St. Luke's Hospital records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains annual reports from 1888, 1925, 1926, 1935-1975; news clippings, 1923-1977; pamphlets, publications, letters, and emphemera including two White Caps yearbooks from the graduating nurses classes of 1930 and 1947, a graduation invitation from 1945 listing graduate names, and a 75th anniversary publication with the names of honored employees; and four photographs. The 1888 annual report includes articles of incorporation. Also included is a photocopy of the 1881 St. Paul's Episcopal Church record including a resolution to form the hospital, the hospital by-laws and notes concerning the October 26, 1881 first meeting of the Board of Managers through the board's third meeting, January 3,1882.
Dates
- 1881-1975
Creator
- St. Luke’s Hospital (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
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
St. Luke's Hospital was founded in 1882 through the efforts of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Rev. J. A. Cummings. It was located at 3rd Ave. East and Superior St. in Duluth, Minnesota. The hospital has undergone a number of building constructions and is presently located at 915 East 1st St.
Extent
3 linear inches
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Abstract
The collection contains annual reports from 1888, 1925, 1926, 1935-1975; news clippings, 1923-1977; pamphlets, publications, letters, and emphemera including two White Caps yearbooks from the graduating nurses classes of 1930 and 1947, a graduation invitation from 1945 listing graduate names, and a 75th anniversary publication with the names of honored employees; and four photographs.
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.
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.
- Annual reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Articles of incorporation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- By-laws Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ephemera Subject Source: Local sources
- Hospitals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Nurses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Physicians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women in medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the St. Luke's Hospital records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer, P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
