Archives COLLECTIONS
The Massachusetts General Hospital Archives hold many intentionally created collections, called artificial collections. Some examples include staff portraits and biographical files, negatives from the MGH Photography Lab, and informational files regarding specific hospital subjects. Indexes to these collections can be browsed below.
- Portrait files (under revision)
- Biographical files
- Subject files
MGH Archives Collections
- 150th Anniversary Celebration (First Public Demonstration of Ether for Surgery, 1846) Records, ca. 1996. AC 46
- Albright, Fuller, MD (Interview Transcripts Regarding Fuller Albright), 1977-2000. MC 02
- Barton, Lyman Guy, Jr., M.D. World War I Photographs and Field Notes. MC 17
- Bay State Medical Rehabilitation Center Records, 1947-1959. MC 46
- Bland, Edward F., MD Papers, 1930-1986. MC 11
- Blum, Maxwell and Eleanor Patient and Family Learning Center Records, ca. 2001. AC 65
- Churchill, Edward Delos, Papers, 1928-1963. MC 14
- Churchill, Edward D. Time Capsule Predictions Submitted by MGH Staff, 1961. AC 26
- Codman, Ernest Amory, MD Papers, 1900-1929. MC 08
- Ether Collection, 1846-1986. MC 03
- Greenough, Charles, Collection of Historical Documents, 1677-1851. MC 36
- Gross, Jerome, MD Papers, ca. 1942-2003. MC 20
- Guralnick, Walter , DMD, Papers, 1942-2011. MC 37
- Hackett, Thomas P., MD Papers, ca. 1928-1990. MC 13
- Harris, William, Papers, ca. 1919-1977. MC 42
- Hawkes, Richard S., Photographs, 1926-1931. MC 38
- Holbrook, Jane, Papers, 1941-1946. MC 41
- Hopkins, Cyrus, M.D. Infectious Disease Unit Papers, 1972-2014. MC 24
- Hurlbut, Robert S., Papers, 1930-1960. MC 23
- Hutchinson, Eva, Papers, 1925-1926. MC 43
- Jarvis, Edward, MD Collection, 1747-1910. MC 04
- Journal Club Photographs, 1896. MC 39
- MacDonald, Catherine, Collection (Interviews with MGH Personnel), 2011. MC 32
- McWilliams Ruth, Papers, 1917-1918, 1920-1922. MC 28
- Meigs, Joe Vincent, III, MD, Papers, 1918-1964, nd. MC 19
- MGH Annual Reports and Related Reports, 1814-2009. AC 63
- MGH Associate Director (David C. Crockett) Records, 1921-1993. AC 15
- MGH Associate Director (Lawrence E. Martin) Records, 1950-1996. AC 24
- MGH Audio Recording Collection, n.d., 1961-62. AC 39
- MGH Baker Memorial Hospital Records, 1915-1987. AC 16
- MGH Board of Trustees Records, 1794-1981. AC 27
- MGH Cardiology Division Records, ca. 1930- 1985. AC 47
- MGH Chaplaincy Records, ca. 1960-2011 and undated. AC 56
- MGH Chiefs’ Council Records, 1994-2000. AC 51
- MGH Children’s Service Records, 1982-1987. AC 23
- MGH Clinicopathological Conferences Records (Cabot Case Records), 1896-1960. AC 06
- MGH Committee on Admission Policy Records, 1966-1967. AC 19
- MGH Committee on Evaluation of Community Programs Records, 1973-1982. AC 61
- MGH Committee On Teaching and Education (COTE)/Executive Committee On Teaching and Education (ECOTE) Records, 1973-1989. AC 42
- MGH Conscientious Objectors Unit Papers, ca. 1943-2005. MC 10
- MGH Department of Anesthesia Records, 1966-1994. AC 13
- MGH Department of Fiscal Affairs Records, 1811-1973. AC 04
- MGH Department of Medicine Records. AC 44
- MGH Department of Nursing Records, 1977-2007. AC 45
- MGH Department of Psychiatry Records, 1935-1967. AC 12
- MGH Department of Surgery (Replantation Operations) Records Created by Ronald Malt, MD. AC 25
- MGH Development and Public Affairs Office Records, 1816-1987. AC 28
- MGH Diploma Collection, 1883-1942, and undated. AC 09
- MGH General Director’s Office/President’s Office Records, ca. 1935-1991, bulk 1950s-1960s. AC 41
- MGH General Executive Committee Records, 1959-1968. AC 20
- MGH General Executive Committee Records, n.d., 1911-1962. AC 29
- MGH Hematology Laboratory MUMPS Records, ca. 1967-1995. AC 66
- MGH House Pupils’ Alumni Association Records, 1906-1924, 1958. AC 30
- MGH Ladies Visiting Committee Records, ca. 1900-1997. AC 03
- MGH Medical Board Records, 1824-1923. AC 31
- MGH Medical Records Department Records, n.d., 1821-1972. AC 32
- MGH Medical Service Executive Committee Minutes, 1934-1984. AC 60
