Jewish Hospital of St. Louis records, 1893-1988. 1893-1988.

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Jewish Hospital of St. Louis records, 1893-1988. 1893-1988.

The records in this record group include annual reports, minutes of governing committes, memorials to benefactors of physicias, financial records, Jewish Federation reports, architectural records, by-laws, department records, patient statistics, and scrapbooks concerning the administration of Jewish Hospital. The scrapbook contains photos, clippings, manuscripts, programs and other memorabilia and is a major biographical source on people and programs of the hospital.

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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The first building for the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, located at 5815 Delmar Boulevard, opened in 1902. It was the result of a long fund-raising effort that began in 1878. Governance consisted of a Board of Directors. In the early days an Executive Committee of the resident physician, matron, and other staff played a major role. A nursing school for the hospital also opened in 1902. Superintendants were often nurses. Enormous growth in the Jewish Community resulted in the purchase of property...