Maine Medical Center (Portland, Me.)

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Maine General Hospital opened 1874; Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary opened 1890 to provide eye and ear treatment to the poor, and Children's Hospital opened 1908 to provide free and comprehensive medical care to Portland's children; these three institutions merged in 1951 to become Maine Medical Center; in 1998 Barbara Bush Children's Hospital was created as part of Maine Medical Center.

From the description of Children's Hospital records, 1908-1956. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978303

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Whipple, Parthena W., 1918-1996. Parthena W. Whipple collection, 1963-1992. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Clark, E. June (Edna June), 1923-2005. E. June Clark collection, 1942-2001. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Maine Medical Center (Portland, Me.). Children's Hospital records, 1908-1956. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Ray, Mary P., d. 1975. Maine Medical Center records, 1947-1975. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Ray, Mary P., d. 1975. History of Children's Hospital, 1970. Maine Historical Society Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Children's Hospital (Portland, Me.) corporateBody
associatedWith Clark, E. June (Edna June), 1923-2005. person
associatedWith Ray, Mary P., d. 1975. person
associatedWith Whipple, Parthena W., 1918-1996. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Maine--Portland
Subject
Children
Hospitals
Hospitals
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1908

Active 1956

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