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Dr. Pasquale B. Guarini [1916-2003] was a physician and graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, Class of 1942. Dr. Guarini was involved with the creation of the Medic, the annual yearbook of Hahnemann Medical College. Contains original copies of photos from the 1942 Medic, a senior class list from 1941-42, two homeopathic remedy books, Condensed Therapeutics by Luyties Pharmaceutical Co., and Materia Medica by Boericke, along with a notebook and a copy of Physician's Handbook.

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Records of the Philadelphia Hahnemann Alumni Society (PHAS), a continuation of the Homeopathic Medical Society (HMS) of the County of Philadelphia (1931-58, 1986), including: HMS Board of Trustees minutes, 1931-48, PHAS Board of Trustees minutes, 1948-58, meeting minutes, 1942-51. Also includes information on the Archives' endowment creating from the organization's closing assets in 1986.

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Contains material relating to Dr. Raymond C. Truex, a beloved professor of anatomy at Hahnemann. Books, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, cards, programs, and material on whaling. Also contains material from the American Association of Anatomists, Oscar V. Batson papers, Rufus B. Weaver silver cups, the Hahnemann Medical College paper perforator, and anatomical specimens and a microscope.

Overview Dr. Richard R. Gutekunst [1927-2018] was a bacteriologist and dean of Hahnemann Medical College. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served as a pharmacist’s mate during World War II. While in the U.S. Naval Reserves, Dr. Gutekunst earned a degree in bacteriology from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1951, then returned to military service as an commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps during the Korean War. Dr. Gutekunst retired from the Navy in 1968, and became a...

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Robert A. J. Walker [1928-2012] acted in the positions of Assistant/Associate Vice President for Academic Administration, as well as Dean of Students. Materials acquired by the Hahnemann Medical College Assistant/Associate Vice President for Academic Administration Robert A. J. Walker, relating to Hahnemann Medical College accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, including correspondence, self-studies, reports, and other materials.

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Ruth Batten Selby was a graduate of the Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing. Included in her collection are material on the nursing school, including photos, material on the first training program for cardiac surgical nursing, letters and miscellaneous notes, a personal history written by patient Charles Bailey, and a Mike Angelo cartoon.

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Violet V. Detwiler was a 1928 graduate of Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing. Contains programs from Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing, 60th Anniversary class reunion in 1950, and the 50th Anniversary class reunion in 1940. Also a commencement program, and material from alumni day 1937. Also includes a Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing roster (1926-27) and a Photograph of the class of 1928. Also contains several nursing pins.

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Contains bronze, deco style letter opener with engraving that reads, "10th Annual Dinner, W. B. Van Lennep, Clinical Club, March 7th 1905, Bellevue-Stratford"

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Walter Edmundson graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1941. Collection includes material on his Pinta studies in the 1950s, clippings on DDT and other public health issues, 1969-1985, and a reprint of 1941 his article, "Sectarian medicine is no longer necessary or desirable."

Overview Selected office files and documents from Dr. William Likoff’s tenure as president of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital. Dr. Likoff was a renowned cardiologist and was president of the American College of Cardiology from 1967-1968, and a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, class of 1938. In 1975, he played a key role in founding the Likoff Institute for Cardiovascular Research at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, which was named in his honor. Two years later, in 1977 he became...