Collection Summary

Title
Metropolitan Medical Society Records
Date Span
1892-1968
Call Number
Mss.arc
Creator
Metropolitan Medical Society
Collection Size
1 linear foot (1 carton)
Repository

New York Academy of Medicine Library. The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room.

Historical Note

Historical Statement

The Metropolitan Medical Society was founded in 1861 with the goal of advancing medical science and facilitating social relationships among members through presentations, discussions, and an exchange of ideas. Meetings were hosted 9 months out of the year at the residences of members.

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The majority of the collection is comprised of minutes from the monthly meetings (1892-1963), and also includes several programs, letters, treasurer’s reports, and other assorted documents.

Arrangement of Collection

The meeting minutes are in chronological order within several folders and notebooks. Loose documents have been divided by document type with the original chronological order preserved.

Administrative Info

Collection processed and described by Nathan Dvorkin

Requests for permission to quote from or publish any materials should be directed to the reference librarian or curator in writing.

Preferred Citation

Metropolitan Medical Society Records. The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, New York Academy of Medicine Library.

Provenance

Donated by the Metropolitan Medical Society.

Collection Contents

Series 1: Metropolitan Medical Society Records

Container Description
Box 1    Folder 1 Correspondence, – 1892-1897
Box 1    Folder 2 Correspondence, – 1898-1904
Box 1    Folder 3 Correspondence, – 1905-1926
Box 1    Folder 4 Correspondence, – 1928-1932, 1940, 1968
Box 1    Folder 5 75th Anniversary and historical sketch, – 1965-1966
Box 1    Folder 6 77th Anniversary, – 1968
Box 1    Folder 7 Miscellaneous programs and amendments to constitution
Box 1    Folder 8 Treasurer’s Reports, – 1894-1912
Box 1    Folder 9 Meeting attendance and active members, – 1899-1966
Box 1    Folder 10 Minutes, – 1892-1893
Box 1    Folder 11 Minutes, – 1894
Box 1    Folder 12 Minutes, – 1911-1918
Box 1    Folder 13 Minutes, – 1931-1940
Box 1    Folder 14 Minutes, – 1941-1943
Box 1    Folder 15 Minutes, – 1944-1945
Box 1    Folder 16 Minutes, – 1945-1948
Box 1    Folder 17 Minutes, – 1954-1956
Box 1    Folder 18 Minutes, – 1957
Box 1    Folder 19 Minutes, – 1958-1959
Box 1    Folder 20 Minutes, – 1959-1960
Box 1    Folder 21 Minutes, – 1961-1962
Box 1    Folder 22 Minutes, – 1963
Box 1 Minute books, – 1895-1897, 1898-1900, 1901-1911, 1918-1924, 1925-1931
Box 1 Executive Committee minute book, – 1896-1905
Box 1 Booklet of Constitution, – 1895
Box 1 Meeting attendance notebook, – 1899-1916
Box 1 Small notebook with members list, – 1911
Box 1 Address book
Box 1 Notebook

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The New York Academy of Medicine Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Medicine — New York (State) — New York — Societies, etc.
Metropolitan Medical Society