Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
Marquette General Hospital records
MSS-090
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
- Creator
- Marquette General Hospital (Marquette, Mich.).
- Title
- Marquette General Hospital records
- ID
- MSS-090
- Date [inclusive]
- 1890-1997
- Extent
- 10.0 Cubic feet
- Language
Preferred Citation Note
[Identification of item], in the Marquette General Hospital records, MSS-090, Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives, Northern Michigan University.
Historical Note
St. Luke’s Hospital began as Marquette City Hospital. In 1896 a group of Marquette physicians organized to create the St. Luke’s Hospital. Among these physicians were Doctors G.J. Northrup and A. A. Foster. St. Luke’s was opened at 152 East Prospect Street, the home of E. C. Bailey. In less than two months the hospital was in need of more space. The hospital rented a home on the corner of Ridge and Front streets, where the public library is currently located, to create accommodations for 12 patients. In 1897 under Michigan law the hospital was established as a non-profit, non-sectarian, charitable corporation.
In January of 1915 the hospital again found a need to expand, and soon a three story and basement fire-proof building on Hebard Court was opened to the public. St. Luke’s Hospital became well established in its ability to care for their patients. People from all over the Upper Peninsula and some even from out of state came for treatment. Again a concern over bed capacity came up in 1936, so in 1937 a gift from James Couzens allowed the hospital to break ground for a new building which would be completed in 1938, dedicated to James Couzens as the “James Couzens Memorial.” St. Luke’s Hospital continued to grow until its merger with St. Mary’s Hospital in 1973, creating Marquette General Hospital.
St. Mary’s Hospital was established by Dr. A.K. Thiell, aided by Bishop John Vertin, when it was realized that the community was in need of an established hospital. Dr. Thiell and Bishop Vertin were successful in their quest to establish such a hospital in 1890. The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis founded, owned, and controlled St. Mary’s Hospital. The order was originally established in Germany and was devoted to caring for the sick, suffering and wounded. The first superintendent of the hospital was Sister Theckla, Mother Superior, she was accompanied by four sisters, and they came from the first hospital established by the order in the United States in Peoria, Illinois. St. Mary’s Hospital was completed and opened by the fall of 1891; the facility accommodated 50 patients and included a chapel.
In the 1890s the hospital’s system for treatment included a system of selling tickets which provided the ticket holder with medical care, attendance, board and medicine. The hospital would not treat infectious, chronic, contagious or incurable diseases, nor insanity or eye problems. The hospital would also be established as the official U.S. Marine Hospital. St. Mary’s continued to expand until 1955 when a new facility was opened. During St. Mary’s years of care, the order established an excellent reputation within the community and throughout the entire Upper Peninsula.
St. Luke’s Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital would begin merging in 1973, with the goal to establish the best care for the community and the entire Upper Peninsula.
Sources:
Brooks, Lillian, RN, CNA Nursing Supervisor. “A Social History of Marquette General Hospital Inc.” Paper.
St. Luke’s Hospital: Founded 1897. Booklet
Scope and Contents Note
This collection includes a variety of material that documents the history of St. Luke's/Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, Michigan dating from 1890 to 1997. The collection also documents the history of health, health care, and the medical profession in Marquette County for much of the twentieth century. Records include staff meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, various publications, annual reports, memorabilia, brochures, and mounted exhibition photographs.
Arrangement Note
The Marquette General Hospital records are arranged into five series: I. Announcements, dedicaations and newsletters; II. Health education, St. Luke's School of Nursing; III. Historical research/documents; IV. Minutes/Children's fund; and V. Photographs.
Series descriptions are as follows:
Series I. Announcements, Dedications and Newsletters, 1941-1996. (32 folders) Arranged alphabetically. Hospital Newsletters, Dedications of new buildings and announcements of new procedures, retirements.
Series II. Health Education, St. Luke’s School of Nursing, 1928-1996 (16 folders) Arranged alphabetically. St. Luke’s School of Nursing graduation, reunion. Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation Annual Reports, Upper Peninsula Medical Program Students.
Series III. Historical Research/Documents 1915-1976 (19 folders) Research on radiology, hospital history. St. Luke’s Hospital Bulletin 1930.
Series IV. Minutes/Children’s Fund 1928-1976 (1 box) Arranged in chronological and alphabetical order. St. Luke’s Executive staff and Active staff minutes and correspondence. St. Luke’s Women’s Auxiliary minutes. Children’s Fund of Michigan Annual Reports.
