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Hahnemann Hospital corporate records

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Identifier: HU.104
Overview

Early records of Hahnemann Hospital, including correspondence, mortgages, vouchers, and additional material. 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.

Dates: 1834-1918; Majority of material found in 1870-1880

Hahnemann University Academic Affairs records

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Identifier: HU-003
Overview Hahnemann University’s long history began in 1848 with the founding of the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania. Over the years, the institution evolved in many ways, eventually becoming Hahnemann University and, later, the Drexel University College of Medicine. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, with the decline of homeopathy, Hahnemann re-invented itself as a nationally known academic medical center with prominence in cardiac surgery and cardiology, oncology, transplantation,...
Dates: 1848 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1994

George A. Hay collection of administrative files of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania

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Identifier: WM-293-b
Overview From 1925 to 1970, the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMC) underwent significant change, adapting to both survive and prosper in a transforming society. Administrative change was brought about and explored to spark institutional growth and/or to mollify financial stress. Among the more significant events in the College’s history was the 1930 move to new and larger facilities in East Falls, and an administrative reorganization in 1942. In the 1940s and 1960s, WMC also explored...
Dates: 1890 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1965