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Missouri Methodist Hospital & other St. Joseph Hospitals History, 1970Entry/Object ID
AM2015.28.42Scope and Content
Missouri Methodist Hospital & Other St. Joseph Hospitals History, 1970. Folder containing printouts of various speeches given by Warren Hinton covering the history of the Missouri Methodist Hospital as well as information on other St. Joseph hospitals. An especially thorough history is contained in a 'Tribute to Dr. O. J. Carder", hospital Administrator, 1924-1961.
Dr. Carder:
"A Tribute to Dr. O.J. Carder on the Occasion of his 79th Birthday". Also correspondence about this event with St. Joseph News-Press and outline of reception held on his retirement, June 11, 1961.
Ensworth Hospital:
Photocopy of news story on hospital's history on the occasion of its demolition. Ensworth was located at 7th & Jules and also contained the medical college. News photo of medical college staff, nurses, and Dr. Jacob Geiger. Business trade card "Ensworth Methodist Hospital, Olive M. Weaver, Superintendent."
St. Joseph Corby Hospital:
Early brochure (photocopy) on the hospital at 923 Powell, describes the hospital, its services, and weekly rates.
Methodist Medical Center History
Five speeches and timeline of Missouri Methodist Hospital. Includes information on Ensworth Hospital, Mercy Osteopathic Hospital, Noyes Hospital.
O.J. Carder, Hospital Administrator, 1925-1960
"He Saved a Hospital", magazine articled, from Christian Advocate, Feb. 3, 1955. Article details the struggle in St. Joseph of building a new hospital and the difficulty raising needed funds. The new hospital started in 1921 had sat for 3 years with only its superstructure, until the Methodists secured bonds and hired Dr. O. J. Carder, a Methodist minister, to manage the hospital.
Doctor Jacob Geiger
Autobiography (typewritten) detailing the life of Jacob Geiger who was instrumental in starting the medical college in St. Joseph and establishing the Ensworth Hospital. He performed the last operation in the old Ensworth Hospital and the first in the news His mansion at 25th & Frederick is the topic of a brochure "The Bank that Jacob Geiger Built", about the opening of the United Missouri Bank in that building c. 1976.
1983:
St. Joseph News-Press/Gazette, Sunday, June 5, 1983.
"Hospital History, Medicine in St. Joseph dates back to the fur trappers". Gary Chilcote, by-line. Describes the history of medicine from 1838, includes the first physicians, a briefly describes the hospitals and sanitariums in operation over time.Lexicon
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Doctors, Hospitals, Medical collegesSearch Terms
Carder Hall, Ensworth Hospital, Missouri Methodist Center, Missouri Methodist Hospital, Noyes Hospital, Nursing Schools, St. Joseph Corby Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Sunnyslope Isolation Hospital, Byrd Sanitarium, St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2Relationships
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Warren HintonPerson or Organization
Dr. Jacob GeigerPerson or Organization
O. J. Carder