Mothers' Milk Bank, Inc. records, 1945-1978.

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Mothers' Milk Bank, Inc. records, 1945-1978.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122508897

Contains administrative records, including correspondence, minutes, and reports of the Board of Directors; financial records, including statements, treasurers' reports, invoices, and bills; fundraising records, consisting of correspondence with foundations and individual donors, foundation proposals, and material relating to special events; and program records, consisting of correspondence with donors and parents of recipient babies, physicians, and other milk banks. Of particular interest are nurses' statistical and narrative reports, and information and statistics concerning donors and recipients. Also includes articles on breast feeding research, newspaper clipppings, and a scrapbook with additional clippings, photographs, and other materials. Includes early correspondence from the Baby Hygiene Committee pertaining to the establishment of the milk bank; records of Auxiliary Mothers' Milk Bank, a fundraising group that provided volunteer support services; and material on Children's Hospital, where the milk bank was housed for many years.

3 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize box, 1 scrapbook (4.0 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6741597

California historical society

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American Association of University Women. San Francisco branch. Baby Hygiene Committee.

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Organizational History Dedicating themselves to the study of, action on and solution of educational and social problems of communities, the San Francisco branch of the American Association of University Women has enjoyed a long history of committed social action. In May of 1909, a group of women from the AAUW formed the Certified Milk Fund Committee in order to raise a fund for providing certified milk for the babies of San Francisco's poor. ...

Mothers' Milk Bank, Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Mothers' Milk Bank was established in 1947 by the Baby Hygiene Committee of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), San Francisco branch, to provide milk from nursing mothers to premature and sick infants, to supply milk for scientific research, and to serve as a demonstration center for medical and lay groups. Although run by members of AAUW, the Mothers' Milk Bank was incorporated as a separate organization, and began service in June 1948. From the description of Mothe...

Auxiliary Mothers' Milk Bank (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Organizational History Dedicating themselves to the study of, action on and solution of educational and social problems of communities, the San Francisco branch of the American Association of University Women has enjoyed a long history of committed social action. In May of 1909, a group of women from the AAUW formed the Certified Milk Fund Committee in order to raise a fund for providing certified milk for the babies of San Francisco's poor. ...

Children's Hospital of San Francisco

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Children's Hospital of San Francisco was established in 1875 by Dr. Charlotte Blake Brown, Dr. Sara E. Brown, and Dr. Martha E. Bucknell. It began operations at 520 Taylor Street, as the Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children. In 1880, the hospital opened a Training School for Nurses, the first such school west of the Rockies. In 1885, it was reincorporated as the Hospital for Children and Training School for Nurses. From the description of Children's Hospital of San Francisco rec...