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Missoula General Hospital Photographs, 1887-1983
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Missoula General Hospital Photographs
- Dates
- 1887-1983 (inclusive)18871983
- Quantity
- 76 photographs
- Collection Number
- Mss 831 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection contains photographs of the Northern Pacific Hospital, built in 1884 and located on North Second Street in Missoula, Montana. It was operated by the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association for employees of the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1967, it was renamed Missoula General Hospital and ceased to operate in 1985. The building was eventually torn town.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- visual
- Sponsor
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Northern Pacific Hospital, run by the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association, was constructed in 1884 on North Second Street in Missoula, Montana. The hospital treated employees of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Dr. I. E. Cohn was the first Surgeon in Charge, followed by Dr. N. N. Horton in 1885 and Dr. John J. Buckley in 1887. The hospital burned down in 1892 and was rebuilt in 1893. Another fire in 1916 damaged the second building, and a new brick structure replaced it the following year. In 1967, the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association authorized a name change for the hospital, and it became Missoula General Hospital. Missoula General Hospital eventually closed its doors in 1985, and the building was torn down.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains 76 identified photographs of the original and rebuilt versions of the Northern Pacific Hospital, later renamed Missoula General Hospital, including shots of the exterior, interior, patients, and personnel. The images are dated 1887-1983, roughly spanning the century that the hospital operated in Missoula.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
Missoula General Hospital Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
Series I: Northern Pacific Hospital, 1887-1962 and undated, 64 photographs
Series II: Missoula General Hospital, 1976-1983, 12 photographs
Acquisition Information
The photographs in this collection were most likely donated by Karen Foster, an administrator of Missoula General Hospital, to the Friends of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library in 1986.
Processing Note
This collection was originally processed in 2013 as the Photographs of the Northern Pacific Hospital and only contained the images from Series I. A separate collection was arranged and described as the Missoula General Hospital Photographs, but a finding aid was never published. In 2022, the University of Montana Archives and Special Collections merged the two collections by adding Series II. The colletion was renamed the Missoula General Hospital Photographs, Mss 831.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Northern Pacific Hospital, 1887-1962 and undatedReturn to Top
Series I features photographs of the Northern Pacific Hospital buildings, original and reconstructed, as well as images of personnel and patients.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | photo_number | ||
| 1/1 | 831.001 | The first Northern Pacific Hospital
in Missoula, Montana. Dr. John J. Buckley's wife and daughter are pictured,
second and fourth from left.
|
circa 1887 |
| 1/1 | 831.002 | Chief surgeon at the Northern
Pacific Hospital in Missoula, Montana. |
1899 |
| 1/1 | 831.003 | East end of the Northern Pacific
Hospital in Missoula, Montana. |
1902 |
| 1/1 | 831.004 | The Reading Room in the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1899 |
| 1/1 | 831.005 | Dressing, or Prep Room, in the
Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1902 |
| 1/1 | 831.006 | Four men in Chief Surgeon Dr. J. J. Buckley's Office in the Northern Pacific Hospital in Missoula,
Montana. |
1902 |
| 1/1 | 831.007 | Operating room in the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1902 |
| 1/1 | 831.008 | Doctors and staff of the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. Chief Surgeon Dr. J. M. Jennings is seated
in the front row, fifth from left. Photo by R. H. McKay.
|
circa 1916 |
| 1/1 | 831.009 | The lobby area in the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1917 |
| 1/1 | 831.010 | Northern Pacific Hospital brick
building in Missoula, Montana. |
circa 1918-1962 |
| 1/1 | 831.011 | Operating room in the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1950s |
| 1/1 | 831.012 | Kids with a sign about Dr. Howard
T. Ricketts and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever at the Northern Pacific Hospital,
Missoula, Montana. |
1950s |
| 1/1 | 831.013 | Ladies Guild at the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. Photo by Kenneth G.
Payton.
|
1956 |
| 1/1 | 831.014 | Ladies Guild at the
Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.015 | Kitchen at the Northern Pacific
Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.016 | New dish washing machine at the
Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.017 | Woman looking through a microscope
in the old lab at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana.
|
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.018 | Receptionist, Gladys Budewitz, in
the Business Office at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana.
|
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.019 | Surgery at the Northern Pacific
Hospital, Missoula, Montana. Mrs. Oreck, Dr.
Hall, and Mrs. Mercer pictured.
|
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.020 | Having coffee in the patient rec
room at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.021 | The boiler room in the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.022 | Business Office at the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. Receptionist Gladys Budewitz and retired engineer watchman George L.
