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| Title: | Hess, Julius Hays. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1843-1958 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 51 |
| Size: | 58.75 linear feet (53 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Julius Hays Hess (1876-1955) was a Chicago pediatrician. He practiced at Michael Reese Hospital and served as a professor of medicine at the University of Illinois. He was a pioneer in the care of premature infants and he is considered the father of American neonatology. The Julius Hays Hess Papers include personal and professional correspondence and papers, photographs, research notes, drafts, writings by Hess and others, and material related to the design and production of hospital technology. |
Series V: Subseries 4, does not include access copies of films. Researchers will need to consult with staff before requesting material from this series.
Series VI consists of medical records, restricted for 80 years.
The remainder of the collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Hess, Julius Hays. Papers, Crerar Ms 51, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Julius Hays Hess was a Chicago pediatrician who made innovative contributions to medical research and hospital technology. He is considered the father of American neonatology.
Hess was born on 2 January 1876 in Ottawa, Illinois. He received his M.D. from Northwestern University in 1899, interning first at the Alexian Brothers Hospital in Chicago, and then pursuing postgraduate study at Johns Hopkins University. He also studied at clinics in Germany and Austria. In 1906 he began a pediatric practice at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, and in 1916 he became a full professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and chief of staff at Cook County Community Hospital. He held these positions until his retirement in 1944, interrupted only by his service in the U.S. Army during 1917.
Hess was an American pioneer in the care of premature babies. His book on Premature and Congenitally Diseased Infants (1922) was the first of its kind published in the United States. In 1914 he designed a heated bed for infants, influenced by European incubator models, which used an electric-heated water jacket to maintain temperature. He followed this with a transport incubator or "infant ambulance" in 1922, and by 1934 he had expanded upon the design to allow for the provision of oxygen.
The Premature Infant Station that Hess established with registered nurse Evelyn Lundeen at Sarah Morris (Michael Reese) Hospital became a model for premature care throughout the United States and England. He and Lundeen co-authored The Premature Infant: Its Medical and Nursing Care in 1941. Their Infant Station at Sarah Morris Hospital was particularly successful at preventing hemorrhages and treating congenital syphilis, and long-term studies indicated that eighty-five percent of infants treated there survived with good health and normal development. Hess was also involved in drawing up city- and state-wide plans for the consistent care of premature newborns.
Hess was active in the medical community as a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the Central States Pediatrics Society. He published widely in medical journals. He served as president of the Illinois Medical Society between 1934 and 1935. During the early 1950s he was involved with the medical advisory board for the National Foundation on Infantile Paralysis and their "March of Dimes" fundraiser for the treatment of polio. Hess was also a member of the Jewish Children's Bureau. In 1952 the American Academy of Pediatrics presented him with their Borden Award for his contributions to the field.
Hess married Clara Merrifield in 1902. They had two daughters, Jean and Carol, with whom he remained close until his death in 1955. He was remembered by his patients as kind, and by his colleagues as an excellent and energetic teacher.
The Julius Hays Hess Papers span the years 1899-1958 and are organized into six series:
Series I: Professional, contains correspondence, papers, and photographs related to Hess's career. Material in this series spans 1915-1955. Oversized material has been transferred to Series V. Restricted material has been transferred to Series VI.
Series II: Hospital Technology and Procedure, contains diagrams, descriptions, instruction manuals, business correspondence, and photographs related to Hess's designs for hospital equipment. It includes information on hospital procedures and regulations. Material in this series covers the period between 1917 and 1954. Oversized material has been transferred to Series V.
Series III: Research and Writings, contains case studies, research notes, clippings, and conference presentations. It includes glass lantern slides used for lectures. It also contains drafts and offprints of published articles by Hess and by others. Material dates from 1904-1954. Medical records have been restricted and moved to Series VI.
Series IV: Personal, contains the papers of Hess and his immediate family, from 1843 through 1955. It includes photographs and glass lantern slides. Oversized material has been transferred to Series V.
Series V: Oversize, contains newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, certificates, photographs, artifacts, and film from 1907 through 1958. It includes books by Hess and others, most with marginalia or inscriptions.
Series VI: Restricted, contains medical records, named case studies, and correspondence containing medical information. It includes photographs, glass lantern slides, and film of named patients. This material has been restricted.
