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Medicine commencement invitation
12020-06-02T17:45:45+00:00Christine Liebson6faeb936e67a615bb9a88f40102e089038d20a5496Invitation for the 50th Medical School commencement in 1894, depicting both 1887 and 1846 buildingsplain2020-07-13T20:19:23+00:000128718941894Medicine ; E63240 Commencements / Brochurepublic domainMedical Department of Western Reserve UniversityCWRU ArchivesCommencement ; ThingsChristine Liebson6faeb936e67a615bb9a88f40102e089038d20a54
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12020-06-02T17:45:43+00:00Christine Liebson6faeb936e67a615bb9a88f40102e089038d20a54Medical School, 1887, exterior, north and west sides6The Medical School building at East 9th street and St. Clair Avenue built in 1887plain2020-07-13T19:40:42+00:00012681887?Medical School, 1887unknownunknownCWRU ArchivesPlacesMedical school, 1887, exterior, north and west sides, ?Copyright status unknown.Christine Liebson6faeb936e67a615bb9a88f40102e089038d20a54
12020-03-24T10:47:45+00:00School of Medicine37Did you know? During its 81 years in downtown Cleveland, the largest School of Medicine enrollment was 255 in 1849/50. Tuition was $50.image_header2021-03-02T17:01:49+00:0018431844-1925The School of Medicine was located in downtown Cleveland for 81 years (half of its existence), longer than any other WRU school or department. During its downtown period, the School graduated the second woman in the United States to receive a regular medical degree. WRU's School of Medicine also graduated the most women at a co-educational regular medical school before the 1860s. The School also began its program of research while downtown, constructing 2 buildings (the H.K. Cushing Laboratory and the Physiological Laboratory) for this purpose." In 1844 enrollment was 109 and tuition was $50. In 1923 enrollment was 197 and tuition was $250. Additional information about the history of the School of Medicine is available in the archived blog post, "School of Medicine Mini-History, " written by Archives staff.
