Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Percy Tindall papers
Collection
Identifier: 2016-018
Overview
This is the second donation from the donor, Robert Tindall, a descendant of several Hahnemann alumni. (The earlier donation is the 1899 Hahnemann yearbook, which, although accessioned separately as 2014.010, is housed together with this accession, 2016.018.) Percy A. Tindall MD., graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1899. This collection contains 13 photographs, a letter and two textbooks belonging to Dr. Tindall.
Dates:
1890 - 1921
President's Office and Administrative Records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0990
Overview
The oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP) was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." Since the founding of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, there have been twenty-eight presidents and five acting presidents. From 1937 to 1995, there were four presidents and one acting president who left their administrations well...
Dates:
1907-2003; Majority of material found within 1939-1993
Samuel Hahnemann correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HU.095
Overview
Christian Freidrich Samuel Hahnemann [1755-1843] was a German physician known to be the father of homeopathic medicine. His teachings, techniques and writings were the main basis of homeopathic medical practice, and he was seen and studied as a guiding figure by the homeopathic physicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Contains letters of Samuel Hahnemann with some translations, including Melanie [D'Hervilly] Hahnemann, his wife; Amalie Suss, his daughter; and Leopold Suss-Hahnemann,...
Dates:
1755-1985; Majority of material found in -
Schall collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-005
Overview
John Hubley Schall earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College in 1893. Materials represent the life and work of Dr. Schall, his wife, Nina Schall, M.D. (Cornell Medical School, 1906) and probably their son, John Schall, also a physician, who likely owned some of the journals in the collection. Materials in the collection include photographs, illustrations, correspondence, notes, lectures and speeches, and publications.
Dates:
1893 - 1982
Schramm, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-091
Overview
Schramm, Inc. is a manufacturing company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, that has had strong ties to Drexel University for almost one hundred years. Founded by Christian D. Schramm in Philadelphia in 1900, the company moved to its current location in 1917. In its early years, Schramm sold small gasoline engines and portable air compressors, but in recent decades the firm has specialized in the manufacture of drilling equipment. The Schramm, Inc. records include board and stockholders’...
Dates:
1836-2018; Majority of material found within 1900-1983
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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Schramm, Inc. records
Eleanor Slifer Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-1006
Overview
Dr. Eleanor Slifer (1900-1986) was a faculty member in the Department of Zoology, University of Iowa and a member of the Entomology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Dr. Slifer’s groundbreaking work with insect chemoreceptors lead to over 100 published papers in professional journals. This collection dates from 1928 to 1980 and contains handwritten notes, illustrations, manuscripts and galley proofs relating to a number of Dr. Slifer's published papers....
Dates:
1928-1980
Snader Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.149
Overview
Contains the papers of Edward R. Snader, Sr. and his son Edward R. Snader, Jr., including diplomas, photographs, books (text, tribute, notebook), lecture notes and pamphlets. Dr. Edward Snader Sr. [1855-1909] graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1884, and went on after his graduation to become Chief of the Dispensary Staff at Hahnemann Medical College. He was also a professor of diagnosis at Hahnemann Medical College. Dr. Edward R. Snader Jr. [1895-1942] graduated from Hahnemann...
Dates:
1835-1990; Majority of material found in 1880-1940
Theodore Geiger notebooks
Collection
Identifier: HU.092
Overview
Dr. Theodore S. Geiger was a student at the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1854, and almost nothing is known about him or his life. He was from Manchester, Maryland, graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1854, and alumni records indicate he died in 1863. His nephew Dr. Edmund Geiger Shower, whose materials can also be found in this collection, was also a homeopathic physician and graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College of...
Dates:
1852-1854; Majority of material found in 1852-1854
Thomas Moore collection
Collection
Identifier: 2012-021
Overview
Thomas Moore received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1848. He became an ardent follower of the homeopathic movement led by Dr. Constantine Hering. Moore served as a faculty member at the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1858-1860, where he worked in the anatomy and obstetrics departments. Collection contains medical instruments, including a homeopathic remedy kit; memorabilia; and publications (reprints), mostly homeopathic related, as well as a Hahnemannian...
Dates:
ca. 1860-1898
Vischer Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HU.OS-139
Overview
Contains material from Dr. Carl Victor Vischer, Sr. [1866-1906] and his sons, Dr. Carl Victor Vischer, Jr. [1896-1932] and Dr. Thomas John Vischer [1900-1978]. Dr. Carl Vischer, Sr graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1887 and was a noted surgeon who developed the appendectomy incision. He was also a founder of St. Luke's Hospital and the namesake of the Carl V. Vischer Medical and Surgical Society, founded in 1907 by a student of his, Dr. Desiderio Roman. Dr. Thomas Vischer was a...
Dates:
1900-1995; Majority of material found in 1900-1995