Series I: Professional |
This series contains correspondence and papers related to Hess's professional life. Material in this series spans 1915-1955 and is divided into two subseries:
Subseries 1: Colleagues and Patients, contains Hess's correspondence with colleagues and patients, as well as clippings related to his colleagues. It includes photographs, letters of recommendation and tributes to Hess and his mentor, Dr. Isaac Abt. It also contains the papers of Dr. Ralph Kunstadter, Hess's nephew and colleague. Correspondence containing medical information has been restricted and moved to Series VI.
Subseries 2: Organizations, includes correspondence related to the medical organizations and associations Hess participated in or received honors from. Oversized material from this subseries has been transferred to Series V.
Subseries 1: Colleagues and Patients |
| Box 1 Folder 1-3 | Colleagues and patients, incoming correspondence, 1915-1955, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Colleagues and patients, outgoing correspondence, 1918-1955 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Politics, correspondence, 1939-1952 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Mildred Schaulis, correspondence, 1949-1954 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Peacock murders, correspondence and clippings, 1944 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Students, letters of recommendation, 1949-1954 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Hess, clippings, circa 1930s-1950s |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Hess, tribute and speeches, 1952 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Dr. Isaac Abt, tribute and speeches, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Dr. Ivy, clippings 1952 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Evelyn Lundeen, clippings, 1958 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | John Nuveen, clippings, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Drs. Perlstein and Cheney, clippings, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Dr. Ralph Kundstadter, papers, circa 1940s |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Kundstadter Laboratories, budget, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Hess and colleagues, photographs, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Tribute to Hess, photographs, 1952 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Patients, photographs, patients, undated |
Subseries 2: Organizations |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Borden Award, 1951-2 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | World Medical Association, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Northwestern University Alumni Association, 1954 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Alpha Kappa Kappa, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Chicago medical associations, 1913-1940 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Chicago plans for the care of premature infants, circa 1930s-1950s |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Institute of Medicine of Chicago, 1915-1924 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Chicago Medical Society, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Museum of Science and Industry, 1950 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Jewish Children's Bureau, circa 1950s |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Infant's Aid, circa 1950s |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Standard Club of Chicago, 1953 |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | City of Chicago Board of Health, Bureau of Child Welfare, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Illinois medical associations, circa 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Illinois plan for the care of premature infants, 1952 |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | Annals of Medical History, 1926 |
| Box 2 Folder 18 | Journal of the American Medical Association, 1950-1951 |
| Box 2 Folder 19 | National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1948-1954 |
| Box 2 Folder 20 | March of Dimes 1953-1954 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Polio, circa 1950s |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Orthogenic School, University of Chicago, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Chicago schools, undated |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Chicago scholarships, undated |
Series II: Hospital Technology and Procedure |
This series contains diagrams, descriptions, instruction manuals, and business correspondence related to Hess's designs for hospital equipment. It includes information on hospital procedures and regulations. Material covers the period between 1917 and 1954. It is divided into two subseries:
Subseries 1: Technology, contains diagrams, descriptions, business correspondence, advertisements, and photographs related to Hess's equipment. It includes information on rival incubator models. Material in this subseries represents the most active part of Hess' career, the period between 1917 and 1954. Oversized material has been transferred to Series V.
Subseries 2: Sarah Morris Hospital, contains plans for the Premature Infant Station at Sarah Morris and Michael Reese Hospitals, as well as papers and photographs relating to hospital administration and medical procedures. Of note are papers detailing tensions between staff and administration at Michael Reese Hospital during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Subseries 1: Technology |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Hess incubator |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Hess heated bed |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Infant oxygen therapy unit |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Premature infant ambulance |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Breast milk collector |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Shadow box |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Hess incubator at the World's Fair |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Other incubator models |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Thermostatic controls |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | Electric service in hospitals |
| Box 3 Folder 15 | Medical products |
| Box 3 Folder 16 | John H. Robertson and Co. |
| Box 3 Folder 17 | Mead Johnson and Co. Laboratory |
| Box 3 Folder 18-19 | Scanlon Morris Hospital Manufacturers (Ohio Chemical Company) |
| Box 3 Folder 20 | Playtex Park Research Institute/International Latex Corporation |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Royalties and patents |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Ethics and patents |
| Box 4 Folder 3-6 | Incubator, infant ambulance, oxygen bed |
Subseries 2: Sarah Morris and Michael Reese Hospitals |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Feeding equipment |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Infant clothing |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Premature Station at Michael Reese Hospital |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | Administration of Michael Reese Hospital |
| Box 4 Folder 11-14 | Premature Station at Sarah Morris Hospital |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Analysis of infants treated at Sarah Morris Hospital |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Pregnancy and infant care |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Feeding infants |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Infant hernia |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Interns |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Rules for the regulation of nurses |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Determining oxygen in the blood |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Infant care |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Patient diagnostics |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | Musical therapy |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Speech teachers |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | Beaumont Hospital |
| Box 5 Folder 14 | Medical procedures |
Series III: Research and Writings |
This series contains case studies, research notes, photographs, clippings, and conference presentations. It includes glass lantern slides used for lectures. It also contains drafts and offprints of published articles by Hess and by others. Material dates from 1904-1954. It is divided into six subseries. Medical records and photographs have been restricted and transferred to Series VI.
