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A catalogue of the medical library of the Philadelphia Alms-House, prepared agreeably to a resolution of the Board of Managers.

Publication Details

Philadelphia, 1831 CE.

First edition, 1824. Founded in 1732/33, this institution became known in the 19th century as "Old Blockley" after it moved to the Blockley Township in West Philadelphia. It was renamed Philadelphia General Hospital in 1919; closed in 1977.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY › Catalogues of Institutional Medical Libraries HOSPITALS U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Pennsylvania

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#13405
Permanent Link	https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15677
External URL	a-catalogue-of-the-medical-library-of-the-philadelphia-almshouse-prepared-agreeably-to-a-resolution-of-the-board-of-managers

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia