Records, 1917-1920.

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Records, 1917-1920.

The collection consists of records and materials relating to Base Hospital 19 and its staff from Rochester (N.Y.). The collection includes lantern slides of the hospital at work, its personnel, and their return to the U.S. Also includes house publications ("The Martian" 1918-1919, "The Caduceus" 1918-1919); personal correspondence and mementos of various staff; blueprints of the hospital campus; records of the Mars Orchestra; and papers of C. J. Van Neil.

3 boxes, 2 volumes, 40 lantern slides, (2 linear ft.)

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United States. Army. Base Hospital No. 30

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Base Hospital 19 began in 1916, when 11 Rochester area physicians formed a unit of the Medical Corps Reserve. By 1917, when the unit was mobilized, 134 doctors, nurses and enlisted men from the Rochester area were ready. The unit reached Vichy, France, in June 1918, and established Base Hospital No. 19, a 2,000 bed facility. The hospital served over 11,000 patients during the 6 months it operated. Base Hospital 19 was closed in February of 1919, and its members discharged in early May. ...

Rochester General Hospital (N.Y.)

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