Street view of the Pavilion Building of The Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. A nursing student is relaxing on the front porch. The building was constructed in 1906 and later became the Wellesmere Nursing Residence for The Swedish Hospital School of Nursing.
Summary of statistical and financial data for the Associated Charities. Associated Charities dealt with 954 new cases and 872 cases previously known to the Association. A change in the by-laws made December 31 the end of the fiscal year instead of September 30. Statistics for the three months from October to December 1906 are included in this report. The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the National Conference of Charities and Correction was to be held in Minneapolis June 12-19, 1907.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Image taken looking Northeast. The hospital was financed by Vernon Wright and opened to the public in 1906. The hospital was located on Washington Avenue East.
Thirteen people, some from the medical or nursing staffs, work on a patient in surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital. The other people present may be medical interns.
Monthly meeting minutes that include committee and annual reports, also contains photographs and loose pages. Written in Swedish. The Concordia Society was a benevolent women's society organized October 17, 1901, at the Swedish Hospital of Minneapolis. The Concordia Society was primarily dedicated to providing free beds and of other services to persons in need of medical care. These documents are in Swedish, the official language of the Hospital in its early years. The Swedish Hospital was run by and for Swedish immigrants.
This picture of the Executive Committee of the Concordia Society of the Swedish Hospital. There are 19 women. The women are identified on the back of the frame. Front Row (left to right): Mrs. G.H. Trabert, wife of Dr. T., Mrs. A Malmsten, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. O. Nestor, Mrs. A.F. Elmquist, Mrs. F.O. Streed. Second Row: Mrs. Olof Bodien, Mrs. J.K. Elianson, Mrs. A Gustafson, Mrs. Frank Peterson, Mrs. Ida S. Dearborn, Mrs. P.P. Quist. Third Row: Mrs. S.A. Peterson, Mrs. Swan Klarquist, Mrs. A.J. Soderlind, Mrs. F.E. Moody, Mrs. Elise Anderson, Mrs. August Ekman, Mrs. E. Aug. Skogsberg.
Helen Kramer and Lydia Kost pose for an advertisement of the opening of the School of Nursing at St. Raphael's Hospital (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Portrait of a woman in a hat and a long dress standing on a pedestrian bridge that crosses the railroad tracks on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital.
Minneapolis Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals
Date Created:
1907-12-31
Description:
Report of the Minneapolis Humane Society whose work aims to prevent cruelty to both humans and animals. Includes statistical and financial data and important cases outlining issues and services provided. In 1907 the Society assumed responsibility of a home for babies, resulting in a significant loss of funds. Co-operation with various charitable organizations allowed the Society to continue work.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Summary of statistical and financial data for the Associated Charities. Fewer applications were submitted compared to the year before. Thirty percent of cases consisted of women without male support. A Social Service Club was organized in September to foster personal acquaintance and co-operation among those interested in social work. Discussion around the development of a physical examination system for school children. Report includes three photographs: One of the records on file for quick reference, one of a Visiting Nurse on her "Errands of Mercy" in a snow storm, and another of a group of children in need.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This photograph shows the Center building and the attached North Flats unit at the St. Peter State Hospital. The original black and white photograph has been colorized.
The garden courtyard on the north side of The Swedish Hospital's B Building featured a small sunken pool and several flower beds. The nurses' residence is visible beyond the courtyard wall.
This postcard shows a surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was located on the fourth floor of the Center building. Three women, who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work. The year 1908 has been written on the reverse side of the postcard.
This postcard shows a surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was located on the fourth floor of the Center building. Five women, who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work. The year 1908 has been written on the reverse side of the postcard.
The report lists the names of Maternity Hospital officers, directors, medical staff, and committee members. The report includes the president's address, the secretary's report, the Maternity Hospital medical report, the general treasurer's report, the house treasurer's report, the report of finance committee, the articles of incorporation of the Maternity Hospital, and contributions to Maternity Hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Doctors and nurses perform surgery on a patient in the operating room at the Rochester State Hospital. A group of women (nurses?) are observing the procedure from a gallery area.
Exterior view of Bethany Hospital. Five women are grouped on the front porch. Ella Oftedahl Winger is seated in the center of the group in a white dress.
Annual report of statistical and financial data delivered by the Northwestern Hospital Association: Treasurer, Secretary, President, and Physicians. Report includes discussion of building an addition onto the existing building. Includes a photographic sketch of the addition.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Summary of statistical and financial data for the Associated Charities. Report discusses four ways of "considering the poor and their poverty" and the accomplishments of the charity in regards to these: assisting the individual, raising standards of philanthropic work in Minneapolis, arousing the social conscience, and promoting corrective and preventive movements. Photographs include: camp for tuberculosis children; houses on the River Flats, home to the Slavic Fellow-citizens; A family on the Flats; The information and employment desk.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The auditorium of the St. Peter State Hospital is shown in this postcard image. Decorations visible in the image suggest that a social event was soon to take place.
