The archives at Pennsylvania Hospital
trace the development of health care and public policy since
the mid-1700s. The wide range of materials consists of Board
of Manager minutes; admission and discharge record; administrative
and financial records; personal correspondence of physicians
and superintendents; and record of other charitable organizations
that were absorbed by the hospital. The archives also benefitted
from the NLM grants of the 1970s through arrangement, description
and microfilming.
The memorabilia collection includes hundreds of diverse medical
artifacts, such as antique surgical kits and World War I scrapbooks
from hospital nurses. The photograph collection features Dr.
Thomas S. Kirkbride's Magic lantern slide collection.
The Archives are located in the historic Pine Building at the
Hospital. For information, please call Library Services at (215)
829-5434 or send e-mail to peepless@pahosp.com.
Appointments are required to view materials.
To view a detailed description of the Hospital's records, see
the finding aid.
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