Subseries 1: Case Studies, contains case studies from clinics Hess worked in at Cook County Community Hospital and Michael Reese Hospital, sometimes in collaboration with other doctors, during the 1930s and 1940s. It includes statistics related to infant care and mortality, and photographs depicting medical conditions.
Subseries 2: Lectures and Conferences, contains notes and outlines for presentations made by Hess. It includes correspondence related to conferences he participated in.
Subseries 3: Drafts, contains drafts of articles and books by Hess.
Subseries 4: Offprints, contains offprints of articles published by Hess.
Subseries 5: Writings by Others, contains copies of articles and books published by others. Oversized material in this series has been moved to Series VI.
Subseries 6: Slides, contains glass slides used for lectures. Most depict medical conditions. The bulk of these slides are undated.
Subseries 1: Case Studies |
| Box 5 | Folder 15: Clinic of Julius Hess |
| Box 5 | Folder 16: Clinic of Hess and Ralph Kunstadter |
| Box 5 | Folder 17: Clinic of Hess and A. Levinson |
| Box 5 | Folder 18: Clinic of Hess and Philip Rosenblum |
| Box 5 | Folder 19: Clinic of Hess and Joseph Calvin |
| Box 5 | Folder 20: Study, Gelatin added to the diets of artificially fed infants, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 21: Study, Experiment with vitamin products, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 22: Mortality rates by state |
| Box 5 Folder 23 | National mortality rates
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| Box 5A Folder 1-3 | Medical conditions |
| Box 5A Folder 4 | Microscope slide reproductions |
Subseries 2: Lectures and Conferences |
| Box 6 | Folder 1: Fetal development, circa 1940 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2: Premature infants in Langstein and The Lancet , 1915, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 3: Premature infants in von Russ and Jaschke, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 4: Premature infants, circa 1928 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5: Premature infants, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Infant feeding and metabolism, circa 1930s
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| Box 6 Folder 8 | Class on nursing premature infants, undated
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| Box 6 Folder 12 | "The Danger of Taking Infants Out of the Hands of the Pediatrician," 1955 |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | "Breast Feeding," undated |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | "A Half Century of Infant Feeding," undated |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | "The Physician and his Opportunities for Service to the Underprivileged," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Clinical conferences, 1912-1956 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Philadelphia Pediatric Society, 1928 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Washington DC Roundtable on Neonatal Morbidity, 1935 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Chicago Medical Society, 1935 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | New York Academy of Medicine, 1937 |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | Better Care for Mothers and Babies Conference, 1938 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | New Jersey Conference, 1938 |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Medical Society of New York, 1939 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | Mid-South Graduate Medical Assembly, 1939 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Iowa City Pediatric Postgraduate Course, 1938-1940 |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | University of Illinois Radio, 1941 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | American Medical Association Symposium on Health Problems in Education, 1941 |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | National Research Council Meeting, Food and Nutrition Board, 1946 |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | Mid-century White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950 |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Discussion of cytoplasmic modification, 1942 |
| Box 7 Folder 16 | Panel on polio and immunization, 1952 |
| Box 7 Folder 17 | Round-table on breasts and breast feeding, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 18 | "Watching the Premature Baby's First Years," as told to Helen Sargent, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 19 | Infant's Aid, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 20 | Channel 9, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 21 | Zeta Beta Tau, undated |
Subseries 3: Drafts |
| Box 7 Folder 22 | "Artificial Feeding," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 23 | "Icterus Gravis in Newborns," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 24 | "Care of the Premature Infant for Nurses," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 25 | "Disorders of the Stomach and Intestines," undated |
| Box 7 Folder 26 | Illustrations for Brenneman's Practice of Pediatrics, undated |
