Title: Medical Science Center Genre: Papers Date: 1940-1952 (Predominantly, 1942‑1946) Size: 3 linear feet ID#: 510 OCLC: Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs HEFA.01c.update |
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The papers of the Medical Science Center were placed in the University Archives in 1980, and were made available for research in December 1989. The Medical Science Center of Wayne University was organized as a nonprofit corporation in November 1943, at the request of the Detroit Board of Education. It proposed to raise money for, and to build a medical center which would make Detroit and Wayne University one of the world's outstanding medical centers. Wendell W. Anderson, president of Bundy Tubing Company, was president; Edgar H. Norris, Dean of the Medical School, was executive director; and George Pierrot, a specialist in public relations, was executive secretary. Edgar Norris later resigned both as Dean of the Medical School and the executive directorship in March of 1945. The corporation had ambitious plans to become the foremost center devoted to industrial health. In February of 1945, the School of Occupational Health opened under the leadership of Dr. Raymond Hussey, a nationally known specialist in the then budding field. The School was later forced to close in October of 1949 because of lack of operating funds.
At the time of incorporation the Medical Science Center already had a Master Plan prepared by Wayne University's College of Medicine. However, this plan contemplated the use of the Memorial Park site (located on the Detroit River). This site was later discarded when a site closer to the University was chosen. A second Master Plan was drawn up. Eleven units were originally proposed. The first four to be erected were Wayne University County Hospital, a teaching unit to contain over 500 beds; the Halls of Medical Science, to house the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy; the College of Nursing's classroom, administrative building and connecting dormitories; and a combination powerhouse, laundry, and service building.
Capital costs were to be borne by foundations and private donors. One of the first fund-raising steps was to obtain approximately sixteen million dollars in challenge gifts. They were not successful, and on December 22, 1946 the corporation released an official statement announcing that the campaign for funds for the Medical Science Center was postponed until business conditions improved. From this date until it dissolved in December 1951, the Center was inactive.
The papers of Wendell Anderson, president and George Pierrot, executive secretary, reflect the corporation's efforts to develop plans and raise money for a medical center. The papers also contain material on the establishment of the Institute for Occupational Health.
African-Americans
Relocation of Housing
Edgar Norris's Resignation
Nursing Program
School of Occupational Health, Establishment and Development
Wendell W. Anderson
Warren E. Bow
Katharine E. Faville
David D. Henry
Raymond Hussey
Edgar H. Norris
George Pierrot
Approximately 15 black and white photographs have been placed in the Archives AudioVisual Collection. Pictured are models of the Medical Science Center, publicity photographs, and portraits.
Clippings, correspondence, minutes, plans, proposals and other materials relating to the Medical Science Center's operation and planning. Much of the material concerns the fundraising efforts, planning and site selection of the Center. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Materials within folder are arranged in chronological order.
Clippings, correspondence, reports and other materials relating to the general files of the Medical Science Center. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Materials within folders are arranged in chronological order.
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1-2. Annual Reports, Aug 1944 - Mar 1952
3. Articles of Incorporation and other legal papers, Nov 1943 - Sep 1944
4-6. Board of Directors, Jan 1943 - Oct 1944
7. By-Laws, 1944
8-9. Committee, Advisory, Jul 1944 - Nov 1944
10. Committee, Building and Grounds, Aug 1943 - Sep 1945
11. Committee, Executive; Agenda, Jun 1945 - Dec 1946
12-13. Committee, Executive; Minutes, Nov 1943 - Dec 1946
14-16. Committee, Planning; Corres., Oct 1944 - Jan 1946
17. Committee, Planning; Minutes, Apr 1945 - Jul 1945
18. Committee, Policies, Jul 1944
19. Committee, Public Relations, Dec 1943 - Jul 1944
1-18. Correspondence, Sep 1940 - Oct 1944
1-7. Correspondence, Jan 1945 - Jan 1952
8. Financial Statements, Jun 1945 - Jun 1947
9. Fundraising; Budget, May 1944 - Jul 1944
10. Fundraising; Letters to Corporations, Jan 1945 - Mar 1945
11. Institute of Cancer Research, Feb 1945 - Oct 1945
12. Institute for Occupational Health; Articles of Incorporation, Jul 1945 - Feb 1946
13. Institute for Occupational Health; Board of Trustees, Oct 1945 – Dec 1946
14-23. Institute for Occupational Health; Corres., Nov 1943 - Dec 1949
24-27. Institute for Occupational Health; Dr. Raymond Hussey, Oct 1944 - Jun 1946
1-2. Nursing Program, Sep 1944 - Nov 1946
3. Nursing Program Presentations, 1944 & 1945
4-7. Presentations and Proposals, n.d.
