Unidentified Film #1, Undated

Item — Reel: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The records of the Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia, spans the years 1911 to 1960, contain annual reports, newsletter pamphlets, benefit matinee programs, material related to H. Lea Hudson for both the Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia and the Fife-Hamill Memorial Health Center for Southeast Philadelphia, corporate reports, photographs, and film. The collection is divided into four series. Series I: Printed Materials, dating from 1911 to 1941, includes annual reports of the Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia, the Babies’ Hospital news and Babies’ news, a monthly newsletter pamphlet (not a full run); benefit matinee programs, and other printed materials related to the Hospital.

Series II: Papers of H. Lea Hudson, dating from 1932 to 1960, contains two subseries. The first subseries, Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia, includes correspondence, minutes, news clippings, and agendas related to the merger with St. Christopher’s Hospital; historical matter that includes addresses, an outline of services, and proceedings for the 25th anniversary. The second subseries, Fife-Hamill Memorial Health Center for Southeast Philadelphia, holds correspondence, information related to building usage for the Health Center, and a legal agreement between the Babies’ Hospital, Jefferson Medical College, and Philadelphia Child Health Society.

Series III: Corporate Records, 1929 to 1948, includes a ledger from the Women’s Committee and minutes from the Medical Administration Committee.

Series IV: Photographs and Film, dated circa 1942, consists of photographs, three roles of negatives, one roll of positives, and four 16mm film reels. The photographs were previously pasted on pages and had become unglued. Each photograph is now housed in individual pocket type envelopes; each folder represents a single page. The photographs include snapshots of children at the beach, children around a Christmas tree, nurses caring for children, and photographs of the Hospital buildings. The positives and negative films for the Babies’ Hospital anniversary party are housed in the same canister. One reel was labeled “Exterior of Babies’ Hospital”, however it was unclear which of the unidentified reels (one is also labeled “Unidentified”) was the correct one, so the two unidentified reels are labeled “Unidentified #1” and “Unidentified #1.”

Please be aware that the Library does not have the required hardware for viewing photographic negatives or 16mm film.