Guide to the Children's Hospital at Stanford Records

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.

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Overview

Call Number: SC0297
Creator: Children's Hospital at Stanford.
Title: Children's Hospital at Stanford records
Dates: 1917-1977
Physical Description: 6.5 Linear feet
Summary: These records were collected by Ruth Spande Atwood, first superintentdent and administrator of the Stanford Convalescent Home (1923-1961), and include correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings and photographs. Subjects include the history of the Home, individuals who served on Boards and assisted with fund raising, and patients. Of note are the photographs and letters of Sam McDonald. Other correspondents include Dr. Esther Clark, Dr. William F. Durand, Dr. Harold Faber, Timothy Hopkins, Ray Lyman Wilbur, and the artist Wolo (Wolo Trutzschler von Falkenstein). Collection also includes a Memory Book (1917-1977) and Scrapbook (1928-1961) largely containing photographs, with some articles and programs, on the Home, its staff and patients, special events, the artist Wolo and his murals, Ruth Spande Atwood, Sam McDonald, and Dr. David Charles Gardner.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Administrative Information

Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Atwood, 1983.

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Cite As

Children's Hospital at Stanford Records (SC0297). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Originally the Stanford Convalescent Home, established on the Stanford campus in 1919 for needy children with long term illness, this privately supported organization changed its name to the Children's Hospital at Stanford in 1970.

Description of the Collection

These records were collected by Ruth Spande Atwood, first superintentdent and administrator of the Stanford Convalescent Home (1923-1961), and include correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings and photographs. Subjects include the history of the Home, individuals who served on Boards and assisted with fund raising, and patients. Of note are the photographs and letters of Sam McDonald. Other correspondents include Dr. Esther Clark, Dr. William F. Durand, Dr. Harold Faber, Timothy Hopkins, Ray Lyman Wilbur, and the artist Wolo (Wolo Trutzschler von Falkenstein). Collection also includes a Memory Book (1917-1977) and Scrapbook (1928-1961) largely containing photographs, with some articles and programs, on the Home, its staff and patients, special events, the artist Wolo and his murals, Ruth Spande Atwood, Sam McDonald, and Dr. David Charles Gardner.

Access Terms

Atwood, Ruth Spande.
Children's Hospital at Stanford.
Clark, Esther Bridgman.
Durand, William Frederick, 1859-1958
Faber, Harold Kniest, 1884-1979.
Gardner, David Charles.
Hopkins, Timothy, 1859-1937.
MacDonald, Emanuel B.
Stanford Home for Convalescent Children.
Wilbur, Ray L., (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Wolo, d. 1989.
Children --Health and hygiene.
Children --Hospitals --California.


 

