Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Children's Hospital of San Francisco.
- Abstract:
- The bulk of the collection consists of 45 volumes of minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors. In addition, there are administrative files containing bylaws, articles of incorporation, monthly and annual reports; Board records containing correspondence, member lists, and committee files in addition to the minutes; and material relating to medical staff. Also includes files for various departments and programs of the hospital and school of nursing, along with those concerning affiliated groups and other related organizations and subjects. The last subject area relates to the history of the hospital and was assembled by Children's Hospital in preparation for their centennial anniversary in 1975.
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 10 cartons, 4 boxes, 2 oversize folders. Number of reels (35mm, positives): 13 Linear feet: 14.2
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The records of Children's Hospital of San Francisco, 1875-1988, span over a century of the Hospital's history, with the bulk of the collection consisting of board records and various fragmentary and incomplete administrative files. These include organizational and secretary's files (Series 1), which contain bylaws, articles of incorporation, monthly and annual reports, and related information. The Board of Trustees and Board of Directors/Managers records (Series 2) include correspondence, member lists, and committee files, in addition to the minutes of the Board of Directors/Managers meetings. Also includes material relating to the Hospital's medical staff, as well as files for various departments and programs of the hospital and school of nursing, along with those concerning affiliated groups and other related organizations and subjects (Series 3 and 4).
Another significant group of material (Series 5: Historical Files) relates to the history of the hospital and was assembled by Children's in preparation for their centennial anniversary in 1975. Ephemera, which may also have been collected by the Centennial Committee, has been gathered at the end of the collection (Series 6).
- Biographical / historical:
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Children's Hospital of San Francisco was established in 1875 by three physicians: Dr. Charlotte Blake Brown, Dr. Sara E. Brown, and Dr. Martha E. Bucknell. It began operations at 520 Taylor Street, as the Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children. In 1880, the hospital opened a Training School for Nurses, the first such school west of the Rockies. In 1885, it was reincorporated as the Hospital for Children and Training School for Nurses; its purpose was to care for women and children and to further the advancement of women in medicine, and the education and training of nurses. In its first one hundred years, Children's Hospital grew to a 362-bed, voluntary teaching and research hospital. At the time of its centennial celebration in 1975, Children's Hospital was one of only three independent, non-profit, general teaching hospitals in the state of California.
- Acquisition information:
- The records of Children's Hospital of San Francisco were given to The Bancroft Library by the Board of Directors of Children's Hospital of San Francisco on October 21, 1988.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481