Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

This not-for-profit hospital was founded in Kansas City in 1897 by two sisters, Alice Berry Graham and Katherine Richardson to serve the poor and ill children of the area. This collection features photos of patients, staff, and volunteers all through the hospital's history.

Items in Collection: 3,206

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Advertising & Media

Asian American History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

Unidentified white female nurse leaning over a crib in the baby ward. Photo taken from inside an office looking out into the ward.

Date Published

1964-01-01

1964-12-31

Eight year old African American girl patient with a plastic bag attached to her neck, wearing an oversized shirt and seated on the edge of her hospital bed with an unidentified white female nurse...

Date Published

1961

1970

View of a the receiving ward including several cribs and the cubicles used to help stop the spread of communicable diseases.

Date Published

1966-01-01

1966-12-31

UMKC University Libraries Digital Collections

Nurse attending an infant on the baby ward

Nurse with patient in oversized shirt

View of the receiving ward

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LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives