Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
Morgan Heights Sanatorium photographs
MSS-151
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives
- Creator
- Morgan Heights Sanatorium.
- Title
- Morgan Heights Sanatorium photographs
- ID
- MSS-151
- Date [inclusive]
- 1930 - 1935
- Extent
- 16.0 items
- Language
- Graphic materials [Folder]
- 35-03-08 LRC
Preferred Citation note
[Identification of item] in the Morgan Heights Sanatorium photographs, MSS-151, Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives, Northern Michigan University.
Historical note
The Morgan Heights Sanatorium was built in 1911 as the first tuberculosis sanatorium in the Upper Peninsula. The building was located in West Marquette County, near Ishpeming, Michigan. The name of the sanatorium was later changed to the "Acocks Medical Facility." O'Dovero Properties bought Morgan Heights for $120,000 in 1995. The former Morgan Heights hospital building was torn down in 2002.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains photographs that documents the staff and patients at the Morgan Heights Sanatorium near Ishpeming, Michigan. The photographs are dated between 1930 and 1935.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives 6/11/2010
Harden Learning Resources Center 1261401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, Michigan, 49855
906-227-1225
archives@nmu.edu
Revision Description
6/11/2010
Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions. Open for research.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Researchers should also consult the Morgan Heights Sanatorium patient records maintained by the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. See the archivist for information on access.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Morgan Heights Sanatorium--Employees.
Subject(s)
- Patients--Michigan--Marquette County.
- Sanatoriums--Michigan--Marquette County.
- Tuberculosis--Patients--Michigan--Marquette County.
- Women patients--Michigan--Marquette County.