Displays

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Displays
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Items used in exhibits and displays. A mix of images not meant to have a web presence of its own...

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  • Emma Kaufmann Clinic
    A black-and-white, grainy photograph of a square three-story brick building with dormers.
    Image from the Western Pennsylvania Medical College announcement for 1897/1898 showing the Emma Kaufmann Clinic building in 1897
  • Emma Kaufmann Clinic building
    A photograph of a square three-story red brick building with a red door.
    Current photograph of the old Emma Kaufmann Clinic building
  • Faculty advisor note
    Small notecard reading, "Jan 4th 1892. This is to certify that Mr. S.J. Neffner commenced the study of medicine with me on Sept 1888 and has prosecuted the same continuously until Sept 20th 1891, and that he is of good moral character. [Unknown Signature] M.D."
    Faculty advisor note confirming student's aptitude and work
  • Lecture and clinics tickets
    Yellow index card with typewritten and handwritten text. Reads: "Session of 1898-9. Western Pennsylvania Medical College Medical Dept. of the Western University of Penna. City of Pittsburgh. Admit Hugh E. McGuire. Clinics at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. [Unknown Signature] M.D., Dean. N.B. This ticket is not good unless endorsed by the Superintendent of the Hospital.
    Tickets issued to students and admitting them to attend lectures and clinics, with the demonstrator's confirmation (on the back) of topic and student's attendance at the chosen course
  • Lecture schedules
    Three-page typewritten foldout showing a timetable from 9AM-4PM for Monday-Saturday for first, second, and third year students. Each time slot is filled with a lecture or clinic assignment, such as "Chemistry, Prof. Tingley," or "Clinic W.P.H. Medical. Prof. Lange."
    Two foldouts with the listing of all lectures for the sessions 1898-1899 and 1899-1900
  • Matriculation tickets
    Yellowed index card with typewritten and handwritten text. Reads: "This ticket is not evidence of attendance on a course of lectures. Western Pennsylvania Medical College. Session of 1899-1900 matriculation ticket. This certifies that Hugh S. McGuire is entitled to enter the Western Pennsylvania Medical College he having duly complied with the preliminary requirements. [Unknown Signature] Dean."
    Tickets confirming that a student satisfied preliminary requirements to enter Western Pennsylvania Medical College
  • Medley of tickets
    Six index cards scattered on a pink background, each headed "Western Pennsylvania Medical College." All are from the 1890s. One reads, "Western Pennsylvania Medical College, Sessions of 1891-92, Matriculation Ticket. This certifies that S.J. Heffner is entitled to enter the Western Pennsylvania Medical College, he having duly complied with the preliminary requirements." Another reads, "Session of 1897-8, Western Pennsylvania Medical College, City of Pittsburgh. Practical Anatomy. Admit H.E. McGuire."
    A sample of Western Pennsylvania Medical College tickets issued to students in the late19th century
  • Mütter's Syllabus (1848) with notes on display
    Open book. Handwritten sheet of notes is shown on the left page. The right page shows text from a textbook, with handwritten annotations on the page.
    Photograph of the opened "Syllabus of the course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery, delivered in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia" published in Philadelphia in 1848 and displayed to show the handwritten notes of its user on added pages.
  • Mütter's Syllabus (1848) with notes on display
    Open book with text on the left page and handwritten notes on the right page.
    Photograph of the opened "Syllabus of the course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery, delivered in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia" published in Philadelphia in 1848 and displayed to show the handwritten notes of its user on added pages.
  • Mutter's Syllabus (1851) with notes on display
    Open book with text on the left page and handwritten notes on the right page.
    Photograph of the opened "Syllabus of the course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery, delivered in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia" published in Philadelphia in 1851 and displayed to show the handwritten notes of its user on added pages.
  • Page with medical student college costs in 1886
    Single page of an open book showing typewritten text that lists out fees of medical school and their associated costs.
    Page from the Western Pennsylvania Medical College Announcement listing some of the costs associated with attending the college
  • Pathology lab
    Group photograph of unidentified University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine students in the pathology laboratory in Pennsylvania Hall.
  • Pennsylvania Hall
  • Phi Beta Pi Certificate
    Yellowed certificate with a seal on the bottom left corner and a skull and pelvis bone emblem at the top. Reads: "Phi Beta Bi. This writing is to certify that Robert R Macdonald of Pittsburgh, State of Penna., has been initiated by the Alpha Chapter of University of Pittsburgh 11089 in witness whereof we have hereunto set out hand and have caused to be affixed the great seal of the fraternity this 27th day of April A.D. 1929."
    Initiation certificate issued to Robert R. Macdonald by Phi Beta Pi fraternity, Chapter Alpha of the University of Pittsburgh
  • Phi Beta Pi symbol
    Drawing showing a skull on top of emblem with the Greek letters for Phi Beta Pi.
    Reproduction of the Phi Beta Pi symbol from the 1928 yearbook
  • Site of the Western Pennsylvania Medical College
    A photograph of two trees on a small hill with a small garden in the foreground.
    Photograph of the site, where the Western Pennsylvania Medical College stood. Obscured by the line of trees and sitting on the top of a hill at the the corner of the Brereton and 30th Streets, the site of the former college is a private parking lot.
  • West Penn Hospital in 1873
    A black-and-white engraving of a large three-story building with two wings, a front portico, and a fountain.
    Illustration from the Annual report of the managers of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital for 1873
  • West Penn Hospital site
    A photograph of a two-lane road on a downward sloping hill with a small park in the background.
    Photograph of the West Penn Park, the site where the former West Penn Hospital stood. Corner lot of the 30th and Brereton Streets (Polish Hill)
  • Western Pennsylvania Medical College
    Black-and-white photo of a four-story brick building with a round addition on its front.
    Early photograph of the College's new addition (in sepia). Corner view of a new building with part of original building visible on the right. Matted.
  • Western Pennsylvania Medical College
    Cover of an orange pamphlet that reads "Western Pennsylvania Medical College, Pittsburgh. Announcement. Session of 1886/7." Also has a grayscale illustration of a five-story square-shaped building.
    Cover of the Western Pennsylvania Medical College Announcement for 1886-87 with the illustration of the first building of the college
  • Western Pennsylvania Medical College
    Black-and-white, grainy picture of a four-story brick building with a round addition to its front.
    Image from the Western Pennsylvania Medical College announcement for 1898 showing the new building; on the left of it - Emma Kaufmann Clinic, on the right - the original college building