FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.


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Creator: Fairview Hospital (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator.
Title:Fairview Hospital records.
Dates:1919-1957.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Maternity registers, death records, and post-mortem registers of Fairview Hospital and an alphabetical index created by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.
Quantity:6.75 cubic feet (8 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Access Restrictions:

This collection is located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view its contents.

The maternity registers and index contain protected health data and may contain protected birth data. Records containing information relating to adoption and illegitimate births are restricted for 100 years. Birth records less than 100 years old must be inspected by library staff to prevent inappropriate disclosure of confidential information. In addition, records include private medical data on mother and child that are restricted for 100 years. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Fairview Hospital (Minneapolis, Minn.). Fairview Hospital Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,350

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, December 2019

Catalog ID number: 9989768040204294

Provenance:

The Fairview Hospital accession (17,350) was orginally received by the Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS) about 1996. Records were indexed by volunteers. In October 2016, the records were donated to the Minnesota Historical Society.


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
310.I.2.8F-11Maternity registers:
RESTRICTED.
A. June 1919-July 1920. 1 volume.
B. July-October 1920. 1 volume.
2. October 1920-October 1921. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.I.2.8F-222.1. October 1921-September 1922. 1 volume.
C. October 1922-July 1923. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.I.2.3B-136. July 1923-May 1924. 1 volume.
8. June 1924-May 1925. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.I.2.3B-249. May 1925-March 1926. 1 volume.
10. April 1926-February 1927. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.I.2.4F-1513. November 1928-September 1929. 1 volume.
14. December 1930-December 1931. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.H.8.3B618. November 1935-December 1936. 1 volume.
22. September 1939-July 1940. 1 volume.
23. July 1940-April 1941. 1 volume.
24. April-November 1941. 1 volume.
31. October 1944-April 1945. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.H.8.4F733. September 1945-February 1946. 1 volume.
38. March-September 1948. 1 volume.
54. January-May 1955. 1 volume.
59. October 1956-June 1957. 1 volume.
LocationBox
310.H.8.5B8Death records:
OPEN FOR USE.
These are not death certificates; includes hospital register number, name and address of deceased, date of death, diagnosis, attending physician, and name of person/organization receiving the body from the hospital.
1. January 1919-August 1929. 1 volume.
Note overlapping dates with volume 2.
2. December 1925-May 1928. 1 volume.
3. July 1930-October 1932. 1 volume.
4. October 1932-September 1935. 1 volume.
5. September 1935-February 1938. 1 volume.
6. October 1942-September 1944. 1 volume.
7. September 1944-July 1946. 1 volume.
8. July 1946-November 1948. 1 volume.
Post-Mortem registers:
OPEN FOR USE.
Includes hospital register number, name and age of deceased, date and time of death, attending physician; who consented to and date of autopsy and witness consenting thereto, with relationship; pathologist's name and autopsy number; date and time of removal of the body and by whom. These reports do not contain the autopsy.
1. March 1933-June 1937. 1 volume.
2. June 1936-August 1940. 1 volume.
Index to maternity registers, prepared by Minnesota Genealogical Society, undated.
RESTRICTED.
Index to death records and post-mortem reports, prepared by Minnesota Genealogical Society, undated.
OPEN FOR USE.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Hospitals -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Organizations:
Minnesota Genealogical Society, compiler.
Places:
Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Statistics, Vital.
Document Types:
Birth records. -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Death records. -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Registers.

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