This employee appears to be in his personal quarters on the grounds of the St. Peter State Hospital. The photographer and his tripod-mounted camera can be seen in the reflection in the mirror.
A group of women employees at the St. Peter State Hospital are shown in this postcard view. Several of the women are holding various kitchen implements.
A male employee at the St. Peter State Hospital is shown sitting in his room. The room contains a bed, a rocking chair, a dresser, and a mirror, as well as various displayed images.
The photographer and his tripod-mounted camera can be seen in a reflection of a mirror in this image of a male employee's room at the St. Peter State Hospital. Many pennants from various locations in the United States decorate the room.
This photograph shows the large kitchen at the St. Peter State Hospital. Several cooks can be seen in the photo. A postcard version of this photograph has also been included among the Minnesota Reflections website images.
This large Victorian home served as the maid's residence for The Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. Notice the proximity of the servant quarters to the hospital itself.
Miss Wilma Johnson, a superintendent of nurses from Chicago, was engaged by the Sisters of St. Benedict to serve as the first director of the St. Raphael's School of Nursing in St. Cloud from 1908 to 1910 (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives, McDonald, page 258).
This postcard shows the Superintendent's home at the St. Peter State Hospital. A note on the reverse side states that this view shows the home in its original location, which later became the site of the Administration building. Another source indicates that the home was built in 1898 at a cost of $5000.00.
This postcard shows a surgical operating room at the St. Peter State Hospital. This was located on the fourth floor of the Center building. Two women, who may be nurses or nursing students, can be seen at work.
This postcard shows a group of employees playing pool at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital indicate that the photo was taken in the first hall of Lower Flat North.
Annual report of statistical and financial data delivered by the Northwestern Hospital Association: Treasurer, Secretary, President, and Physicians. Report includes a discussion of building an addition onto the existing building. Includes a photographic sketch of the addition.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Summary of statistical and financial data for the Associated Charities. Includes a summary of the first 25 years of the Charity. Frank L. McVey stepped down as president and was replaced by Joseph R. Kingman. The Anti-Tuberculosis Committee held an exhibition at various locations throughout the city, during which 59,200 pieces of printed matter were distributed. Photographs include: George A. Brackett, a founder of the Associated Charities; Frank L. McVey, president of the Association; Contrasting images of Minneapolis in the past and present; Portraits of Pioneers of Minneapolis charity; Lodging facilities in Minneapolis and New York; Nurses writing reports during office hours.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This postcard shows the building in which nurses at the St. Peter State Hospital lived. A note on the reverse side of another postcard indicates that it was built in 1909 and that an addition was constructed in 1912.
The up-to-date equipment in St. Raphael's Hospital was the pride and joy of the sisters and the medical staff. The operating room was designed for the radically new method of sterilizing everything. Dr. John B. Dunn, who had studied surgery both in Germany and in the eastern U.S., introduced this method in St. Cloud as early as 1893. It had made useless the elaborate surgical equipment for the wet antiseptic or Listerian method used at the first St. Raphael's Hospital I (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives, McDonald, pages 257-258).
St. Raphael's Hospital (II) was furnished with latest type of equipment, including dumb waiters, bathrooms and toilets. Rates for health care services were advertised as follows; Accommodation in private room, per week, $9 to $15; Accommodation in double room, per week, $7.00; Accommodation in general ward, per week, $6.00; Beverages, Medicines and Night Watch . . . Extra; Medical Attendance . . . Payments Weekly in Advance. When the illness is likely to be of long duration, a deposit is to be made with the Superioress (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Sisters were being trained for every aspect of health care, including the distribution of medicine. They served as certified pharmacists in their hospitals in St. Cloud, Duluth and Bismarck, and in the sisters' and students' infirmaries at St. Benedict's Convent/Academy in St, Joseph (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
The homey atmosphere of this room served well as the reception area of the hospital and later as a parlor when St. Raphael's Hospital became a nursing home (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Horses and a carriage are parked by the front steps of the main entrance to Saint Marys Hospital. This view shows the original section of the hospital built in 1889 and four additions added between 1893 and 1909
This postcard shows decorations in the Detach Ward North building at the St. Peter State Hospital in January of 1910, according to sources at the hospital.
This photograph shows a dining room in Lower Flat North at the St. Peter State Hospital. Sources at the hospital state that the photo was taken in 1910.