6. Committee to Prepare a Memorial of the Late Dr. Samuel Lewis reports, 04 February 1891; 06 April 1892

File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The committee reports in this collection are part of the records of the Office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The reports span the tenures of six secretaries of the College of Physicians: John H. Packard (1862-1877), William G, Porter (1877-1879), Richard A, Cleemann (1879-1885), Isaac Norris, Jr. (1885-1890), Charles W, Dulles (1890-1896), and Thomas R. Neilson (1896- 1914), The reports, spanning 1867 to 1911, were produced by various ad-hoc committees appointed by the Fellows of the College of Physicians to address issues affecting the College and the medical profession during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Many of these committees existed for only one or two months, their purpose being to prepare a public statement containing recommendations about a particular issue;in many cases, the committees prepared only one report before being discharged. The topics addressed in the reports include legislation affecting the medical profession, public health issues, the invasion of communicable diseases, and the selection of suitable memorials for deceased Fellows. Three of the reports (the Report of the Sub-committee of the Committee on Tablets [1885], the Report of the Committee appointed to Collect and Distribute Funds for the Relief of the Members of the Medical Profession who sustained losses by reason of the Floods at Johnstown [1889], and the Report of the Committee to prepare a memorial of the Late Dr. Samuel Lewis [1891]) were originally contained in the same envelope.

Dates

04 February 1891; 06 April 1892

Extent

From the Collection: .2 Linear feet (1 half document box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Overview

The Committee to Prepare a Memorial of the Late Dr. Samuel Lewis was appointed on 7 January 1891, shortly after Lewis's death. The committee, consisting of Alfred Stille, S, Weir Mitchell, and John Ashhurst, Jr., was responsible for designing a memorial tablet, determining where it would be hung, and raising the funds to pay for it. The tablet was financed by donations from Fellows and was hung on the wall of the second story landing of the College building on 13th and Locust streets. The committee also donated a brass name plate for Samuel Lewis's portrait. After completing its duties, the committee was dismissed on 6 April 1892.