Fayetteville City Hospital Auxiliary

Collection

Identifier: MC 1308

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Scope and Content Note

The record book contains Constitution, By-laws, and minutes of the Fayetteville City Hospital Auxiliary, 1909-1916; roll of members 1912-1913; expense report 1909; inlaid typed explanatory note by Elizabeth D. Ellis; and undated newspaper clipping reporting about the first six-month City Hospital's operation.

Dates

1909-1916

Creator

Fayetteville City Hospital Auxiliary (Fayetteville, Ark.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply. No Interlibrary Loan. Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

The Fayetteville City Hospital Auxiliary was created in 1909 with the initial enrollment of 56 members. Its primary objective was to aid the City Hospital Board by raising funds through various contributions and social functions such as benefit dances, County Fairs, flower sales, and proceeds from Fayetteville Opera House and other places of entertainment. Members of the Hospital Auxiliary, who were prominent personalities of the city, included Mrs. Jay Fulbright, the first treasurer of the Auxiliary, Mrs. S.W. Davies, who solicited funds for building the City Hospital which opened July 1, 1912, and others.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Record book is housed in one folder.

Acquisition Information

Fayetteville City Hospital Auxiliary Record Book was donated to the Special Collections Division by Elizabeth D. Ellis, Fayetteville, Arkansas, February 8, 1995.