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Guidance Leaflets: Osteopathy, Walter J. Greenleaf

John McPartland, D.O. Collection

A leaflet created by the U.S. Federal Security Agency and U.S. Office of Education describing the osteopathic profession, opportunities, and education. The leaflet was created in 1945 and reprinted by the American Osteopathic Association in 1946.

Osteopathic Digest (December 1945), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The December 1945 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• President's Page
• Call for Osteopathic Progress
• Alumni Approve Financial Program
• Osteopathic Education
• Dr. Dressler Appointed Dean of the Philadelphia College
• Osteopathic Meetings
• P. C. O. Commencement
• Commencement Address
• Classroom and Laboratory: The Student's Page
• On the Firing Line! George B. Stineman, D.O.
• Alumni Activities

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 3, Issue 3, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The September 1945 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Diabetes Mellitus with Carcinomatosis and Many Other Unexplained Complications: A Case Report with Autopsy Findings by William Baldwin Jr.
• The Toxemias of Pregnancy: A Working Hypothesis by Julian L. Mines, III and Olwen C. Forbes

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 3, Issue 2, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The June 1945 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• The Use of Continuous Caudal Analgesia in 500 Obstetrical Cases: A Preliminary Report by Julian L. Mines, III and Edward A. Holroyd
• The Use of Continuous Caudal Analgesia for Cesarean Section: A Report of 53 Cases by Julian L. Mines, III and Edward A. Holroyd
• Present Day Considerations in the Treatment of Gonorrhea by H. Willard Sterrett
• A Study of Stillbirth Deliveries by Edward A. Holroyd
• Spontaneous Rupture of the Urinary Bladder: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler
• Obstructive Jaundice Due to Carcinoma of Ampulla of Vater: …

Osteopathic Digest (March 1945), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The March 1945 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• The President’s Page
• Veterans' Education
• Alumni President's Message
• Alumni Elections and Appointments
• Progress Fund Campaign
• College Acquires Services of Celebrated Scientist
• Hospital's Financial History
• On the Firing Line!-Maj. Theodore C. Newman, D.O.
• Alumni Properly Committee Report
• Metropolitan Hospital
• College Library Grows Apace
• Alumni Notes

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 3, Issue 1, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The March 1945 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• New Developments in Antisyphilitic Therapy by Edwin H. Cressman
• Infarction of the Placenta by Julian Lansing Mines, III
• Lymphatic Leukemia: A Case Report with Autopsy Findings by William Baldwin, Jr.

Osteopathic Digest (March 1945), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The March 1945 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• The President's Page
• Veterans' Education
• College Acquires Services of Celebrated Scientist
• Alumni President's Message
• Alumni Elections and Appointments
• Progress Fund Campaign
• Hospital's Financial History
• On the Firing Line! Maj. Theodore C. Newman, D.O.
• Alumni Properly Committee Report
• Metropolitan Hospital
• Obituary
• College Library Grows Apace
• Alumni Notes

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 11-12, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The November-December issue of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Editorial
• The Psychology of the Casula by Robert E. Bachman
• Caudal Manikin by Julian Lansing Mines, III
• The Female Perineum by Julian Lansing Mines, III
• The Rh Factor and Its Relation to the Practice of Obstetrics by Julian Lansing Mines, III
• Endocrinology in Obstetrics by Julian Lansing Mines, III
• Death by Coronary Occlusive Disease in Carcinoma of the Prostate: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler and Norman Arends
• index

