• Creator Names Wolf, Joseph F.
  • Title Cook County Hospital research notes [manuscript] 1933
  • Physical description 5 pages : Autograph document; Autograph letter signed
  • Collection summary Notes on the history of the Old Cook County Hospital, compiled by Joseph F. Wolf of Chicago, Illinois. Includes some narrative history about the creation of a permanent city hospital; a hand-drawn map of the hospital's location between South Lasalle Street and Wentworth Avenue, at West 18th and 19th; a note on the creation of the German Medical Society of Chicago; Letter from George H. Weaver, curator of the Society of Medical History of Chicago, to Wolf expressing interest in a letter Wolf had submitted to the Chicago Tribune about the existence of and search for a picture of the hospital (1933 May 18, Typed letter signed, 1 page); and a list of sources and places visited to obtain information about the hospital, including newspapers, county government buildings, and people's homes.
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  • Names
    • German Medical Society of Chicago (Ill.)
    • Cook County Hospital (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Weaver, George H. (George Howitt, 1866-1947.