2024-11-25 Finding aid for the Medical Schools and Hospitals Administrative Records Finding aid prepared by Anthony Bowersock, Kristin Rodgers and Lisa Wood Medical Heritage Center
376 West 10th Ave, 5th floor Columbus, Ohio 43210
2016 and 2024 Finding aid encoded by Lisa Wood in 2024 Finding aid written in English Overview of the Collection Medical Heritage Center Willoughby Medical College Starling Medical College Columbus Medical College (Columbus, Ohio) Ohio Medical University Starling-Ohio Medical College St. Francis Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) St. Anthony Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) Medical Schools and Hospitals Administrative Records 40.25 linear feet The Medical Schools and Hospitals Administrative Records (40.25 linear feet) contains information related to the students at Willoughby Medical College, Starling Medical College, Columbus Medical College, Ohio Medical University, Starling-Ohio Medical College, and patients at St. Francis Hospital and St. Anthony’s Hospital. SPEC.201603.ADMINRECORDS The records are in English English 1837-1968 Historical Sketch

Willoughby University of Lake Erie, 1834-1846

1834: Dr. George W. Card and Dr. John M. Henderson found Willoughby University of Lake Erie in honor of their friend Dr. Westel Willoughby. Drs. Card and Henderson believed Willoughby’s name would give prestige to the university and would aid in securing teachers and students.

Willoughby University operates in Willoughby, Ohio until 1846. Willoughby Medical University of Lake Erie had approximately 618 graduates.

Willoughby Medical College of Columbus, 1847

1846: Willoughby University moves to Columbus, Ohio and the name changes to Willoughby Medical College of Columbus.

The session of 1847-48 opened in Columbus under the name of the Willoughby Medical College of Columbus located in a building on the northwest corner of Gay and High Streets. The building is not adequate, but before the session was completed Mr. Lyne Starling, an attorney in Columbus and well connected with the older established families, offered to give money to erect a proper building. An entirely new charter was secured for the medical school, which, out of gratitude to the donor, was called Starling Medical College (SMC). Shortly after it has organized all of the trustees of the Willoughby Medical College of Columbus resigned in January 1848 and the class of 1848 was graduated under the charter of Starling Medical College. Willoughby Medical College of Columbus continued less than one complete session and had no graduates.

Starling Medical College, 1847-1907

1847: Starling Medical College (SMC) replaces Willoughby Medical College as the majority of the trustees, faculty, and students connected with Willoughby Medical College moved to SMC. Starling Medical College is located in St. Francis Hospital in downtown Columbus. It operates until 1907.

In the year 1848 the college was rechartered under the name of Starling Medical College in honor of Mr. Lyne Starling, who donated a building site and $35,000 for a new building: about two-thirds of the building assigned to St. Francis Hospital. During the sixty years of its career under this name the college graduated 2,600 students.

Columbus Medical College, 1876-1892

1876: Columbus Medical College is established.

In 1875 a sharp dispute arose about making Dr. James Fairchild Baldwin professor of physiology in the Starling Medical College. Dr. Baldwin seemed to some of the faculty well-suited for the job, but Dr. Starling Loving and the administration thought otherwise. Dr. Howard Jones of Circleville was chosen. As a result of this defeat, Drs. John W. Hamilton, D. N. Kinsman, H. C. Pearce and Davis Halderman resigned and organized the Columbus Medical College. During the first seven years the college was conducted in the Sessions Block of High Street. In 1882 Dr. W. B. Hawkes gave four lots on Columbus’ west side and $10,000 toward a hospital to serve the Columbus Medical College. In 1886 the Hawkes Hospital of Mt. Carmel was erected.

About 500 students graduated from this college. In 1892, carrying with it its hospital facilities, Columbus Medical College was merged into Starling Medical College, but some of the faculty could not go along with the merger and joined Dr. J. F. Baldwin and others in the organization of the Ohio Medical University.

Ohio Medical University, 1892-1907

1892: Ohio Medical University (OMU) was founded. OMU was located on Park Street across from Goodale Park. It operates until 1907.