Series V. Photographs 1890-1988 (7 oversize boxes) Arranged in chronological order. St. Luke’s and Marquette General Hospital.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives April, 2002
Harden Learning Resources Center 1261401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, Michigan, 49855
906-227-1225
archives@nmu.edu
Revision Description
5/21/2010
Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions. Open for research.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Marquette General Hospital (Marquette, Mich.).
- St. Luke's Hospital (Marquette, Mich.).
Subject(s)
- Hospitals--Michigan--Marquette.
Collection Inventory
Box 1 of 10 1890 - 1997 |
Box 20-03-02 LRC |
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Announcement--Election of officers to Board of Trustees, 1996 |
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Announcement--Mary E. Skeoch resignation, 1941 |
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Announcement--Robert Nelberg retires, 1996 |
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Announcement--Medical Breakthrough--Laser Vascular Surgery, 1990 |
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Broschure--Crippled Children's Services, undated |
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Dedication--Outpatient Building, 1985 |
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Dedication--MRI at Marquette General Hospital, 1987 |
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Dedication--Marquette General Hospital, 1978-1992 |
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Dedication--Marquette General Hospital Library, 1974-1985 |
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Dedication--Marquette General Hospital's: Tower of Care, 1991 |
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Dedication--New St. Luke's Hospital, 1969 |
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Marquette General Hospital Miscellaneous, 1979 |
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Newsletter--Insights, "MRI--Launching Upper Michigan into a New Era of Diagnosis", 1987 |
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Newsletter--Insights, "New Kidney Stone Treatement at Marquette General Hospital", 1987 |
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Newsletter--Doctor's Day, 1994, 1996 |
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Newsletter--Employee Salute, 1993 |
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Newsletter--Hotline, an Employee Publication, 1985 |
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Newsletter--Marquette General Hospital's Cardiac Care in the 80's |
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Newsletter--Marquette General Hospital "Insights," 1982-1984 |
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Newsletter--Marquette General Hospital "Insights", 1985-1988 |
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Newsletter--Marquette General Hospital "Insights", 1990-1991, 1994, 1996-1997 |
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Newsletter--Medical Excellence Today/Tomorrow: Marquette General Hospital, 1989 |
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Newpaper--St. Mary's Hospital (supplement to the Mining Journal), 1969 |
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Newsletter--The 90's Health Challenge: Where can a Woman Turn for Answers, Cancer Combating the Dangers, Dispelling the Myth, 1990-1991 |
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Newsletters--Physicians Focus, 1993-1997 |
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Newsletters--The Year in Review: 1985 |
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Newsletters--The Year in Review, 1986 |
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Patient Guide, undated |
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Physicians Directory, Supplement, 1993, undated |
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Physicians Directory, undated |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--Alumni Reunion, 1985 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--School Graduates Obituaries, 1977-1981 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--Misc., 1928-1974 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--"Shop Talk"--Class of 1962 |
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Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation, Graduates, 1991 |
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Upper Peninsula Medical Education Program, Residency Program, 1976 |
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Upper Peninsula Medical Education Program Students, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1989 |
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UPHEC--Medical Student use of Medical Library and UPHEC of medical library, 1979-1980 |
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UPHEC--Annual Report, 1981, 1982 |
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UPHEC--Annual Report, 1984, 1985, 1988 |
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UPHEC--Correspondence--Restrictions on Medical Students, 1979 |
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UPHEC--The Hospital Care Clerkship Syllabus, 1978 |
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UPHEC--MGH Family Practice Residency, 1985, undated |
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Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation, undated |
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Upper Peninsula Medical Education Program Update--Newsletter, March 1980-Oct. 1980 |
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UPHEC--Presidents Five-Year Report, 1979 |
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Alba Morris, undated |
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Celebrating Marquette General Hospital's 100-year Legacy, undated |
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The Hager House/Original St. Luke's Hospital, undated |
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Iron Lungs and the Polio Epidemic of 1940, 1940-1941 |
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Advance: For Radiologic Science Professionals: "Reflections of the X-Ray Tube, 1992 |
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Marquette County Women in History, undated |
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Marquette General Hospital Fact sheet, undated |
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Medical History of Michigan, 1930 (folder 1 of 2) |
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Medical History of Michigan, 1930 (folder 2 of 2) |
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Newspaper clippings--"Yesterday in Superiorland", undated |
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Radiology, 1956-1983 |
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Radiology, undated (folder 1 of 2) |
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Radiology, undated (folder 2 of 2) |
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"A Social History of Marquette General Hospital Inc." compiled by Lillian Brooks, RN, CAN, Nursing Supervisor, undated |
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X-Ray reports, 1942-1964 |
