Minnesota Medical Foundation records

The materials in this collection are primarily promotional or explanatory materials created by the Minnesota Medical Foundation for potential donors or interested parties. The bulk of the collection is photographic, with some textual materials. These items include brochures, bulletins, handbooks of financial aids, financial reports, and invitations to annual awards programs. Included with these materials are correspondence, board of trustees minutes, and a copy of a medical student literary journal sponsored by the Minnesota Medical Foundation. There is also a run of clippings folders with press clippings of topics of interest to the public, including medical school tutition costs and clinic openings, and biographical materials on selected doctors.

Photographs fall into several catagories: portraits of individuals, group photos, photos of units and buildings associated with the medical school and University Hospitals, events photographs and medical device photographs. Many of the more contemporary photographs in the collection were used to illustrate newsletters and other non-academic publications issued by the Medical School and hospitals.

Researchers should be aware that photographs of individuals are sorted alphabetically by surname, A-Z, without finer alphabetization. Several letters of the alphabet use more than one folder. Effort was made to sort group photos by the caption given by the photographer or the person featured most prominently in the photo. Accordingly, researchers should check both the individual and group photo files for their subject's name when looking for photographs.