Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Description
This not-for-profit hospital was founded in Kansas City in 1897 by two sisters, Alice Berry Graham and Katherine Richardson to serve the poor and ill children of the area. This collection features photos of patients, staff, and volunteers all through the hospital's history.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Marylane Thorne with students

Marylane Thorne speaking with an African American boy student in the hospital's classroom. Five students (Two African American boys, one African American girl, two white boys) are shown seated at desks, all with books on them. A set of encyclopedias is on the back shelf. The boy reading on the left is wearing hand knitted slippers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00638.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children in the hospital classroom

Children (African American and white girls and boys) studying in the hospital classroom. A white female teacher at the left is leaning over to help a student. One girl is in a wheelchair. A piano, globe, and shelf of books are also seen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00635.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children making a papier-mâché́ doll

Two African American girls at a table creating what looks like a papier-mâché́ doll in the hospital's classroom. Another African American person in hospital scrubs is seated behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00637.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Margaret Weaver and unidentified woman

Board member Margaret Weaver and an unidentified white woman standing together next to an x-ray machine at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00634.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Unidentified speaker at a holiday event

Unidentified white man speaking at a podium into a microphone during a holiday event. An unidentified white man is seated on the stage behind him and a poinsettia is in the foreground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00631.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children playing with puppets

Five children (two white boy, two white girls, and an African American girl) playing with hand puppets around a desk in the hospital classroom. Two have their backs to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00636.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Barrett Hedden and Dr. Ned Smull

Barrett Hedden shaking hands with Dr. Ned Smull during an open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. A plaque is on the wall behind Dr. Smull.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00642.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Smulls and the Greggs

From left: Dr. Smull, Jane Smull, Joseph Gregg and his wife standing together during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Jane Smull is looking directly at the camera and smiling. A Christmas tree is partially seen on the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00643.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Shuttle bus for Children's Mercy Hospital

School bus/van with a temporary sign taped to it's grill reading "Children's Mercy shuttle bus" used during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. The driver and riders (white men and women) can be seen through the window. Other cars on the street around it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00649.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Eric Jones with Elizabeth Martin

Eric Jones (left) seated with Elizabeth Martin (right) in front of a desk during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. A replica of the Children's Mercy Hospital's Boar Fountain on the Country Club Plaza is sitting on desk in foreground.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00648.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Joyce Hall, his wife, and Mrs. Donald Hall

Joyce Hall (right) with his wife (center) and Mrs. Donald Hall (left) all looking to the left during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Mrs. Joyce Hall is carrying a handbag and Mrs. Donald Hall has her hand to her face.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00645.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Elizabeth Martin with nurse

Elizabeth Martin watching a demonstration made by a white female nurse (possibly Carolyn Doughtery) during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Another white woman is partially seen behind the pair.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00646.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Dr. George Herman shaking hands with Mrs. Abe Margolin

Dr. George Herman shaking hands with Mrs. Abe Margolin at the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Dr. Ned Smull and two other, unidentified, white men are behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00647.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Marylane Thorne with students

Marylane Thorne seated with students (three African American girls, one African American teenage (possibly) boy, and two white boys) in a rough circle in the hospital's classroom. One patient is in a wheelchair. All are watching the two students looking at a globe on the desk at the front.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00639.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Marylane Thorne with students

Marylane Thorne watching as an African American girl student in a wheelchair leans across her to find something on the globe on the desk in front. Other students (two African American girls, an African American teenage (possibly) boy, and a white boy) are seated around the room in a rough circle.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00640.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281