Records

Box 1, Folder 1

Shirley Temple Black 1956-1971

Box 1, Folder 2

Convalescent Home Forms

Box 1, Folder 3

Student Nurse Program 1932-1953

Box 1, Folder 4

Medical Staff 1954-1972

Box 1, Folder 5

Some Board Members 1944-1976

Box 1, Folder 6

Some Celebrities 1954-1975

Box 1, Folder 7

Dr. William F. Durand 1930-1958

Box 1, Folder 8

Dr. Harold Faber 1923-1937

Box 1, Folder 9

Dr. Charles Gardner 1920-1969

Box 1, Folder 10

Herbert Hoover 1932-1957

Box 1, Folder 11

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins 1926-1970

Box 1, Folder 12

Ira S. Lillick 1931-1960

Box 1, Folder 13

J. Pearce Mitchell 1928-1974

Box 2, Folder 1

Stanford Convalescent Home (SCH) History 1919-1969

Box 2, Folder 2

Letters from children

Box 2, Folder 3

Proposal for SCH Medical and Rehabilitation Center 1963

Box 2, Folder 4

Photos of children

Box 2, Folder 5

Radio, TV, Films 1933-1961

Box 2, Folder 6

Christmas cards

Box 2, Folder 7

Stories about children

Box 2, Folder 8

Letters from Patient’s families 1926-1936

Box 2, Folder 9

SCH School 1940-1957

Box 2, Folder 10

Scouting

Box 2, Folder 11

Staff 1923-1961

Box 2, Folder 12

Superintendent’s reports 1924-1970

Box 2, Folder 13

SCH Newspaper reports 1926-1961

Box 3, Folder 1

Ruth Spande Atwood: Career and Personal 1920-1970

Box 3, Folder 2

Stanford School of Nursing

Box 3, Folder 3

Photos of the Convalescent Home

Box 3, Folder 4

White House Conference 1931

Box 3, Folder 5

Professional Associations

Box 3, Folder 6

Ruth Atwood in retirement 1961

Box 3, Folder 7

Happy Birthday cards from children to Ruth Atwood

Box 3, Folder 8

Christmas cards from children to Ruth Atwood 1 of 2

Box 3, Folder 9

Christmas cards from children to Ruth Atwood 2 of 2

Box 3, Folder 10

Foreign hospital visits

Box 3, Folder 11

The Stanford family campus home

Box 4, Folder 1

Stanford University 1932-1957

Box 4, Folder 2

Stanford Medical School 1933-1966

Box 4, Folder 3

Stanford area news, folder 1 of 2

Box 4, Folder 4

Stanford area news, folder 2 of 2

Box 4, Folder 5

SCH Senior Auxiliary 1919-1965

Box 4, Folder 6

SCH Palo Alto Junior Auxiliary & Allied Arts Guild

Box 4, Folder 7

SCH San Francisco Junior Auxiliary

Box 4, Folder 8

SCH Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary

Box 5, Folder 1

Wolo, SCH muralist

Box 5, Folder 2

Con Home week 1929-1962

Box 5, Folder 3

Sam McDonald

Box 5, Folder 4

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1952

Box 5, Folder 5

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1953

Box 5, Folder 6

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1955

Box 5, Folder 7

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1956

Box 5, Folder 8

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1957

Box 5, Folder 9

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1958

Box 5, Folder 10

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1959

Box 5, Folder 11

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1960

Box 5, Folder 12

Program to the Woodside-Atherton Junior Auxiliary Horse Show 1961

Box 5, Folder 13

Program to the San Francisco Junior Auxiliary Dance 1962

Box 6 os

Oversize letters by Wolo (removed from Box 5, folder 1)

Box 6

Resolution to Mrs. Atwood on her [65th] birthday and announcement of presentation of The Ruth Spande Atwood Endowment Fund [hand-lettered, 4/24/61]

 

Photos:

Box 6, Folder 1

New Administration building dedication 1953

Box 6, Folder 2

Drawing of new Administration building

Box 6, Folder 3

Mrs. Timothy Hopkins 1935

Box 6, Folder 4

Original painting by Wolo

Box 6, Folder 5

Ruth Spande Atwood 1933

Box 6, Folder 6

Unidentified man

Box 6, Folder 7

A Stanford Convalescent Hospital ward

Box 7, Folder 1

Memory Book, pages 1-5

Box 7, Folder 2

Memory Book, pages 6-10

Box 7, Folder 3

Memory Book, pages 11-15

Box 7, Folder 4

Memory Book, pages 16-20

Box 7, Folder 5

Memory Book, pages 21-25

Box 7, Folder 6

Memory Book, pages 26-30

Box 7, Folder 7

Memory Book, pages 31-35

Box 7, Folder 8

Memory Book, pages 36-40

Box 7, Folder 9

Memory Book, pages 41-45

Box 7, Folder 10

Memory Book, pages 46-50

Box 7, Folder 11

Memory Book, pages 51-56

Box 7, Folder 12

Memory Book, original covers

Box 7, Folder 13

Scrapbook photos from pages 4-5

Box 7, Folder 14

Scrapbook photos from pages 6-7

Box 7, Folder 15

Scrapbook photos from pages 10, 11, 12

Box 7, Folder 16

Scrapbook photos from page 13 (David Charles Gardner, Dr. Esther Clark)

Box 7, Folder 17

Scrapbook photos from pages 17, 20

Box 7, Folder 18

Scrapbook photos from page 21

Box 7, Folder 19

Scrapbook photos from pages 26-27 (the Home’s buildings)

Box 7, Folder 20

Scrapbook photos from pages 28, 30 (David Charles Gardner)

Box 7, Folder 21

Scrapbook photos from page 31

Box 7, Folder 22

Scrapbook photos from page 33

Box 7, Folder 23

Scrapbook photos from page 34

Box 7, Folder 24

Scrapbook photos from page 35

Box 7, Folder 25

Scrapbook photos from pages 36, 38, 39

Box 7, Folder 26

Scrapbook photos from pages 40-41

Box 7, Folder 27

Scrapbook photos from pages 44, 46, 49, 50 (artist Wolo)

Box 7, Folder 28

Scrapbook photos from page 51 (Wolo’s murals)

Box 7, Folder 29

Scrapbook photos from pages 52,55, 56, 57

Box 7, Folder 30

Scrapbook photos from pages 69, 71

Box 7, Folder 31

Scrapbook photos from pages 72, 75, 76, 77 (Sam McDonald)

Box 7, Folder 32

Scrapbook photos from pages 80, 81, 82, 84

Box 8 os

Scrapbook (photographs, clippings, articles) 1928-1961

Box 9

Annual Reports 1917-1960 (4 bound volumes)