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St. Luke's Hospital Bulletin, 1939 |
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St. Luke's Hospital has no Peer in U.P.: Growth Remarkable, 1915, 1916? |
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Presidents Year-End Report, 1971 |
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St. Luke's Hospital--history, undated |
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Box 2 of 10 1926 - 1997 |
Box 20-03-03 LRC |
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Children's Fund Annual Reports, 1930-1931, 1935-1936 |
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Children's Fund Annual Reports, 1937-1938, 1939-1940 |
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Children's Fund Annual Reports, 1943-1944, 1945-1946 |
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Children's Fund Annual Reports, 1946-1947, 1947-1948 |
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Children's Fund Annual Reports, 1949-1950, 1950-1951 |
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Children's Fund Annual Reports, 1951-1952, 1952-1953 |
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Children's Fund of Michigan: The Trust Instrument, The Articles of Association, the By-Laws, 1930 |
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Children's Fund--Correspondence, 1932-1936 |
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Children's Fund--Press Releases, 1937-1938 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1930-1933 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1934-1937 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1938-1941 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1942-1944 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1945-1947 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1948-1950 |
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Active staff--minutes, 1951-1953 |
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Executive staff--correspondence, 1926-1948 |
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Executive staff--correspondence, 1949-1952 |
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Executive staff-- correspondence, 1953-1963 |
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Executive staff--minutes, 1934-1941 |
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Executive staff--minutes, 1942-1957 |
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Executive staff--minutes, 1958-1959 |
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Executive staff--minutes, 1960-1962 |
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Executive staff--minutes, 1963-1965 |
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medical correspondence, 1914-1953 |
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St. Luke's Hospital--misc., undated |
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St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary--correspondence, 1950, 1972 |
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St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary--minutes, 1939-1940 |
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St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary--minutes, 1941-1942 |
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St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary--minutes, 1942-1944 |
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St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary--misc., undated |
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St. Luke's Womens Auxiliary--Membership lists, past presidents, 1940-1941, 1949-1950, 1975-1976 |
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St. Luke's Women's Auxiliary--reports, 1938-1949 |
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Michigan Nurses Association Agreements -- 1988-2001 |
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Box 3 of 10 1890 - 1997 |
Box 20-03-04 LRC |
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Bay Cliff Health Camp, unidentified photos, 1930s |
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Calumet and Helca Hospital, 1900 |
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Calumet and Helca Hospital, 1920 |
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Calumet, Italian Hall Disaster, 1913 |
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Moses Cooperstock M.D., undated |
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Doctors Buggy-Ishpeming, 1900 |
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Eugene Elizinga, M.D., 1954 |
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Ishpeming Hospital 1900 |
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Max Reynolds with his Iron Lung, 1940 |
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Pediatric patients in the Reynolds Iron Lung, 1940 |
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Pediatric patients in standard manufactured Iron Lung, 1940 |
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Marquette County Medical Society, 1904 |
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Marquette County Nurses, 1900 |
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Marquette General Hospital Arial View, 1982 |
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Marquette General Hospital Ambulence, 1988 |
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Marquette General Hospital Conference Center, 1986 |
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Marquette General Hospital Conference Center, Education Department class, 1987 |
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Marquette General Hospital Conference Center, Education Department, 1988 |
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Marquette General Hospital Conference Center, AV Equipment in Outpatient Building, 1987 |
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Marquette General Hospital Cafeteria, 1969 |
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Box 4 of 10 1890 - 1997 |
Box 20-03-04 LRC |
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Marquette General Hospital Cafeteria, 1985 |
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Marquette General Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, 1986 |
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Marquette General Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, 1988 |
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Library--Presentation of Kevin F. O'Brien's Portrait, 1974 |
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Kevin F. O'Brien Health Science Library, 1985 |
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Marquette General Hospital--Mary Peterson LPN, 1985 |
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Marquette General Hospital nurses, 1988 |
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Marquette General Hospital Outpatient Building Dedication, 1984 |
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Marquette General Hospital Patients Room, 1984 |
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Marquette General Hospital Pharmacy, 1987 |
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Marquette General Hospital Construction, 1981 |
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Marquette General Hospital Building, 1984 |
