Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School charter and certificate of incorporation

Collection

Identifier: MSS 6/001

Dates

1896-04-10

Creator

Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Hospital founded in 1895 at 16th and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia. Incorporated in 1896. Staffed by white and black physicians to care for poor patients and train blacks in health care. Merged with Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses of Philadelphia to form Mercy-Douglass Hospital in 1948. Hospital closed in 1973.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Flat file no. 1, drawer 1

Contents: 1 charter

Alternate Form Available

Manuscript copy available at. City of Philadelphia Department of Records.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School charter and certificate of incorporation
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