Smith pictured.
|
October 1957 |
| 1/1 | 831.023 | X-Ray technician John Breidenbach
at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
October 1958 |
| 1/1 | 831.024 | The standby generator at the
Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1962 |
| 1/1 | 831.025 | Patient and visitors playing cards
at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
undated |
| 1/1 | 831.026 | Diet kitchen at the Northern
Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
undated |
| 1/1 | 831.027 | Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1892 |
| 1/1 | 831.028 | Amputee patients from the Northern Pacific Hospital out on a picnic with
Dr. John J. Buckley, Missoula, Montana. Newspaper clippings about the outing are attached to the
photo.
|
1899 |
| 1/2 | 831.029 | Northern Pacific Hospital building, Missoula, Montana. |
1899 |
| 1/2 | 831.030 | Northern Pacific Hospital building and western addition, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1905 |
| 1/2 | 831.031 | Northern Pacific Hospital building and western addition, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1905 |
| 1/2 | 831.032 | Newspaper photograph showing the Northern Pacific Hospital staff in front
of the building. |
1905 |
| 1/2 | 831.033 | Postcard of the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1906 |
| 1/2 | 831.034 | Northern Pacific Hospital and grounds, Missoula, Montana. |
1908 |
| 1/2 | 831.035 | Northern Pacific Hospital grounds, Missoula, Montana. |
1908 |
| 1/2 | 831.036 | Northern Pacific Hospital grounds and building, Missoula,
Montana. |
1908 |
| 1/2 | 831.037 | Northern Pacific Hospital staff, Missoula, Montana. |
1909 |
| 1/2 | 831.038 | Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1909 |
| 1/2 | 831.039 | Northern Pacific Hospital nurse's home, Missoula, Montana. |
1909 |
| 1/2 | 831.040 | Northern Pacific Hospital in winter, Missoula, Montana. Photo by R.H. McKay
|
February 15, 1910 |
| 1/2 | 831.041 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
August 11, 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.042 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
August 11, 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.043 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
August 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.044 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
August 24, 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.045 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
September 6, 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.046 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
November 2, 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.047 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital brick building, Missoula,
Montana. |
December 6, 1916 |
| 1/2 | 831.048 | Construction of the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana; near
completion. |
January 15, 1917 |
| 1/2 | 831.049 | Northern Pacific Hospital building shortly after completion, Missoula,
Montana. |
1917 |
| 1/2 | 831.050 | Northern Pacific Hospital building shortly after completion, Missoula,
Montana. |
1917 |
| 1/2 | 831.051 | A two-bed room in the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
1917 |
| 1/2 | 831.052 | Northern Pacific Hospital building with inset of original building and
personnel, Missoula, Montana. See photo 831.001
|
1921 |
| 1/2 | 831.053 | Northern Pacific Hospital building, Missoula, Montana. Photo by R.H. McKay
|
1921 |
| 1/2 | 831.054 | Northern Pacific Hospital grounds and nurses' quarters, Missoula,
Montana. Photo by R.H. McKay
|
circa 1920s |
| 1/2 | 831.055 | Ronald J. McDougall, a masseur at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. McDougall (b. September 10, 1859; d. December 17, 1934) was a beloved orderly who resided at the hospital.
|
1930 |
| 1/2 | 831.056 | Emma Cyr, a nurse at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
August 1944 |
| 1/2 | 831.057 | Laundry building and garage at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1950s |
| 1/2 | 831.058 | Workshop and boiler stack at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1950s |
| 1/2 | 831.059 | Back side of the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
circa 1950s |
| 1/2 | 831.060 | Nurses' home at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1950s |
| 1/2 | 831.061 | Surgeons' residence at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1950s |
| 1/2 | 831.062 | Warehouse at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
circa 1950s |
| 1/2 | 831.063 | Helen Janke at the nursing station in the Northern Pacific Hospital,
Missoula, Montana. |
1956 |
| 1/2 | 831.064 | Northern Pacific or Missoula General Hospital building, Missoula,
Montana. |
undated |
Series II: Missoula General Hospital, 1976-1983Return to Top
Series II features photographs of Missuola General Hospital building, grounds, personnel, and patients. The Northern Pacific Hospital was renamed Missoula General Hospital in 1967.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | photo_number | ||
| 1/3 | 831.065 | Back side of Missoula General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.066 | Missoula General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.067 | Parking lot and grounds around Missoula General Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.068 | Parking lot and building, Missoula General Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.069 | Parking lot and grounds around Missoula General Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.070 | Grounds around Missoula General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.071 | Nurse's home next to Missoula General Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.072 | Color photograph and negative of Missoula General Hospital, Missoula,
Montana. |
circa 1976 |
| 1/3 | 831.073 | Four views of the fire escape and stairs at each end of the Missoula
General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
undated |
| 1/3 | 831.074 | Nurse and patient at the Missoula
General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1980s |
| 1/3 | 831.075 | Nurse and patient being prepped for
surgery at the Missoula General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1980s |
| 1/3 | 831.076 | Nursing staff at the Missoula
General Hospital, Missoula, Montana. |
1983 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Hospitals--Employees--Montana--Missoula--Photographs
- Hospitals--Montana--Missoula--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Northern Pacific Hospital
- Missoula General Hospital
Geographical Names
- Missoula (Mont.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
Finding aid prepared by Mark Fritch and Kristin Gates
2013
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