8. Psychiatric Program, Feb 1944 - Oct 1944
9. Organizational Chart; First Cycle - Development Program, n.d.
10-11. Postponement of Medical Center, Dec 1946 - Jan 1947
12-13. Press Releases, 1943 1944
14. Resolution, Aug 1944 Dec 1944
15-16. Site Planning, Nov 1943 - Feb 1947
17. University County Hospital; Annual Report, Aug 1943 - Oct 1947
18-20. University County Hospital; Board of Trustees, Jul 1943 - Jul 1946
21-23. University County Hospital; Corres., Jan 1943 - Jan 1945
1-2. American City Bureau, May 1944 - Aug 1944
3. Association of American Medical Colleges, Jul 1944 - Oct 1944
4. Board of Education, Apr 1944 - Oct 1946
5-6. Bow, Warren E., Apr 1944 - Mar 1945
7. Business Equipment Company, Sep 1944 - Mar 1946
8. Dearborn Hospital, 1943
9. Detroit Medical News, 1944
10. Detroit Speakers Club, 1943 & 1944
11. Hospital Bill, n.d.
12. Hospital Survey, 1946
13. Institute of Industrial Relations, 1946
14. Kellogg Foundation, Aug 1946 - Sep 1946
15. Kresge Foundation, Nov 1944 - Feb 1946
16. Legislation, Nov 1943 - Jul 1945
17-18. Luncheons, Dec 1943 - Aug 1944
19. Maclean, Basil C., Jan 1946
20. Michigan Hospital Survey, 1946
21. Michigan State Medical Society, 1944
22. Office Supplies; Inventory. n.d.
23. Penobscot Building, May 1944 - Feb 1947
24. Presentations, 1945
1-2. Prospects, Offers, Bids for Construction, Mar 1943 - Jun1944
3. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, Sep 1943 - Dec 1946
4. State Funds, Dec 1943 - Jan 1944
5. State Hospital Commission, Sep 1943 - Apr 1944
6. Victory Council, Nov 1943 - Dec 1943
7. Wayne County Board of Auditors, Sep 1943- Jul 1944
8-10. Wayne County Board of Supervisors, Mar 1943 - Jul 1944
11. Wayne County Medical Society; Jul 1944 - Aug 1945
12. Wayne University, Jan 1944 - Oct 1946
13. Wayne University Foundation, Oct - Dec 1945
14-16. Wayne University; College of Medicine, Dec 1942 -- Feb 1947
17. Wayne University; College of Medicine, Alumni, 1944
18. Wayne University; Department of Anatomy, Aug 1943 - Nov 1945
19. Wayne University Newsletter, Oct 1943 - Jan 1944
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African‑Americans, Housing, 1:13, 2:6, 2:7, 2:8, 2:9, 2:10, 2:11, 3:1, 4:15, 4:16
Anderson, Wendell W., Scattered throughout the collection
Bow, Warren E., 1:7, 1:9, 1:10, 2:6, 2:10, 2:12, 5:5, 5:6, 6:18
Faville, Katharine E., 1:16, 4:2
Henry, David D., 2:2, 2:5, 2:12, 3:6, 3:7, 6:13, 6:16, 6:18
Hussey, Raymond, 3:6, 3:18, 3:19, 3:20, 3:21, 3:23, 3:25
Kemp, Hardy A., 1:16, 3:5, 6:15
Memorial Park Site, 2:1, 4:15
Norris, Edgar H., 1:13, 2:1, 2:2, 2:3, 2:4, 2:5, 2:9, 2:17, 2:18, 3:1, 3:15, 3:24,
4:8, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 5:21, 6:1, 6:5, 6:8, 6:18
Nursing Program, 1:14, 1:17, 2:16, 3:1, 3:2, 4:1, 4:2
Pierrot, George, Scattered throughout the collection
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