Drexel University College of Medicine
Organization
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Cameron and Mary Papanicolaou papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.OS-120
Overview
Andromache ”Mary” Papanicolaou [1890-1982] was the wife and lab technician of Dr. George Papanicolaou [1883-1962], a cytopathology researcher known for developing the Pap Smear. Mrs. Papanicolaou was instrumental in Dr. Papanicolaou’s discovery of the cervical screening method due to the fact that she volunteered as a test subject for Dr. Papanicolaou’s cervical screening experiments almost daily. The Pap Smear is considered one of the leading breakthroughs in cancer detection, and is used...
Dates:
1960-1983; Majority of material found in 1960-1980
Charles S. Cameron papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.012-013
Overview
Dr. Cameron served Hahnemann Medical College as Dean (1956-60), President (1961-71), and Board Chairman (1971-72). These office files include minutes, correspondence, reports, and memoranda, including Board of Trustees minutes 1964-71, Board correspondence 1965-72, by-laws, commencement material including honoree correspondence, biography, some addresses and photographs 1961-72, building programs and dedications (Bobst and Feinstein 1967, New College 1972), institute planning, carbon dioxide...
Dates:
1961-1974; Majority of material found in 1963-1972
Charles Sherwood Cameron papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.109
Overview
Charles Sherwood Cameron Jr. served as the Dean of Hahnemann Medical College (1956-60), President (1961-71), and Board Chairman (1971-72). This collection includes medals and academic hoods, correspondence regarding his leadership and involvement, honors and tributes, addresses, papers, presentations, photographs, and news clippings.
Dates:
1966-1998; Majority of material found in 1970-1985
Daniel C. Gajdusek papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.OS-126
Overview
Dr. Daniel Carleton Gajdusek [1923-2008] was a Nobel Prize winning virologist. Dr. Gajdusek is best known for his research work on prion, or protein based, diseases, most specifically the Kuru disease. He worked on this research primarily in the South Pascific region of New Guinea starting in 1957. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1976. From 1970 to 1997 he also acted as the Head of the Brain Studies Laboratory at the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke. Dr. Gajdusek...
Dates:
1970-1983; Majority of material found in 1970-1980
Division of Medical Affairs and Hahnemann Hospital records
Collection
Identifier: HU.OS-040-050
Overview
Hahnemann Hospital was opened in 1890 after Hahnemann Medical College cut ties with the independent Homeopathic Hospital of Philadelphia. Hahnemann Hospital moved to its permanent location in 1928, and continued to be a prominent Philadelphia hospital until it closed in 2019. Collection includes Council on Health Affairs and Medical Staff Executive Committee minutes, Hospital Management and Administration Group Minutes, Medical Staff Minutes, status reports, updates, and lists, Hospital...
Dates:
1950-1991; Majority of material found in 1960-1989
Edward Wharton Shober papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.014
Overview
Edward Wharton Shober was president of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital from 1971 to 1977 and, through a hugely controversial procurement of federal and state loans, helped bring Hahnemann back from financial instability, but was forced to resign as a result of the ensuing scandal.Mr. Shober was the first president of Hahnemann Medical College that was not a physician; he was granted an honorary doctorate of science by Wilkes College in 1975. Comprised of files, mainly news clippings,...
Dates:
1971-1978; Majority of material found in 1971-1976
Edwin Todd books
Collection
Identifier: HU.148
Overview
Dr. Edwin M. Todd [1920-2015], was a world renowned neurosurgeon who was also active in pursuing interests in art history, literature, and law. Dr. Todd served as a Tech Sergeant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the Second World War, and following the war, pursued medical education at Temple University and Hahnemann Medical College. His research centered around deep brain implant electrodes and treatment of Parkinson’s Disease through neurosurgery. Dr. Todd is also credited alongside Dr....
Dates:
1980-1995; Majority of material found in 1980-1990
Esther Iva May Riggle-Staudenmayer papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.110
Overview
Esther Iva May Riggle-Staudenmayer graduated from the Hahnemann School of Nursing in 1938. This collection contains student and graduate nursing uniforms and photographs.
Dates:
1936-1938; Majority of material found in 1936-1938
F. James
Collection
Identifier: HU.136
Overview
Contains Hahnemann Medical College memorabilia and two yearbooks.
Dates:
1930-1950; Majority of material found in 1930-1950
Frederick William Sunderman collection
Collection
Identifier: HU.OS-138
Overview
Dr. Frederick William Sunderman [1898-2003] was a renowned clinical pathologist and physician. Dr. Sunderman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1923, and worked at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital. During the Second World War Dr. Sunderman worked as a toxicologist for the U.S. Navy Office of Scientific Research and Development as well as the Manhattan Project. Dr. Sunderman, beginning in 1933, also acted as the Director...
Dates:
1970-1980; Majority of material found in 1970-1980
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