Health Sciences Historical Collection, 1767-2005, bulk 1867-2004

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Series I: College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1876-2002

This series is comprised of records of the alumni association including meeting invitations, Executive Committee minutes, membership lists, and correspondence; press releases; course descriptions; histories and other publications; as well as internal reports exploring issues of medical education along with proposed affiliation agreements with the Presbyterian Hospital.



Box 1 Folder 1 General, 1876-1990


Box 1 Folder 2 Admissions and Enrollment, 1895 1908, 1895, 1908


Alumni Association


Box 1 Folder 3 General, 1877-1990


Box 1 Folder 4 Centennial Anniversary, 1907


Box 1 Folder 5-7 Clippings, 1869-1992, (3 folders)


Box 1 Folder 8 Constitution and Laws, 1873, 1895, 1913, 1940, 1873, 1895, 1913, 1940


Box 1 Folder 9 Correspondence, 1907-1942


Box 1 Folder 10 Executive Committee Minutes, 1893-1912


Box 1 Folder 11 Fundraising, 1877-1971



Box 2 Folder 1-2 de Forest, Henry--Papers, 1926-1943, (2 folders)


Box 2 Folder 3 List of Officers and Committee Rosters, 1859-1922


Box 2 Folder 4-5 Meetings, 1867-1993, (2 folders)



Box 3 Folder 1-2 Membership, 1904, 1914, 1919, 1926, 1904, 1914, 1919, 1926, (2 folders)


Box 3 Folder 3 P & S Club, 1917, undated


Box 3 Folder 4 Press Releases, 1952 1956, 1952, 1956


Box 3 Folder 5-8 Clippings, 1793-2002, (4 folders)


Box 3 Folder 9 Columbia University Quarterly , 1898-1918


Box 3 Folder 10 New York Columbian , 1810-1818


Box 3 Folder 11 Commencements, 1816-1942



Box 4 Folder 1 Conferences, 1945, 1952, 1945, 1952


Box 4 Folder 2 Correspondence and Reports, 1898-1905, 1951, 1990, 1898-1905, 1951, 1990


Correspondence


Box 4 Folder 3 Degree Reciprocity (English Medical Act of 1866), 1902


Box 4 Folder 4 Vanderbilt Gift, 1884, 1886, 1884, 1886


Box 4 Folder 5 Council on Medical Affairs, undated


Box 4 Folder 6 Course Information, 1861-1941


Box 4 Folder 7 Form Letters, c., 1800s


Box 4 Folder 8 Medical Library, 1927-1959


Box 4 Folder 9 Memorials, undated


Box 4 Folder 10 Opening Exercises, undated


Box 4 Folder 11 Postgraduate Education, 1932-1951


Box 4 Folder 12 Presbyterian Hospital Affiliation Reports and Agreement, 1910-1911


Box 4 Folder 13-14 Press Releases, 1944-1976, (2 folders)



Box 5 Folder 1 Publications, 1904-1976


Box 5 Folder 2 Cancer Research, 1947 1956, 1947, 1956


Box 5 Folder 3 Regents--Minutes, 1811-1812


Box 5 Folder 4 Resolutions and Reports, 1878-1955


Box 5 Folder 5 Student Handbooks, 1900-1902, 1956, 1900-1902, 1956

Series II: Columbia University Medical Center, 1876-2002

This series contains press clippings and press releases documenting the evolution of the medical center; reports considering the affiliation with the College of Physicians and Surgeons; and extensive materials from the twenty-fifth anniversary. There are meeting minutes of the Joint Advisory Board and site plans from the Joint Administration Board of the College of Physicians and Surgeons and Presbyterian Hospital.


Box 5 Folder 6 General, 1876-1973


Box 5 Folder 7 Breaking of Ground and Dedication Ceremonies, 1925-1930


Box 5 Folder 8 Clippings, 1910-1918


Box 5 Folder 9 Bicentennial Fund for the Medical Sciences, 1953-1954


Clippings


Box 5 Folder 10-12 General, 1921-1931, (3 folders)



Box 6 Folder 1-4 General, 1932-2004, (4 folders)


Box 6 Folder 5-7 Research, 1947-2000, (3 folders)


Box 6 Folder 8 Joint Administrative Board, 1925-1928


Committee on Plans


Box 6 Folder 9-11 Minutes, 1923 April-1927 April (3 folders), 1923 April



Box 7 Folder 1 Minutes, 1927 May-1928 September, 1927 May


Box 7 Folder 2-6 Minutes, 1921-1952 May (5 folders), 1921-1952



Box 8 Folder 1-2 Minutes, 1952 September-1971 April (2 folders), 1952


Box 8 Folder 3-5 Press Releases, 1944-1975, (3 folders)


Box 8 Folder 6-8 Research, 1945-1995, (3 folders)


Publications



Box 9 Folder 1-3 General, 1924-2002, (3 folders)


Box 9 Folder 4-6 Reports, 1913-1953, (3 folders)


Box 9 Folder 7 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Medical Center Dedication, 1953

Series III: School of Dental and Oral Surgery, 1916-2004

This series consists of administrative records from the Alumni Associations of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery and the School of Dental Hygienists along with press releases and newspaper clippings.