Coincident with the merger of the Starling Medical College and the Columbus Medical College, the Ohio Medical University was organized, and from the first maintained a high place among the educational institutions of the State. It had colleges of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, with a charter enabling it to establish a department of midwifery and a school for the training of nurses. From its inception the University adopted the recitation plan of instruction with modifications to suit the subject, and gave clinical work and laboratory exercises prominent places in its courses. Besides erecting large and spacious buildings for the several departments the university donated the ground upon which the Protestant Hospital Association erected a substantial hospital building; the hospital and university cooperating in promoting the welfare of each other. The university sent forth about 1,200 graduates.

Starling-Ohio Medical College, 1907-1914

1907: Starling Medical College and Ohio Medical University merge and become Starling-Ohio Medical College (SOMC). SOMC operates until 1914.

During the winter of 1906 and 1907 the trustees of the Starling Medical College and of the Ohio Medical University, recognizing the great advantages that would accrue to the cause of education and to the entire medical profession by union and co-operation, transferred the property and equities of these two corporations to a Board of their own selection with power to incorporate a new college. This action was taken March 13, 1907, the name agreed upon, Starling-Ohio Medical College, being a happy combination of the names of the only medical colleges in central Ohio at the time of the union. The new corporation included a Medical College, a Dental College and a Pharmacy College, designated as Departments. There were 303 graduates while SOMC was in operation.

St. Francis Hospital

Built in 1847 at 311 East State Street, this Norman Gothic structure was the first combined medical school (Starling Medical College) and hospital in the United States. Initially lacking funding to complete the hospital part of the building, Dr. R. L. Howard, a Starling Medical College trustee, provided money to open the “Howard Infirmary.” Unfortunately, managing this facility proved to be overwhelming and the infirmary closed in the 1850s. Because of the lack of medical facilities in Columbus, local physicians organized a move to bring a group of nuns to the community to serve as health care workers in 1861. In February 1865, a 99-year lease was granted to the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis to operate a charity facility which became known as St. Francis Hospital.

St. Anthony’s Hospital

St. Anthony’s opened in 1890 under the direction of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis. The hospital was located at Main Street and Taylor Avenue. There were accommodations for over 200 long-term critically-ill patients, with no interior rooms. In 1904, an additional floor was added. In 1939, a three-story wing increased bed capacity to 270.

The original building was demolished to make room for an 18-story tower that was opened in 1970. In 1992, the hospital was renamed Park Medical Center. In 1999, The Ohio State University purchased the hospital and renamed it The Ohio State University Hospitals East.

 Scope and Content

The Medical Schools and Hospitals Administrative Records (40.25 linear feet) contains information related to the students at Willoughby Medical College, Starling Medical College, Columbus Medical College, Ohio Medical University, Starling-Ohio Medical College, and patients at St. Francis Hospital and St. Anthony’s Hospital.

 Related Collections

Related collections within the Medical Heritage Center archival collections include: Class Photos Collection, Spec.199901.ClassPhotos Oversized Medical Documents Collection, Spec.201202.Oversized Documents

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is arranged in six series: Series I: Willoughby Medical College Series II: Starling Medical College Series III: Columbus Medical College Series IV: Ohio Medical University Series V: Starling-Ohio Medical College Series VI: St. Francis and St. Anthony's Hospitals

Series I: Willoughby Medical College (1 box) contains records of the college. This series is arranged by item.

Series II: Starling Medical College (4 boxes) contains records of the college. This series is arranged by item.

Series III: Columbus Medical College (2 boxes) contains records of the college. This series is arranged by item.

Series IV: Ohio Medical University (4 boxes) contains records of the college. This series is arranged by item.

Series V: Starling-Ohio Medical College (2 boxes) contains records of the college. This series is arranged by item.

Series VI: St. Francis and St. Anthony’s Hospitals (20 boxes) contains records about the two hospitals. This series is arranged by item. Boxes 14 – 32 are restricted.

