For Part 2, this is an exercise in following up on something written or told to you. Where should we look for additional information on the general topic or specific item. Because the newspaper article discussed in my blog post of May 10th was referring to a Minnesota place, I began some searching for more information in Minnesota repositories. The following items are only some of the information and links I found that relate to that first Maternity Hospital.
Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/
Ripley Memorial Foundation Hospital and foundation records. https://www2.mnhs.org/library/Ripley Memorial Foundation Hospital and foundation records.
Minnesota. Department of Human Services. Adoption Unit. Minnesota. Department of Human Services. Adoption Unit. (Note: Many data access restrictions.) https://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/dhs022.xml#a8
Library and Archives Catalog for several books and collections about Martha Ripley and the hospital. https://mnpals-mhs.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01MNPALS_MHS:MHS&lang=en
Minnesota History: The Quarterly of the Minnesota Historical Society index. https://mnhs.gitlab.io/archive/minnesotahistory/index/indexr.html Click on the linked volume and page numbers to read the items for free.
The MNHS Library and Archives Catalog also shows several books and other collections about Martha Ripley and the hospital. https://mnpals-mhs.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01MNPALS_MHS:MHS&lang=en
Minnesota History: The Quarterly of the Minnesota Historical Society index. https://mnhs.gitlab.io/archive/minnesotahistory/index/indexr.html Click on the linked volume and page numbers to read the items for free.
Read the full James Lileks article here https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-first-maternity-hospital-was-a-savior-for-unmarried-mothers-and-unwanted-babies/601344982
Part 3? In a few days!
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