Records, 1900-2006 (Bulk 1980-2000).

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Records, 1900-2006 (Bulk 1980-2000).

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BWH c1, the records of Brigham and Women's Hospital, include those generated by the staff of the institution while conducting administrative business and public outreach. Although the dates range from 1900 through the present, the bulk of the records are post-merger, covering 1980 through 2000. Included in the BWH records are correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, memoranda, reports, committee records, press releases, programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, video and audio tapes, flyers, artifacts and memorabilia, serial and stand alone publications, and the visual material used to create publications.The largest series of records are the Publication Production Records which contain the majority of the archival photographs relating to BWH staff and facilities.

43 cubic feet in 33 standard record cartons, 4 flat document boxes, 1 oversize flat document box, 1 document case, and 29 plaques.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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