9. 1953 January 15, 15 January 1953
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the official records and proceedings of
the Board of Managers of Fife Hamill Memorial Health Center
for Southeast Philadelphia, 1947-1960. Minutes and reports
of Fife Hamill's Women's Committee, 1948-1960, and a 16mm motion
picture, circa 1956, showing the services available at the Center,
are also included.
Series 1 contains the minute books and related records of the
Board of Managers. In addition to the minutes, the series also
contains a few items of secretarial correspondence, minutes
of the Executive, Finance, Medical, and Nursing Committee, and
monthly financial reports and statistical reports on the use
of the Center. Records before 1951 are organized by type; from
1951 to 1960, the records are divided by session with relevant
reports and committee minutes attached to each meeting of the
Board of Managers. Notable items in Series 1 include a 1951
edition of the Center's by laws; a request for municipal support, 1951,
and a functional analysis, 1953, both containing background
information on the Center; and the "Social Audit", a 1957 evaluation
of the progress and problems of Fife Hamill. Since Fife Hamill
conducted all operations of Babies' Hospital from 1948 to 1960,
minutes of each annual meeting of the Board of Managers and
the Corporation of Babies' Hospital of Philadelphia and a copy
of the joint plan of merger with St. Christopher's Hospital
for Children are also part of this series.
The minute books of the Women's Committee, 1948-1960, along with
occasional correspondence and reports, are in Series 2.
Dates
- Creation: 15 January 1953
Creator
- From the Collection: Fife-Hamill Memorial Health Center for Southeast Philadelphia (Organization)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1.6 Linear feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
