Frank R. Bradley papers, 1914-1973. 1914-1973.

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Bradley, Frank R. (Frank Richard), 1900-1973. Frank R. Bradley papers, 1914-1973.

Frank R. Bradley papers, 1914-1973. 1914-1973.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10715319

The Frank R. Bradley Papers cover the years from 1914 to shortly before his death and consist of nine series. Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, speeches reflecting Dr. Bradley's work at Barnes Hospital and his interests in hospitals and health care systems. A history of Barnes Hospital by Dr. Bradley is an important series in this collection. He died before completing his final revision of the manuscript. Other series document the development of the Washington University Clinics, 1940-1949 and the development of laboratories at the medical center associated with Washington University. The papers also contain minutes of the Trustees of the American Hospital Association, 1953-1956. Also of interest is the series on the development and use of the airline-style food services for patients at Barnes Hospital. Dr. Bradley and Henrietta Becker, administrative dietician at Barnes, adapted the hot and cold food cases used to serve airline passengers for use in the hospital. This creative way to keep hot food hot and cold food cold and to control food handling and portion size through greater use of a central food preparation area aroused the interest of hospital administrators and dietitians nationwide. Bradley needed a form letter to reply to all those eager for information about the new-style food service.

6.0 linear ft.

Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library