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History of the Social Welfare BoardEntry/Object ID
L9999.999.4020Description
History of the Social Welfare Board, Buchanan County. Booklet & Program from centennial celebration. "Celebrating 100 Years of Community Healthcare, 1913-2013." Event held September 14, 2013 at Missouri Western State College, Fulkerson Center.
The Social Welfare Board was established through the work of Dr. Daniel Morton, who was able to get the Missouri Legislature to create the St. Joseph Charity Board, the first of its kind in the nation to deal with treatment of the poor sick by a coalition of city & county efforts, and volunteerism by local physicians. The SWB has operated for most of those 100 years from Patee Hall, Tenth Street between Olive and Lafayette Streets, St. Joseph, MO.
The booklet show adjustments of the SWB as crisis hit the city, from flu, depression, war and floods.
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St. Joseph History, Patee Hall, Patee Market, Social Welfare Board, MedicalPublication Details
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Donald J. Stallard, Sr., M.D.Place Published
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St. JosephState/Province
MissouriDate Published
2013Call No.
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Morton, Daniel, Dr.