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Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital records

 Collection
Identifier: HU.068

Overview

Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, known for most of its history as Hahnemann Medical College, was founded in 1848 by Drs. Constantine Hering, Jacob Jeanes, and Walter Williamson as an institution for standardizing the practice of Homeopathy. After a brief split in 1867 that resulted in two schools existing at the same time, the college was renamed Hahnemann Medical College in 1869. Hahnemann continued expanding through the early 20th century, and became a highly regarded medical school despite ceasing to teach homeopathy in 1959. The school became Hahnemann University in 1981, and in 1993, merged with the Medical College of Pennsylvania to become MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine ended its long history in 2002 when it was absorbed by Drexel University and renamed the Drexel University College of Medicine. The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania records Collection is made up of financial and administrative records from the period of 1864 to 1915. This includes financial reports and documents, as well as material pertaining to the Board of Trustees ranging from 1864 to 1900, and administrative records and financial materials from 1900 to 1915. These materials are by no means a full or exhaustive set of records for the college during this time range, and while focused in the time periods of 1865 -1890 and 1900-1915, these periods are not fully covered and there are significant gaps. This collection would be extremely useful for anyone studying how medical schools were administered at the time, how medical schools operated financially, as well as what day to day academic life was like for students of medical schools at this time.

Dates

  • 1856-1914
  • Majority of material found in 1856-1914

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Extent

0.5 linear feet (.5 doc box flat)