Berea College -- Hospital
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Berea College Hospital
Collection
Identifier: RG 05-5.18
Abstract
Founded in 1899, Berea College Hospital appears this is the oldest college hospital in the United States, preceding Harvard's by one year. The hospital is no longer affiliated with the College and is currently administered by the Saint Joseph Health Systems under the name Saint Joseph, Berea.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1898-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1898-1978
Robert H. Cowley Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.12
Abstract
Robert H. Cowley was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 25, 1871. After graduating from Lorain High School, Cowley attended Oberlin College, and studied at Western Reserve Medical School in the late 1890s.
In 1904, after three years of practicing medicine, Cowley accepted an invitation from Berea College President, William Goddell Frost, to form a college health service. During his thirty-five year tenure, Cowley served the Berea students, faculty and peoples of the areas surrounding...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1894-1948; Other: Majority of material found in 1904-1948; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/1996