Dr. Charles W. More papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S3142

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of: biographical information; correspondence, 1889 – 1947; More hospital records, 1907–1942, which include small amounts of personnel information and duties of staff and nurses; More articles published from 1919–1936; Mayo Memorial event, 1938, 1939; civic activity files,1908–1939; early Eveleth, Minnesota history files, 1926; and news clippings, 1892–1952. Also included is a three part history of More Hospital by Margaret More, 1980.

Dates

Creation: 1889-1980
Creation: Majority of material found in 1889-1952, 1980

Creator

More, Charles W., Doctor, 1861-1949 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Charles More was born in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, the son of a Methodist minister. When he was 17, his father’s death occasioned his accepting a position in a drug store. He studied and registered as a pharmacist by examination. As this introduced him to a number of doctors, he then took up the study of medicine. A graduate of the Chicago Medical College, More was a classmate and long time friend of Charles H. Mayo. More spent time in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1888 and then in Ely, Minnesota in 1889–1894 prior to settling in Eveleth, Minnesota in 1894. He established the More Hospital in 1895 in his home, and a separate facility in 1900 with an addition in 1905. More served more than 40 years as mine physician for the Oliver Mining Company, was a member of the Eveleth School Board for 16 years, served the Library Board and the St. Louis County Poor Commission. He retired in 1943, and died in 1949.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

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General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.