| Box 7 Folder 27 | "Care of the Premature or Delicate Baby," 1940 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | "The Present Status of Serum Therapy in Pediatrics," 1937 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | "Celiac Disease," circa 1920s-1930s |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | "Chrytochordism," 1937 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | "Care of the Premature Infant," circa 1930s |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | "The Premature Infant: Its Medical and Nursing Care," with Evelyn Lundeen, 1941 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | "The Premature Infant," pp. 1-101, circa 1940s |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | "The Premature Infant," pp. 102-207, circa 1940s |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | "The Premature Infant," pp. 208-335, circa 1940s |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | "The Premature Infant," circa 1940s |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | "The Premature Infant," ch. 10, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | "The Premature Infant," ch. 16, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | "Brain Hemorrhages," undated |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | "Colic and the Hypertonic Infant," undated |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | "Obesity in Children," undated |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | "Prematurely and Congenitally Diseased Infants," undated |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | "Splenomegalies in Childhood," undated |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | "Watching Baby's First Years," undated |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Untitled on infant mortality, undated |
Subseries 4: Offprints |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | "The Premature Infant," ch. 43, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | Chronological index of articles, 1904-1954 |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | Articles, 1904-1906 |
| Box 10 Folder 1-4 | Articles, 1910-1929 |
| Box 11 Folder 1-5 | Articles, 1930-1954 |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | Articles, undated |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | "Infant Feeding," 1924 |
Subseries 5: Writings by Others |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | Premature birth and neonatal development, circa 1930s-1950s |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | Child development, circa 1940s |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | Childhood diseases and allergies, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Digestion, circa 1940s-1950s |
Subseries 6: Slides |
| Box 30 | Feeding |
| Box 30 | "Some Chronic Abdominal Conditions in Infancy and Childhood" |
| Box 31 | "Some Chronic Abdominal Conditions in Infancy and Childhood" |
| Box 31 | Celiac disease |
| Box 31 | "Pancreatic Diseases in Childhood" |
| Box 32 | Hirschsprung's disease |
| Box 32 | Bronchiectasis |
| Box 32 | Syphilis |
| Box 33 | Syphilis |
| Box 33 | Xanthomatosis |
| Box 33 | Mongolian idiocy (Down's Syndrome) |
| Box 33 | Serum, infectious diseases |
| Box 33 | Tuberculosis, circa 1930s |
| Box 34 | Phyloric stenosis |
| Box 34 | Chondro-dsytrophy |
| Box 34 | Procedures |
| Box 34 | Rectal polyp |
| Box 34 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia |
| Box 34 | Egg yolk |
| Box 34 | Egg yolk and orange juice |
| Box 34 | Relief administration, medical care in Illinois |
| Box 35 | Sarah Morris Hospital, analysis of premature infants |
| Box 35 | Premature infants (from Dr. Linberg) |
| Box 35 | Infant feeding |
| Box 35 | Posture |
| Box 36 | Scurvy |
| Box 36 | Transfusion methods |
| Box 36 | Cisternal jugular |
| Box 36 | Encephalography |
| Box 36 | Rickets |
| Box 37 | Rickets |
| Box 37 | Rickets, bone lesions |
| Box 37 | Chondrodystrophy |
| Box 37 | Hemorrhage |
| Box 37 | Diaphragmatic hernia |
| Box 37 | Rheumatism and heart disease |
| Box 38 | Gastrointestinal tract, acute and chronic |
| Box 38 | Spleen |
Series IV: Personal |
This series contains the personal and financial papers of Hess and his immediate family, dating between 1843 and 1955. It includes photographs and glass lantern slides. Oversized material has been transferred to Series VI.
| Box 12 Folder 6 | Hess, correspondence and papers, 1912-1955, undated
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| Box 13 | Folder 1: Hess and family, correspondence,1925-1930 |
| Box 13 | Folder 2: Carol and Jean Hess, outgoing correspondence, 1918-1931 |
| Box 13 | Folder 3: Carol Hess, incoming correspondence, 1930-1931 |
| Box 13 | Folder 4: William and Ethel Saphir and the Hess family, correspondence, 1931 |
| Box 13 | Folder 5: Hess family tree, 1968 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | Hess, financial papers, 1899-1919, undated
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| Box 13 Folder 17 | Family and friends, photographs, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 18 | Unidentified people, photographs, undated |
| Box 35 | Flathead National Park, Montana, glass lantern slide, undated |
| Box 35 | Hess and colleagues, glass lantern slide, undated |
Series V: Oversize |
This series contains oversized newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, certificates, photographs, books, artifacts, and film from the years 1907 through 1958. It is divided into four subseries:
Subseries 1: Clippings and Photographs, contains newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, certificates, and photographs.
