resignation of E.H. Cleveland of the Demonstratorship of Anatomy was read & accepted. On motion Mary J. Scarlett M.D. was appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy. Dr. Roche having sent in his resignation in accordance with previous notice, on motion Dr. Mcg. Kerr was unanimously recommended to the Corporators as Professor of materia medica. Adjourned Edwin Fursell M.D. Dean
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