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Medical School Surgical Class, 1890 |
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Box 5 of 10 1890 - 1997 |
Box 20-03-04 LRC |
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Miners First Aid Class Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co., 1890 |
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Elba L. Morse, RN 1931, Lulu Ervast (?) Early 1950(?) |
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Children's Clinic Dedication, 1931, Unidentified photo's, 1965 |
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Northern Michigan's Children's Clinic, 1948, 1930's |
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Northwestern Hospital, 1890 |
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St. Luke's and Children's Clinic, 1938 |
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St Luke's Alumina Reunion, 1972 |
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St. Luke's Trustees, undated |
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St. Luke's Hospital, 1900 |
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St. Luke's Hospital--Gard Maynard Ward, 1900 |
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St. Luke's Hospital, 1914 |
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St. Luke's Hospital, 1925 |
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St. Luke's Hospital Staff Members, 1931 |
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St. Luke's Hospital, 1945 |
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St. Luke's Hospital, 1948 |
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St. Luke's Nurses with Child--Eliza Pearce Dudley, Ruth Stafford Main, Isabel Teganza Frei, 1900's |
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St Luke's Nurses treating Polio Patient, 1940's |
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St. Luke's Class of 1946 |
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St. Luke's Nurses all graduates reunion, 1972 |
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St. Luke's physicians, 1956 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing graduate--Elizabeth Treganza Frei, 1911 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing, 1918 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing Graduating Class, 1966 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing graduates--Elizabeth Cameron, Mary Ann Libery, 1918 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--Helen E. Patterson Howe, 1923 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--uniform display, 1951 |
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St. Luke's School of Nursing--reunion, 1972 |
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Box 6 of 10 1890-1997 |
Box 20-03-04 LRC |
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St. Luke's Hospital--X-Ray Department, 1943 |
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St. Mary's Hospital, 1891 |
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St. Mary's Hospital, 1920 |
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Frank Slope--Anasthesiest, 1931? |
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Typical Michigan Pharmacy, 1915 |
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St. Luke's Photos, undated |
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Marquette General Hospital Library, 1986 |
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Marquette General Hospital Emergency room, 1981 |
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St. Luke's plaques, 1969, 1980s |
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St. Luke's photo's, 1965, 1960s? |
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St. Luke's Photo's, 1890 |
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Marquette General Hospital Architectural plans and Sketches, undated |
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St. Luke's Nurses Bungalow, 1945 |
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Marquette General Hospital--library memorabilia, undated |
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Marquette General Hospital MRI Open House, undated |
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Marquette General Hospital Sketches, undated |
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Photograph copys--Nurses Capping night, 1944 and unidentified photo's |
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Box 7 of 10 1890-1997 |
Box 20-03-05 LRC |
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2 display photos--unidentified |
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1 framed photo of the Board of Trustee's--J.H. Kline, John D. Morrison, Lincoln B. Frazier, John McDonald, E.S. Bice, James Beckman |
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Box 8 of 10 1890-1997 |
Box 20-03-05 LRC |
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Framed photo--Arial view, undated |
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Framed photo--Arial view, undated |
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Framed photo--unidentified man, undated |
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Box 9 of 10 1890-1997 |
Box 20-05-05 LRC |
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Framed photo--building, undated |
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Framed photo--Board of Trustees, undated |
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Framed Photo--Dr. H.B. Markham, undated |
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Framed Photo--Harlow Clark, undated |
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Box 10 of 10 1890-1997 |
Box 20-03-06 LRC |
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mounted photo--doctor's buggy? |
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mounted photo--Marquette General Hospital--new logo, 1990 |
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mounted photo--Nurses Graduation?, undated |
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mounted photo--patient ward, undated |
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mounted photo--old cath. lab, 1990 |
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mounted photo--residency program, 1987 |
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mounted photo--X-ray department, 1940's |
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Two Books--"Biography of a Foundation 1929-1954 Children's Fund of Michigan" "Married a Doctor" by" Alma W. Swinton |
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Box 1, Drawer 4 |
Box 12-02-04 |
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Beaumont, William |
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Beaumont, William and Family |
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The Country Doctor-Harpers Weekly |
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"Forceps for the Extraction of Arrowheads" in "The Medical Record" |
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St. Lukes Nurses |
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St. Luke's Nursing Class 1946 |
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St. Luke's Hospital |
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