Box 10 Folder 1 General, 1916-1953


Alumni Association


Box 10 Folder 2 General, 1927-1964


Box 10 Folder 3 Dental Hygienists Alumni Association, 1951-1952


Box 10 Folder 4 Directories, 19441955


Box 10 Folder 5 Events, 1928-1964


Box 10 Folder 6 Publications, 1942-1976


Box 10 Folder 7-8 Clippings, 1916-2004, (2 folders)


Box 10 Folder 9 Correspondence, 1916-1923


Box 10 Folder 10 Events, 1942 1952, 1942, 1952


Box 10 Folder 11 Press Releases, 1945-1989


Box 10 Folder 12 School of Dental Hygiene, 1952 undated

Series IV: Sloane Hospital for Women, 1951-1958

This contains records documenting the early years of the Sloane Hospital, pamphlets concerning human reproduction, transcripts of interviews with doctors, and a human reproduction survey questionnaire, along with responses.


Box 10 Folder 13 General, 1951-1954


Box 10 Folder 14 Background, 1951


Box 10 Folder 15 Brief Prospectus, 1951


Box 10 Folder 16 Bulletin, 1957-1958


Box 10 Folder 17 First Steps, 1951


Box 10 Folder 18 Interviews, 1951


Box 10 Folder 19 Pamphlet Copy: Where Life Begins and Too Often Ends, undated



Box 11 Folder 1 Preliminary Program for Proposed Establishment, 1951


Box 11 Folder 2 Presentation: A Cooperative Program for Research, 1951


Box 11 Folder 3 Printed Pamphlet: Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, c., 1953


Box 11 Folder 4 Questionnaire, 1951


Box 11 Folder 5 Questionnaire Responses, 1951

Series V: Subject Files, 1767-2005

This series is comprised of miscellaneous files related to the Health Sciences. Files contain press clippings, printed matter, and some correspondence. Subjects include the Schools of Nursing and Public Health, the Departments of Pathology and Surgery, Long Island College Hospital, Harlem Hospital, and the Psychiatric Institute of New York (at Columbia).


Box 11 Folder 6 Harlem Hospital Center, 1961-1999


Box 11 Folder 7 Helen Hayes Hospital (W. Haverstraw, NY), 1954-1993, undated, 1954-1993, undated


Box 11 Folder 8 Health Sciences Division, 1984-2003


Box 11 Folder 9 Long Island College Hospital, 1914-1916


Box 11 Folder 10 Lottery Ticket (Medical), 1815


Box 11 Folder 11 Mt. Sinai Hospital--Courses in Clinical Medicine, 1949-1950



Box 12 Folder 1 New York Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital, 1883, 1931-1944, 1883, 1931-1944


Box 12 Folder 2 Nursing, School of, 1982-2005


Box 12 Folder 3 Parkinson Information Center, 1966-1968


Box 12 Folder 4 Pathology, Dept. of, 1928-1942


Box 12 Folder 5 Petition for a Medical School at King's College (copy), 1767


Box 12 Folder 6 Psychiatric Institute, New York (at Columbia), 1949, 1990-1993,, 1949, 1990-1993


Box 12 Folder 7 Public Health, School of, 1928-2005


Box 12 Folder 8 Surgery, Dept. of, 1909-1967


Box 12 Folder 9 W. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center, 1974

Series VI: Vanderbilt Clinic, 1912-1916

This series consists of the correspondence of Dr. Francis Carter Wood, Secretary of the Board of Managers of the Vanderbilt Clinic and Director of Cancer Research at Columbia University. Subjects include tuberculosis, gonorrhea, syphilis, tonsil surgeries, and monetary donations to the Clinic, standards for different Clinics, remodeling and installations of equipment in the Clinic, and staff appointments and resignations. The correspondence also includes letters from doctors and leaders of the Associated Out-Patient Clinics of New York, as well as with Columbia University leaders, such President Nicholas Murray Butler.



Box 13 Folder 1-12 Correspondence A-Z, 1912-1916, (12 folders)


Box 13 Folder 13 Invoices, 1913