- MGH Motion Picture Collection, ca. 1937-1961, and undated. AC 07
- MGH Neuropathology Laboratory Records, 1982-1997. AC 64
- MGH Office of Public Affairs Records, 1913-2017. AC 05
- MGH Operating Room Logbooks, 1941-1988. AC 10
- MGH Out-Patient Department Records, ca. 1886-1916. AC 33
- MGH Patient Care Coordinator Executive Committee Records, 1987-1988. AC 18
- MGH Patient Records, 1904-1922. AC 53
- MGH Patient Registers, 1826-1963. AC 49
- MGH Pediatrics Department Pediatric Case Registers, 1910-1956. AC 48
- MGH Phillips House Obstetrics Patients Records, 1917-1922. AC 50
- MGH Photography Lab (“Photo Lab Progress Report”), 1948-1949. AC 68
- MGH Photography Lab Photo Negatives and Prints, 1896-2001 and undated. AC 77
- MGH Photography Lab Photo Files, 1999-2008. AC 55
- MGH Photography Lab Individual and Group Staff Photographs, ca. 2000-2012. AC 70
- MGH Physical Therapy Photographs, ca. 1930s-2010s. AC 62
- MGH Planning and Construction Department Records, n.d., 1812-1981. AC 34
- MGH Radiology Department Papers, ca. 1940-2005. AC 43
- MGH Service League Records, 1952-1998. AC 11
- MGH Social Services Department Records, 1899-1990. AC 02
- MGH Staff Associates Records, 1949-1991. AC 17
- MGH Storrow House Committee Records, 1967-1970. AC 22
- MGH Superintendent/Resident Physician’s Records, 1814-1900. AC 57
- MGH Surgical Log Books, 1959-1962. AC 58
- MGH Telemedicine Center Records, 1968-1996. AC 01
- MGH Training School for Nurses Records, n.d., 1890-1966. AC 35
- MGH Treadwell Library Records and Related Materials, 1823-2014. AC 38
- MGH Trustees Committee Records, 1981-1995. AC 14
- MGH Tumor Clinic Records, Cancer Data Registry, 1925-1936. AC 54
- MGH Utilization Review Committee Records, 1965-1980. AC 21
- MGH Visiting Committee Records, n.d., 1821-1951. AC 37
- MGH Visual Collection, ca. 1847-1980s. AC 36
- MGH Warren Library Records, 1929-2012 and undated. AC 71
- MGPO Board Meetings, 2009-2014. AC 59
- Mifflin, Jeffrey Papers, 1996-2017. MC 47
- Miller, Elliot Vaughn, M.D. Mount Auburn Cemetery Tours, 1993-2007, nd. MC 18
- Morton, William T.G., and Family Collection of Cartes de Visites, 1840s-1870s. MC 35
- Munn, Yvonne Records, 1983-2002. AC 74
- Myers, Grace Whiting Papers, 1902-1957. MC 05
- “Notes on American Hospitals, 1600-1889” (by G.H.J., ca. 1962-1963). MC 34
- Oliver, Henry Kemble, Papers, ca. 1888- 1896. MC 15
- Parker, Willard L., Papers, 1872, ca. 1890-1902. MC 44
- Parkman, Samuel Papers, 1853-1856, 1881. MC 01
- Partners Healthcare Telemedicine Records, 1996-1998. AC 08
- Practical Reviews in Psychiatry, 1976-2005. MC 33
- Professional Staff and House Officer Appointments Records, 1817-1977. AC 67
- Promotions to Professorship at Harvard Medical School, Records, 1987-1996, 1999. AC 52
- Quality Control Programs and Training Records, 1986-2009. AC 69
- Redman, John Diary Extracts, 1819-1846, 1869. MC 06
- Richards, Linda, Papers, 1921-1929 [and 1941, 1962, 1948]. MC 29
- Richardson, Maurice Howe, Papers, 1892-1912. MC 21
- Russell, Paul S., MD Papers, 1991-1999. MC 25
- Santa Claus (and Mrs. Claus) Medical and Surgical Records, 1955-2013. AC 72
- Slavin, Peter, MD Papers, 1966-2015. MC 45
- Staples, Oscar Sherwin, M.D. Collection, World War II Massachusetts General Army Evacuation Hospital Photograph Albums, 1942-1945. MC 16
- Stoeckle, John, MD Papers, 1956-1999. MC 09
- Suit, Herman, MD, Papers, 1955-1991. MC 27
- Svenson, Estelle, Papers, 1919-1922. MC 40
- Swartz, Morton, MD Papers, 1950, 1984-1995. MC 22
- Sylvester, Elsie Records, 1964-1994 and undated. AC 75
- Tilton, Joseph, MD, Papers, 1821-1839. MC 30
- United States Army 6th General Hospital Records, 1917-18, 1939-46. AC 40
- Vincent Memorial Hospital Records, 1940, ca. 1990-2002. AC 73
- Washburn, Frederic Augustus Papers, 1905-49 and undated. MC 07
- Welch, Claude, MD Papers, 1991-1999. MC 26
- White, Paul Dudley, MD Papers, undated. MC 12
- Wilson, Caroline Cook, Papers, 1942-1946. MC 31
For more information on any of these collections or to request assistance with a research inquiry, please email mghhistory@partners.org.