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 10, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The October 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Displacement of the Upper Femoral Epiphysis in the Adolescent by James M. Eaton
• Infectious Mononucleosis by Victor R. Fisher
• Rupture of the Heart in Coronary Occlusive Disease: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 9, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The September 1944 issues of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Oxyuriasis in One Thousand Consecutive Cases of Appendicular Disease by Boyd B. Button, Norman W. Arends
• Primary Carcinoma of the Gallbladder: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler
• Aberrant Pancreas: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 8, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The August 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Comparison of Palpatory and Radiographic Methods of Determining Vertebral Segmental Motion by Frederick A. Long, Paul T. Lloyd and C. Haddon Soden
• Pathologico-Radiological Conference by Paul T. Lloyd and Otterbein Dressler
• Spontaneous Rupture of the Aorta Due to Non-Luetic Dissecting Aneurism: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 7, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The July 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Some Intimations of an Osteopathic Background in the Etiology of Disease, with Special Reference to the Malignancies by Otterbein Dressler
• Radiographic Study of the Immediate Effects of Mobilizing Manipulation on Flexion-Extension Motion in the Cervical Vertebral Column by Frederick A. Long, Paul T. Lloyd and C. Haddon Soden
• Pathologico-Radiological Conference by Paul T. Lloyd and Otterbein Dressler
• Spontaneous Rupture of the Aorta Due to Syphilis: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 6, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The June 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Tinea Capitis by Edwin H. Cressman
• The Anatomy and Physiology of the Brachial Plexus and Shoulder Girdle by Angus G. Cathie
• Rheumatic Fever by Ruth E. Tinley
• Successful Suicide on the Third Attempt: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 5, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The May 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• The Present Status of Roentgen Therapy in the Field of Cancer – Its Past History and Its Future by Floyd J. Trenery
• A Review of Research. IV. Radiographic Study of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Changes in Flexion-Extension Motion by Frederick A. Long
• Microlithiasis: Report of a Case by H. Willard Sterrett
• Asphyxia Due to Regurgitated Food Blocking the Respiratory Tree: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 4, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The April 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Roentgen Ray Therapy in Inflammatory Diseases by Kenneth L. Wheeler
• A Four Year Survey Emphasizing the Importance of Routine Serologic Tests for the Detection of Syphilis by Otterbein Dressler and Harold Bruner
• Eclampsia Complicated by Gas Bacillus Infection of the Gallbladder and Prolonged Anuria by William E. McDougall
• Intestinal Strangulation Due to Adhesion of Meckel’s Diverticulum Simulating Acute Appendicitis: Report a Case by Frank E. Gruber

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 3, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The March 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Development of the Vertical Column by Paul T. Lloyd
• The Diagnosis and Treatment of the Herniated Nucleus Pulposus by James M. Eaton
• A Review of Research. III. Radiographic Study of Cervical Vertebral Motion in Twenty College Students and in Sixty Clinical Subjects by Frederick A. Long
• Influenzal Pneumonitis: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 2, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The February 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Spinal Joint Mobilization under Anesthesia by C. Haddon Soden
• Comparative Study of the Segmental Incidence of Individual Spinal Palpatory Findings in Disorders of Certain Thoracic, Upper Abdominal and Pelvic Organs by Guy S. Deming
• The Effect on Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate in Non-Clinical Subjects of Active Soft Tissue Manipulation Combined with Sudden Spinal Joint Mobilization in the Entire Spinal Region by Guy S. Deming and Viola C. Kruener
• Status Thymicolymphaticus: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 2, Issue 1, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The January 1944 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Roentgenological Diagnosis of Typical and Atypical Pneumonia by Kenneth L. Wheeler
• A Review of Research. II. The Effect of Certain Types of Manipulation on Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate in College Students by Frederick A. Long
• A Background for rational Therapy. III. A Basis for Spinal Manipulation in Rational Therapy by Guy S. Deming
• Polycystic Disease of the Kidney: Case Report with Postmortem Findings by H. Willard Sterrett and Otterbein Dressler

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 1, Issue 5, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The December 1943 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Parathyroidism by Paul T. Lloyd
• A Review of Some Operative Injuries to the Urinary Tract by H. Willard Sterrett
• Interventricular Septal Defect: Report of Two Cases by Victor R. Fisher
• Pulmonary Embolism Unassociated with Surgery or Obstetrics: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler
• Index

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 1, Issue 4, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The November 1943 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Serologic Interpretation in the Diagnosis of Syphilis by Edwin H. Cressman
• Radiological Consideration of Tumors of Bone by Paul T. Lloyd

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 1, Issue 3, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The October 1943 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• A Review of Research. Part I. Introduction by Frederick A. Long
• A Background for Rational Therapy. Part II. Principles of Rational Therapy by Guy S. Deming
• Intrathoracic Adenoma Involving the Left Lobe of the Thyroid Gland by Paul T. Lloyd and Kenneth L. Wheeler
• Sciatic Neuralgia Following Forceps Delivery Treated by Lumbosacral Mobilization Under Surgical Anesthesia by H. Walter Evans and C. Haddon Soden
• Pituitary Obesity: Autopsy Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler
• A Flanged Paraffin Block Holder Designed to be Attached While Moulding the Block by Boyd …

