Records, 1926-1983 (bulk 1966-1979)

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Records, 1926-1983 (bulk 1966-1979)

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BWH c5, the Boston Hospital for Women Records, 1926-1983 (bulk 1966-1979), are the product of the hospital staff's administrative, fundraising, publication, and public relations activities. The records were created during the time period in which Boston Hospital for Women was a separate record keeping entity--after the merger between its parent hospitals, the Boston Lying-in Hospital and the Free Hospital for Women, in 1966, and before its full integration into the Brigham and Women's Hospital in the 1980s. Included in the records are annual reports and Board of Director's correspondence from 1966-1976, newspaper clippings mentioning the hospital, and many photographic prints of various department activities, staff, and events from 1960s and 1970s.

5 cubic feet in 4 standard record cartons, 1 oversize flat document box, and 1 small document case.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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