Subseries 2: Books, contains books by Hess and others, most with marginalia or inscriptions.
Subseries 3: Artifacts, contains a ruler with magnifying glass, and a plaque presented to Hess by the Detroit Pediatric Society.
Subseries 4: Films, contains motion picture films documenting medical procedures and holiday travel. Restricted material has been transferred to Series VI.
Subseries 1: Clippings and Photographs |
| Box 14 | Scrapbooks, circa 1930s |
| Box 14 | Scrapbook, Honolulu conference, 1941 |
| Box 15 | Tribute to Hess, 1952 |
| Box 15 | Testimonial on Hess's retirement from the Jewish Children's Bureau, undated |
| Box 16 | Julius and Carol Hess, insurance policies, 1907, 1909 |
| Box 16 | Panama Pacific Exposition, award, 1915 |
| Box 16 | Incubator, diagrams, 1930-1931 |
| Box 16 | Infant deaths in Chicago by hospital, 1934 |
| Box 16 | Temple certificate, 1942 |
| Box 16 | Chicago Daily News, "This Week" magazine, 1947 |
| Box 16 | Premature infant station, floor plan, 1948 |
| Box 16 | Health care, clippings 1950 |
| Box 16 | Hess and the incubator, clippings, 1950, undated |
| Box 16 | Youth crime, clippings undated |
| Box 16 | American Pediatric Society, photographs,1934 |
| Box 17 | "National Monuments of Ireland," 1925 |
| Box 17 | "Dr. Preston Bradley's Round Table Discussions," 1932 |
| Box 17 | American Medical Association Journal, 1933 |
| Box 17 | Bulletin of the Society of Medical History of Chicago, 1935 |
| Box 17 | Association of American Medical Colleges Journal, 1937 |
| Box 17 | Association of American Medical Colleges Journal, 1938 |
| Box 17 | Parents Magazine, 1941 |
| Box 17 | Journal of Pediatrics, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Journal of Pediatrics, 1950 |
| Box 18 | International Medical Digest, 1950 |
| Box 18 | American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1951 |
| Box 18 | International Children's Centre Courier, 1952 |
| Box 18 | Accounts, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1952 |
| Box 18 | American Scientist, 1954 |
| Box 18 | Excerpt from "The Premature Infant," undated |
| Box DRAWER 9 | Large copy, "The Premature Infant," undated |
Subseries 2: Books |
| Box 19 | Hess, Practices and Principles of Infant Feeding, 1918 |
| Box 19 | Hess, Practices and Principles of Infant Feeding, 1920 |
| Box 19 | Hess, Practices and Principles of Infant Feeding, 1922 |
| Box 20 | Hess, Premature and Congenitally Diseased Infants, 1922, |
| Box 20 | Hess, Infant Feeding, 1924 |
| Box 21 | Hess, Feeding and the Nutritional Disorders in Infancy and Childhood, 1928, |
| Box 22 | Hess, Physical and Mental Growth of Prematurely Born Infants, 1934, |
| Box 23 | Hess and Lundeen, The Premature Infant, 1941 |
| Box 23 | Hess and Lundeen, The Premature Infant, 1948 |
| Box 23 | Hess and Lundeen, The Premature Infant, 1949 |
| Box 24 | Hess, Mohr, Bartelme, The Physical and Mental Growth of Prematurely Born Children, 1934 |
| Box 24 | Hess and Kundstadter, Care of the Premature Infant, 1948 |
| Box 24 | Abt, Baby Doctor, 1944 |
| Box 25 | Saphir, Autopsy: Diagnosis and Technique, 1937 |
| Box 25 | Saphir, An Outline of Tropical Medicine, 1944 |
| Box 25 | Wachenheim, Infant Feeding, 1914 |
| Box 26 | Storm, Magnetic Amplifiers, 1955 |
| Box 26 | Freeman, Hospital in Action: The Story of the Michael Reese Medical Centre, 1957 |
| Box 26 | Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1946 |
Subseries 3: Artifacts |
| Box 27 | Ruler with magnifying glass |
| Box 27 | Detroit Pediatric Society plaque, 1954 |
Subseries 4: Films |
| Box 46 | Prematures, 1951 |
| Box 46 | Diabetic child, undated |
| Box 46 | Premature twins, undated |
| Box 46 | Prematures/cerebral hemorrhage, undated |
| Box 46 | Transfusion operation, undated |
| Box 47 | Fort Francis, 1929 |
| Box 47 | Cuts from Fort Francis, 1935 |
| Box 47 | Rainey Lake 1925 |
| Box 47 | Rainey Lake 1935 |
| Box 47 | Rainey Lake, 1937 |
| Box 48 | Yellowstone and Estes Parks, undated |
| Box 48 | Jasper National Park, undated |
| Box 48 | Colorado and California, undated |
| Box 48 | Tribune Tower, 1938 |
| Box 48 | Chicago, undated |
| Box 49 | Europe, undated |
| Box 49 | Ireland and Scotland, undated |
| Box 50 | Unidentified reel, undated |
Series VI: Restricted |
This series contains medical records, case studies, and correspondence containing medical information. It includes photographs, glass lantern slides, and film. This material has been restricted and divided into three subseries.
