Finding Aid for the Research Hospital [Kansas City, MO] Collection

Title

Finding Aid for the Research Hospital [Kansas City, MO] Collection

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Text

Creator

Research Medical Hospital

Date

1954-1965

Description

This collection contains issues of The Researcher, an in-house publication provided for employees at Research Medical Hospital. As a monthly publication, The Researcher provided hospital news, events, and humor. Also found within the collection is brief history of Research Medical Hospital.

Format

Portable Document File Format; 116 KB; 2 pages.

Language

English

Place

Kansas City (Mo.)

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

1 box

Identifier

MGC 2049

Subject

Hospitals

Hospitals--Research

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Research Hospital collection

Collection Summary
Title
Research Hospital [Kansas City, MO] collection
Date
1954-1965
Extent
1 box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2049-RHC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel 2017; finding aid created 2017

Name of Creator
Research Medical Hospital

Administrative History
Research Medical Hospital, located in Kansas City, Missouri, began operation in 1886 and was originally
named German Hospital after the German immigrants who founded the facility. In 1905, the Research
School of Nursing was established in a building close to the main hospital. By 1918, anti-German public
sentiment coupled with a research driven hospital brought a name change to Research Hospital.
Throughout the remainder of the 20th century, Research Hospital continued to expand not only patient
services but its’ research capabilities. Today this hospital serves a 150 mile radius around the Kansas City
area.

Scope and Content
This collection contains issues of The Researcher, an in-house publication provided for employees at
Research Medical Hospital. As a monthly publication, The Researcher provided hospital news, events,
and humor. Also found within the collection is brief history of Research Medical Hospital.

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Research Hospital collection

Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Administrative History
Folder 1, History of Research Medical Center
Series 2, The Researcher publication
Folder 1, Volume 1, 1954
Folder 2, Volume 2, 1955
Folder 3, Volume 3, 1956
Folder 4, Volume 4, 1957
Folder 5, Volume 5, 1958
Folder 6, Volume 8, 1961
Folder 7, Volume 9, 1962
Folder 8, Volume 10, 1963
Folder 9, Volume 11, 1964
Folder 10, Volume 12, 1965

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
• Information found within collection
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