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| Title: | University of Chicago. Chicago Lying-In Hospital. Records |
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| Dates: | 1913-1943 |
| Size: | 0.75 linear feet (2 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Chicago Lying-In Hospital Records comprise correspondence regarding transfer of property from Chicago Lying-In Hospital to the University of Chicago and related matters, letter from S. T. DeLee promising funds (1914), agreements between the Hospital and the University, financial report (1943), copies of building and sanitation permits, and other records. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Chicago Lying-In Hospital. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Chicago Lying-In Hospital and Dispensary was organized on January 20, 1897 as a non-profit corporation with the purpose of providing care to women during pregnancy as well as giving instruction and training to medical and nursing students. It was located on the northeast corner of East 59th Street and South Maryland Avenue, and included a Nurses’ Home at 5737-5739 and 5741-5743 S. Drexel Avenue and the Stock Yards Dispensary at 734 West 47th Street. On January 1, 1927, the Hospital and the University of Chicago became affiliated. The Hospital was to serve as the obstetrical and gynecological unit of the University’s medical center. The Hospital began leasing its space from the University in 1929. In 1938 the Hospital officially became part of the University of Chicago, its first president was Mrs. Herbert Sanborn.
The Chicago Lying-In Hospital Records consist of correspondence regarding transfer of property from Chicago Lying-In Hospital to the University of Chicago and related matters, letter from S. T. DeLee promising fund (1914), agreements between the Hospital and the University, financial report (1943), copies of building and sanitation permits, and other records.
No patient records are included in the collection. Records of births at the Chicago Lying-In Hospital may be requested from the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Building-related materials
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| Box 1 Folder 2 | Correspondence regarding transfer of property from Chicago Lying-In Hospital to University of Chicago and related matters, 1937
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| Box 1 Folder 4 | Correspondence regarding transfer of property from Chicago Lying-In Hospital to University of Chicago and related matters, 1939, 1941 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Agreements between Chicago Lying-In Hospital and University of Chicago, 1937-1938 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Officers, directors, and voting contributors, 1938 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Financial report, 1943 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Manuscript, "Chicago Lying-in Hospital Building Fund Pledges" |