Commencement ceremonies

Introductory lectures to the course on the Principles and Practice of Surgery, Medical Dept. of Pennsylvania College, 1844 and 1846; valedictory addresses to the graduates of the Medical Dept. of Pennsylvania College, 1852 and 1859; and two pamphlets printed by Gilbert in Sept. 1861 containing testimonial letters in support of Gilbert as candidate for the chair of Obstetrics at Jefferson Medical College.

Two unsigned holographic mss.: "A Retrospect in Science," address to the alumni, June 1868; and an address "Before Alumni and Board of Trustees, Male High School, Installation of Pres. MacDonald," Sept. 1868.

Collection contains cassette tapes, reel to reel tapes, CDs, VHSs, and DVDs. Topics include medical history talks, Thomas Jefferson University events, portrait presentations, the Raft Debate, media interviews, training tapes, and commencement ceremonies.

Card with engraved announcement of 56th annual commencement ceremony, Mar. 12, 1881; includes envelope and calling card of George W. Stout.

Thesis was awarded the Surgery Prize at the Commencement of 1908.

Leather-bound graduation keepsake, 1927; clippings of newspaper article reporting 102nd commencement ceremony, 3 June 1927; letter informing Weiss that he passed examinations for the medical degree, 26 May 1927, signed by Dean Ross V. Patterson; calling card.

Card admitting William Klemet to clinical lectures at Pennsylvania Hospital, 1878; receipt of William Klemet for payment of fee for anatomical ticket, signed by Wm. S. Forbes and R. B. [Burham?], Aug. 1879; receipts, notices and material related to John Klemet's attendance at Jefferson Medical College and the commencement ceremony of 1883.

Introductory lectures in the course of Chemistry, 1841 (one copy) and 1852 (three copies); valedictory addresses, March 9, 1853; and general introductory lecture to the course of instruction for the session of 1861-62, 14 Oct. (two copies).

Three addresses by Hartshorne : "Introductory Lecture on Medical Education, Delivered at the Philadelphia College of Medicine, March 9, 1857"; "Introductory Discourse on Speculative and Inductive Medicine, Delivered in the Medical Department of Pennsylvania College, October 8, 1860" (2 cc.); and "Valedictory Address to the Twentieth Graduating Class of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania," 1872. Also, a biographical sketch of Hartshorne by James Darrach, M.D., 1897.

Lectures introductory to the course in materia medica and pharmacy / materia medica and therapeutics, 1844, 1848, 1850 and 1851; valedictory address, 7 Mar. 1849; and "Notice of the Life and Professional Services of William R. Grant, M.D.," a lecture by Patterson held at the opening of the 1852 session of the Medical Dept. of Pennsylvania College.