 Restrictions on Access

The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services, which must be performed by staff.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Medical Schools and Hospitals Administrative Records, SPEC.201603.ADMINRECORDS, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.

 Detailed Description of The Collection

Series I: Willoughby Medical College 1837-1848 1 1 Class Cards (1) 1841 1 2 Class Cards (15) 1845-1846 1 3 Class Cards (1) 1846 1 4 Class Cards (5) 1846-1847 1 5 Faculty Account Book 1847-1848 1 6 Medical Theses 1837-1839 1 7 Medical Theses 1840-1841 1 8 Medical Theses 1842 Series II: Starling Medical College 1847-1912 2 1 Booklet: Biographical Record Class of 1898 (2) 1923 2 2 Building Permit 1910 2 3 Cash Book 1901-1904 2 4 Class Card (1) 1848-1849 2 5 Class Cards (4) 1881-1882 2 6 Class Cards (6) 1883-1884 2 7 Class Cards (7) 1896-1897 2 8 Class Cards (4) 1897-1898 2 9 Columbus Medical College Merger with Starling Medical College 1892 2 10 Correspondence 1883, 1910 2 11 Deed of Trust 1847 2 12 Examinations in Surgery 1883 2 13 Faculty Minutes 1904-1907 2 14 Lease, Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis 1895, 1896, 1906 2 15 Lists of Graduates 1848-1910 2 16 Matriculation Record 1848-1875 2 17 Matriculation Record 1875-1886 2 18 Physicians Notebook 1911, 1912 2 19 Print depicting Starling Medical College undated 2 20 Program: Commencement Exercises (2) 1877, 1888 2 21 Reprints of Davis Halderman, MD 1882 2 22 Time Book 1882-1889 3 1 Faculty Cash Book 1848-1875 3 2 Physicians List 1855 3 3 Tally Book 1895-1906 4 1 Classes of 1901-1910 1901-1910 4 2 Schedule Book 1898-1899 4 3 Student Registrar 1884-1907 4 4 Surgical Clinics: Report of Dr. Hoover 1895-1896 5 1 Minutes, Seniors 1847-1909 Series III: Columbus Medical College 1847-1892 6 1 Graduating Class Theses 1882 6 2 Graduating Class Theses 1883 6 3 Graduating Class Theses 1884 6 4 Graduating Class Theses 1885 6 5 Lists of Graduates 1876-1892 7 1 Catalogues (1847-1858) and Lectures (1848, 1851, 1854, 1858) 1847-1858 7 2 Graduating Class Theses 1886 7 3 Graduating Class Theses 1887 7 4 Graduating Class Theses 1888 7 5 Graduating Class Theses 1889 7 6 Graduating Class Theses 1891 7 7 Graduating Class Theses 1892 Series IV: Ohio Medical University 1865-1924 8 1 Class Button undated 8 2 Commencement Programs 1901, 1903-1907 8 3 Constitution and By-Laws 1894-1902 8 4 Correspondence 1876-1906 8 5 Deeds, Leases and Mortgages 1865-1905 8 6 Faculty Minutes/Student Grades 1892-1908 8 7 Labor Pneumonia Report 1896 8 8 Lists of Graduates 1876-1924 8 9 Minutes of the Board of Trustees 1899-1914 8 10 Promissory Notes 1900, 1903 8 11 Protestant Hospital Agreement 1894 8 12 Warranty Deed 1907 9 1 Certificate of Professorship 1892-1896 9 2 Matriculation Record 1892-1904 9 3 Student Register of Activities 1906-1907 10 1 Constitution and By-Laws, Board of Trustees Minutes and Records 1900-1906 10 2 Student Register (Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy) 1905-1910 11 1 Board of Trustees Minutes 1890-1900 11 2 Grades 1893-1913 Series V: Starling-Ohio Medical College 1887-1918 12 1 Articles of Agreement between SOMC and the Protestant Hospital Association 1907, 1914 12 2 Contracts with Ohio State University 1909-1914 12 3 Lease: Starling-Ohio to Sisters of the Poor 1907 12 4 Lease: Starling-Ohio to Sisters of the Poor 1909 12 5 List of Graduates 1887-1914 12 6 Minutes of the Board of Trustees and Correspondence 1907-1914 12 7 Minutes of the Faculty Meeting 1912 12 8 Roofing Contract 1913 12 9 Tax Records 1908-1914 12 10 Student Records and Grades 1912-1918 13 1 Articles of Incorporation and Minutes of the Board of Trustees 1907-1914 13 2 Commencement Programs 1911, 1912, 1914 13 3 Joint Faculty Record 1898-1912 13 4 Student Records and Grades 1904-1912 Series VI: St. Francis and St. Anthony Hospitals 1865-1968 14 1 