Subseries 1: Records, contains medical records, named case studies, and correspondence containing medical information. It includes photographs.
Subseries 2: Slides, contains glass lantern slides depicting named patients.
Subersies 3: Films, contains film depicting named patients.
Subseries 1: Records |
| Box 28 Folder 1 | Patients, reports, 1922, 1940 |
| Box 28 Folder 2 | Patients, records, circa 1932-1954, undated |
| Box 28 Folder 3 | Patients and colleagues, correspondence, 1936-1954 |
| Box 28 Folder 4 | Patients, requests for medical records, 1940 |
| Box 28 Folder 5 | Cook County Hospital Pathological Conferences, case studies, 1940-1942 |
| Box 28 Folder 6 | Patients, complaints and billing disputes, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 28 Folder 7 | Patients, files and correspondence, 1944-1945 |
| Box 28 Folder 8 | University of Iowa, case consultation,1949 |
| Box 28 Folder 9 | Colleagues, correspondence, 1950-1954 |
| Box 28 Folder 10 | Medical Review Board, minutes, 1951 |
| Box 28 Folder 11 | Polio patients, reports, 1953-1954 |
| Box 28 Folder 12 | Patients, notes and prescriptions, undated |
| Box 28 Folder 13 | Patients, photographs, undated |
| Box 29 | Patients, photographs, undated |
Subseries 2: Slides |
| Box 39 | Rickets |
| Box 39 | Bronchiectasis |
| Box 39 | Mongolian idiocy (Down's Syndrome) |
| Box 40 | "Pancreatic Diseases in Childhood" |
| Box 40 | Arachnodactilia |
| Box 40 | "Infant Feeding and Nutritional Disorders" |
| Box 40 | Tuberculosis, circa 1930s |
| Box 41 | Tuberculosis, circa 1930s |
| Box 42 | Tuberculosis, circa 1930s |
| Box 42 | Phyloric stenosis |
| Box 42 | Pancreatic fibrosis |
| Box 42 | Hirschsprung's disease |
| Box 42 | Rachitis (florid) |
| Box 42 | Scurvy |
| Box 42 | Tumours |
| Box 42 | Perthe's disease |
| Box 42 | Ostromalacia |
| Box 42 | Splenectomy |
| Box 42 | Diaphragmatic hernia |
| Box 43 | Rheumatism and heart disease |
| Box 43 | Massive doses of viosterol |
| Box 43 | Spleen |
| Box 44 | Spleen |
| Box 45 | Swanson bismuth in the lungs |
Subseries 3: Films |
| Box 51 | "Rabies," film made by Maurice L. Blatt, Chief of Department of Diseases of Children, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1929 |
| Box 51 | Epilepsy?, 8mm color film, undated |
| Box 51 | [Keevrnau?] pictures, undated |
Series VII: Visual Materials |
This series contains lantern slides used for professional and personal purposes. All are undated.
| Box 52 | Infant mortality and birth weights |
| Box 52 | Infants and children |
| Box 52 | Pregnant women |
| Box 52 | Polio |
| Box 52 | Sarah Morris Hospital Premature Station, presentation |
| Box 52 | Hess and colleagues |
| Box 52 | Hess on holiday |
| Box 52 | Moose and fish |
| Box 52 | Portraits |
| Box 53 | Two copper plates, one marked "Illinois Medical Journal" |
| Box 53 | Anatomical slides, "Sections from human stomach which was filled with [illeg.] immediately after death to preserve mucous membrane" |