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 1, Issue 2, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The September 1943 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Total Cystectomy with Implantation of Ureters for Carcinoma of the Bladder in a Male, Age 29 by H. Willard Sterrett
• Postmortem Blood Chemistry: an Illustrative Case by Otterbein Dressler
• The Effects on the Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate of Soft Tissue Manipulation Combined with Sudden Spinal Joint Mobilization in the Upper Thoracic Region in a Group of “Normal” College Students by Frederick A. Long and Guy S. Deming
• Malignant Hypertension: Report of a Case by Otterbein Dressler and Victor R. Fisher

Osteopathic Medicine Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine

The August 1943 issue of Osteopathic Medicine contains the following articles:

• Preadolescent and Adolescent Dystrophies of Bone Common to the Lower Extremities by Kenneth L. Wheeler
• Management of Epiphyseal Dystrophies of the Spine and Lower Extremities by James M. Eaton
• Pulmonary Embolism: A Report of Two Cases by Otterbein Dressler
• A Background for Rational Therapy by Guy S. Deming

Osteopathic Digest (May 1943), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The May 1943 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Editorially
• To Keep Step with Progress In All Education
• Edgar O. Holden
• Resolution or Dissolution-Which? By Frederick A. Long
• Commencement-1943
• Alumni Day
• Osteopathic Meetings
• A Report to the Profession - John G. Keck
• The Status of Endocrine Preparations in Gynecologic Practice
• Arthur M. Flack, Jr.
• Alumni Notes

Osteopathic Digest (May 1943), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The May 1943 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Editorially
• To Keep Step with Progress in All Education by Edgar O. Holden
• Resolution or Dissolution-Which? by Frederick A. Long
• Commencement-1943
• Alumni Day
• Osteopathic Meetings
• A Report to the Profession by John G. Keck
• Figures Tell Story of Hospital Growth
• The Status of Endocrine Preparations in Gynecologic Practice by Arthur M. Flack, Jr.
• Alumni Notes

Osteopathic Digest (November 1942), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The November 1942 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Editorially: "The Time has Come!" - Edgar O. Holden
• "Tropical Medicine to the Fore" - Otterbein Dressler
• "For Country and College"
• Bond and Stamp Contributors
• "Civil Law and the Osteopathic Physician” - Russell C. Erb
• Fiftieth Anniversary Observance
• "Vital Subject of Student Selection" - L. G. Schacterle
• Status of D.O.'s
• Alumni Notes
• Osteopathic Meetings

Osteopathic Digest (September 1942), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The September 1942 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Editorially-E. O. Holden
• War: Bonds and Stamps _
• Bond and Stamp Contributors
• Department of War Medicine
• "Let's Look Squarely at the Situation- E. O. Holden
• Commencement
• Address at Opening Session
• Fiftieth Anniversary Plans
• Annual Giving Fund
• Alumni Notes

Osteopathic Digest (May 1942), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The May 1942 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Editorially
• Defense Stamps Albums
• National Convention
• Scientific Supplement
• Taking Our College to Ohio
• Our Hospital’s Place in Civilian Defense
• Alumni Notes
• On the Cover - Presentation Clinic in the Amphitheater

Osteopathic Digest (October 1941), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Digest

The October 1941 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Editorial
• College Opens-2nd Session
• Opening Address
• It's a Fact- Here at Last
• Acknowledgments
• Scientific Supplement
• Graduate Courses Announced
• Library Gifts
• Those who Serve- Seventeen Years
• P. C. O. Graduate Honored
• Alumnews
• Prominent Graduates

Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy And Osteopathic Hospital: 48th And Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia College Of Osteopathy

Historical Postcards (1908-2007)

Linen postcard of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy and Osteopathic Hospital, postmarked August 20, 1941.

The back of the postcard reads: "The million dollar buildings of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy and Osteopathic Hospital, 48th and Spruce Streets -- Philadelphia, Pa., are located in a great medical metropolis, where unsurpassed clinical facilities and opportunities insure contact with a wide range of different diseases for diagnosis and treatment. Catalog on request."

The school is now known as Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).