St. Francis Hospital Patient Register 1865-1881 14 2 Patients Admitted 1892-1899 14 3 Patient Register 1906-1911 15 1 Hospital Record 1901-1913 16 1 Patient Register 1914-1930 17 1 Patient Register 1911-1916 17 2 Patients Admitted 1916-1921 17 3 Patient Register 1921-1925 18 1 Admissions 1922-1923 18 2 Death Book 1924-1928 18 3 Patients Admitted 1926-1930 18 4 Death Book 1929-1931 19 1 Patient Register 1930-1931 19 2 Patient Register 1935-1938 19 3 Patient Register 1938-1941 20 1 Patient Register 1933 20 2 Operation Schedule 1935-1937 20 3 Operation Schedule 1937-1938 20 4 TNA 1937-1943 20 5 Operation Schedule 1938-1940 20 6 Deaths 1938-1951 21 1 Patient Register 1932 21 2 Patient Register 1932-1934 21 3 Patient Register 1931-1944 22 1 Patient Register 1942-1943 22 2 Patient Records 1944-1947 22 3 Patient Records 1949-1950 23 1 Operative Schedule 1944-1946 23 2 Operative Schedule 1946-1948 23 3 Payroll 1947-1948 23 4 Payroll 1949 24 1 Patient Ledger 1951-1953 24 2 Payroll 1953-54 25 1 Payroll 1954-1955 25 2 Patient Ledger 1954-1955 26 1 Payroll 1955-1956 26 2 Payroll 1955-1956 26 3 Patient Records 1956-1957 27 1 Payroll 1955-1957 27 2 Payroll 1956-1957 27 3 Patient Record 1957-1958 28 1 Patient Record 1958-1960 28 2 Patient Record 1960-1961 29 1 ER Log 1960 29 2 ER Log 1960 29 3 ER Log 1960-1961 29 4 ER Log 1961-1962 30 1 Patient Register 1961-1962 30 2 Patient Register 1962-1963 30 3 Patient Register 1963-1964 31 1 Patient Register 1963-1964 31 2 Patient Register 1964-1965 31 3 Patient Register 1965-1966 32 1 ER Log 1962-1963 32 2 ER Log 1963-1964 32 3 Operative Schedule 1963 32 4 ER Log 1964 32 5 ER Log 1964-1965 32 6 Record Book of Expiration 1966-1968 33 1 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1902 33 2 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1903 33 3 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1904 33 4 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1905 33 5 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1906 33 6 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1907 33 7 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1908 33 8 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1909 33 9 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1910 33 10 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1911 33 11 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1912 33 12 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1913 33 13 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1914 33 14 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1915 33 15 Annual Report of St. Francis Hospital 1916 33 16 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1936-1937 33 17 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1937-1938 33 18 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1938-1939 33 19 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1939-1940 33 20 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1940-1941 33 21 "The Approach" (to The Open Door), St. Francis Hospital 1942 33 22 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1947-1948 33 23 "The Open Door," St. Francis Hospital 1951-1952 33 24 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1944 33 25 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1945 33 26 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1946 33 27 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1947 33 28 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1947 33 29 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1948 33 30 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1949 33 31 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1950 33 32 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1951 33 33 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1952 33 34 Annual Report of St. Anthony's Hospital 1953 33 35 At Your Service Pamphlet, St. Anthony’s Hospital 1955