Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses of Philadelphia charter
Item
Identifier: MSS 6/002
Scope and Contents
Charter listing purpose and objects of Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses of Philadelphia and names and function of corporators and directors. Seals detached.
Manuscript copy available at City of Philadelphia Department of Records.
Manuscript copy available at City of Philadelphia Department of Records.
Dates
- 1906
Creator
- Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses of Philadelphia founded in 1906 to meet increased demand for black health care in Philadelphia. Hospital opened in 1907 at 17th and Fitzwater Streets and moved to 50th and Woodlawn Avenue in 1919. Hospital merged with Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School in 1948 to form Mercy-Douglass Hospital. Hospital closed in 1973.
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Flat file no. 1, drawer 1
Contents: 1 charter
Contents: 1 charter
Creator
- Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
- Title
- Mercy Hospital and School for Nurses of Philadelphia charter
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
