Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1864

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Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1864

Overview

This collection comprises scanned images of the faculty meeting minutes of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (formerly the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania) for the year 1864. The materials are presented as a series of JPEG and TIFF images, each accompanied by OCR‑derived text. They document the deliberations, resolutions, and administrative decisions made by the college’s faculty during a series of meetings held between April 4 and May 24, 1864.

Background

The Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was the first institution in the world organized to educate women in medicine. The faculty minutes were originally compiled in a bound minute book (1850‑1864) housed in the Drexel Legacy Collections. The 1864 portion of that book was digitized for this collection, preserving the original hand‑written entries and the formal minutes recorded by the college secretary, E. B. Cleveland.

Contents

The collection contains five scanned pages (four JPEGs and one TIFF) that capture the minutes of five distinct faculty meetings:
  • April 4, 1864 – discussion and adoption of bylaws, appointment of committees, and reading of the previous meeting’s minutes.
  • April 8, 1864 – resolution to amend regulations, appointment of the Committee of Visitors, and reading of a letter from Dr. Fussell.
  • April 16, 1864 – report from the Committee to wait upon Dr. Fussell, discussion of a letter from Dr. Fussell, and the appointment of the Committee of Visitors.
  • April 20, 1864 – adoption of bylaws articles, appointment of Dr. Furnell as General Introductory lecturer and Dr. Coates as Valedictory lecturer.
  • May 24, 1864 – reading of a letter from Miss Lillie and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting.

Each page lists the meeting date, location (e.g., 215 Birchwood St., Marshall St.), chair, and attendees, and records motions, resolutions, and committee appointments. The OCR text provides a readable transcription of the handwritten minutes.

Scope

The collection covers the faculty meetings of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania for the year 1864, focusing on administrative governance, curricular decisions, and faculty appointments. It is geographically confined to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is relevant to scholars of women’s medical education, institutional governance, and 19th‑century professional societies. The materials are in English and are subject to the Drexel Legacy Collections’ copyright and reproduction restrictions.

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