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Re: Query: Archives of Female Medical College

• Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:50:40 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
• To: sthc-l@library.ucla.edu
• From: Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject: Re: Query: Archives of Female Medical College
• Message-ID: SIMEON.10002201040.C@pow-s-spc902.library.ucla.edu

Forwarded to STHC-L (The Science, Technology and Health Care Archives 
Forum) from H-SCI-MED-TECH.

The forwarded posting is in response to a query about the archives of 
the Female Medical College (which became Woman's Medical College, and 
later Medical College of Pennsylvania), with news which I think will be 
of interest to several members of the STHC-L list.

For a description of the Archives at MCP Hahnemann University (MCPHU, 
operated by Drexel University) and a listing of highlights of the 
Medical College of Pennsylvania Collection, see 
<http://www.mcphu.edu/ofcdev/archives/special.htm> .


Russell Johnson
STHC-L administrator
<http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/sthc/sthc.htm>


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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 08:10:53 -0500
From: "Harry M. Marks, H-SCI-MED-TECH" <smt@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Query: Archives of Female Medical College
Sender: "H-NET List on the History of Science, Medicine, and 
Technology" <H-SCI-MED-TECH@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
From: "Steven J. Peitzman, MD" <sjp27@drexel.edu>


I am pleased to say that despite tumultuous times recently in the parent
institution, the Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine,
which includes the archives of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
(later Woman's Medical College and later still Medical College
of Pennsylvania, is alive and reasonably well, even adding staff.
Inquiries to this wonderful collection should go to the Director, Joanne
Grossman, at joanne.grossman@drexel.edu or 3200 Henry Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19129, or 215 842 4700.

The year 2000 is the 150th anniversary of the founding of the historic
school, the first anywhere established to offer a full medical course (as
then understood) and the M.D. to women. I have completed a new history of
WMC/MCP which will appear soon from Rutgers University Press; it is based
largely on archival materials.

Steven J. Peitzman, MD
Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
Nephrology: 215 842 6988   Archives 215 842 4745
Home 215 843 7412
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