Philadelphia County Dental Society records

Organized in 1886 by Dr. Alonzo Boice, the Philadelphia County Dental Society is a professional association that is dedicated to the improvement of the public's oral health and upholding ethical principles in the field of dentistry. In addition, the group provides educational and informational...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia County Dental Society (Creator)
Collection:Philadelphia County Dental Society Records
Collection Number:4325
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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110 2 |a Philadelphia County Dental Society  |e creator 
245 1 |a Philadelphia County Dental Society records  |f 1886-circa 2019, bulk 1936-2009 
300 |a 8.7 Linear feet  |f ; 11 boxes, 79 volumes, 5 flat files 
500 |a Materials Separated from the Resource: The following books were separated to HSP's library: Asbell, Milton B. A Bibliography of Dentistry in America 1790-1840. Sussex House Publications, 1973. Bennion, Elisabeth. Antique Dental Instruments. Sotheby’s Publications: London, 1986. Glenner, Richard A., Audrey B. Davis, and Stanley B. Burns. The American Dentist: A Pictorial History with a presentation of Early Dental Photography in America. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company: Missoula, Montana, 1990. Philadelphia County Dental Society. The Journal of the Philadelphia County Dental Society, Celebrating our 100th Anniversary, 1986. Sissman, Isaac. "History of Dentistry in Philadelphia: 1868-1968." Pennsylvania Dental Journal 35, No. 3 (March 1968).  
506 |a Collection is open for research. 
520 |a Organized in 1886 by Dr. Alonzo Boice, the Philadelphia County Dental Society is a professional association that is dedicated to the improvement of the public's oral health and upholding ethical principles in the field of dentistry. In addition, the group provides educational and informational support to its members and acts as an advocate for the dental profession. Today it is a component society of the American Dental Association and the Pennsylvania Dental Association. This collection consists primarily of bound volumes of the Society's journal and photograph albums. Additional items in the collection include a minute book with the charter and bylaws, a membership ledger, membership applications, a letter regarding the addition of fluoride into the city of Philadelphia's water supply, typed and printed histories of the organization, published materials related to the organization and dentistry, property records relating to the Richardson Dilworth House (the location of the Society from the late 1970s to the late 1990s), citations, photographs of Philadelphia taken by Society members, the seal of the Society, and other materials.  
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Philadelphia County Dental Society records (Collection 4325), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Gift of the Philadelphia County Dental Society, 2019. Accession number 2019.053. 
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: "A History of the Academy of Stomatology," 1964 (manuscript) by Burkhardt and Hand (Am .8111) William Jukes Alcock Birkey daybook, 1847-1852 (Am .9765) Mary H. Stillwell Kuesel correspondence, 1893-1933 (Collection 1442) Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons constitution and by-laws, 1845-1874 (Am .8110) Women's Dental Association of the United States records, 1892-1921 (Collection 773)  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 0 |a Clubs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th Century.  
650 0 |a Dentistry--Periodicals. 
650 0 |a Dentistry. 
650 0 |a Dentists. 
650 7 |a Women's History--Medical Professions--Dentistry--20th century.  |2 Local sources 
656 0 |a Dentistry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History. 
656 0 |a Dentists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia 
710 2 |a Philadelphia County Dental Society  |e creator 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Philadelphia County Dental Society Records  |l 4325 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/p/PCDS4325.html