GILLETTE HOSPITAL:

An Inventory of Its Scrapbooks at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Gillette State Hospital for Crippled Children.
	Title:	Scrapbooks.
	Dates:	1898-1976.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Scrapbooks documenting the hospital's facilities, activities of the staff and patients, and treatment methods. They include newspaper clippings, brochures and special event programs, informational and historical materials, greeting cards, correspondence, and photographs. The latter document the facilities, including the library and hospital lab, the staff and patients, treatment equipment, and patient and staff activities. Items of particular interest include a library floor plan, Gillette Theatre program, obituary of Dr. Arthur J. Gillette, Diamond Anniversary token and related items (1972), and Gillette Site Selection Committee Report (1973).
	Quantity:	1.5 cubic feet (1 box and 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Access to the scrapbooks is not restricted.

Use and Reproduction

Any reproduction, including photocopies or digital photography, of images from the untitled scrapbook requires permission of the State Archives staff. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Gillette State Hospital for Crippled Children. Scrapbooks. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 991-24

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 1719850

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The numbered volumes are labeled: Gillette Hospital Archives.


Location
109.F.18.3B	Circa 1920-1940.
		USE RESTRICTED Any reproduction, including photocopies or digital photography, requires permission of the State Archives staff.
		Photographs of facilities, staff (many identified), treatment equipment, and crippled children before and after treatment. Many photos have explanatory captions.


		Library scrapbook, circa 1930-1940.
			Includes library floor plan, brochure describing the hospital (1934), and photographs of library activities and facilities.


		Volume Number 1, 1898, 1917-1940.
			Includes newspaper clippings and commencement program (1939).


Location
109.F.18.4F	Volume Number 2, 1940-1963.
		Includes newspaper clippings, information guide (undated), press release (1953), training seminar brochure (1954), and newsletter (undated).


		Volume Number 3, 1954-1970.
			Includes newspaper clippings, Gillette Theatre program, greeting cards, obituary of Dr. Arthur J. Gillette, and photographs of the hospital lab, patients and staff.

CATALOG HEADINGS

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:: Children -- Hospital care -- Minnesota.; Children -- Hospitals -- Minnesota -- History.; Children -- Hospitals -- Minnesota -- Photographs.; Hospital laboratories -- Minnesota -- Photographs.; Hospital libraries -- Minnesota -- Photographs.; Children with disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Gilette, Arthur J., 1863-1921.

Document Types:: Scrapbooks.; Photographs.

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