Records, 1847-1996.

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Records, 1847-1996.

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The collection is an extensive documentation of the development of Rochester General Hospital and medicine in Rochester, N.Y. The collection consists of Board of Directors minutes (1847-1992); correspondence & misc. materials (1847-1991); Henry G. Danforth [d. 1918] papers which especially chronicle building construction, etc. (1908-11); annual reports (1872-1995); financial records (1863-1980s, including Civil War); Medical Staff materials (1873-1991); and departmental records. Includes scrapbook collection (ca. 120, 1929-1996) covering the hospital and the medical community and environment in Rochester; over 22,000 photographic images; dioramas, uniforms, medical equipment and other realia; and subject files on staff, medical topics, etc. Also contains records of the various schools established by the Hospital, including the School of Nursing, School of Medical Technology and the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing.

(280 linear ft.)

Rochester Regional Library Council, RRLC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7391670

Rochester Regional Library Council, RRLC

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