John B. Deaver Surgical Society Membership Book, 1897-1926

Historical Note

The John B. Deaver Surgical Society was a society for students at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine.

Collection Description

Scope and Content

A register for the members of the John B. Deaver Surgical Society. Elements include: name, class of, place of birth, previous education, degrees, date of matriculation, date of entrance into the society, hospital appointments, personal address, and remarks. There are 175 entries, many of them partially filled out.

Additional Material

Additional records from the John B. Deaver Surgical Society can be found in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia’s Historical Collections.

Administrative Info

Collection processed and described by Rebecca Pou

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Preferred Citation

John B. Deaver Surgical Society Membership Book. The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, New York Academy of Medicine Library.

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