Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Medical Library Association

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

1. Medical Library Association Marker

Inscription. World's oldest medical library association founded here in 1898 to facilitate access to reliable medical literature for the improvement of health care. Among the US and Canadian founders were George M. Gould, MD; Sir William Osler, MD; and Margaret R. Charlton, librarian.

Erected 2015 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 39° 57.062′ N, 75° 9.898′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is on Chestnut Street just east of South 15th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1441 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA 19102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anne Brancato Wood (within shouting distance of this marker); Films Shaped by a City (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Octavius Valentine Catto (about 400 feet away); Artillery Corps Washington Grays (about 400 feet away); Albert M. Greenfield (about 400 feet away); The Union League of Philadelphia (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Union League of Philadelphia (about 400 feet away); Dutch Settlements on the Delaware (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. On this block in 1871 (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 5, 2022

2. Medical Library Association Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.