Maine Fetal Risk Project finding aid, 2017

Series contains discrete collections donated to the Maine Medical Center (MMC) archives. Collections include papers by and about various individuals and their interests, work, or research. For the most part, these collections were found or compiled by their donors, and while limited in scope they provide insight into the work and lives of their subjects and/or record creators. Photographs and artifacts have been separated for housing but remain intellectually connected. Below is a brief description of each collection.

Note: Bound volumes are shelved at the end of the collection.

Maine Fetal Risk Project. Records, reports, and correspondence related to a quantitative risk-assessment project conducted between 1979 and 1982.

Louis Bove collection. Personal papers and writings about colleagues, research into the 67th General Hospital Unit, and Department of Medicine alumni material and publications. Dr. Bove worked at MMC for decades.

Charles H. Payson papers. Payson’s correspondence and personal papers, as well as items related to his son, Phillips Payson, and staff members of MGH/MMC. Charles Payson was an MGH Trustee and Phillips Payson a president of the MMC Board.

Norma Emerson Perry collection. Donation consisted primarily of artifacts; those retained are housed with the collection’s museum objects. Included here are some miscellaneous documents and information about the donation. Ms. Perry was an MGH junior volunteer and a 1951 graduate of the MGH School of Nursing.

Elizabeth Schenk Harwood papers. Harwood’s nursing school records, as well as material from and related to Portland’s State Street Hospital and Dr. Drummond’s Hospital. Ms. Harwood was a 1940 graduate of the State Street Hospital School of Nursing.

Mildred K. Butler collection. Correspondence, artifacts, and a scrapbook documenting the 67th General Hospital Unit, including Butler’s participation as an RN with the unit in England. Ms. Butler did not work at MGH but served as a nurse in the 67th with many MGH staff members.

Kidder/Philbrick collection. Collection of 19th century medical publications, such as medical school catalogs, journals, and various writings. Dr. Frederick Kidder collected this material and Donald Philbrick, a probable descendent, donated them to MMC; neither has a direct connection to the hospital.

Frank G. Devereux collection. Collection of personal, family, and work documents, publications, and records. Broad in scope, the collection provides insight into the life of a late 19th and early 20th century physician. Dr. Devereux was on staff at MGH for a portion of his 60-year career.

Eugene H. Drake papers. Personal and medical records from Dr. Drake’s life and career, including his naval service during WWII and official wartime photographs. Dr. Drake worked at MGH/MMC for decades.

Veronica Whalen Hawkins collection. Records of St. Barnabas Hospital collected by Hawkins during her tenure as treasurer of the hospital’s nursing school alumnae association. Includes financial records, ledgers, clippings, membership records, and audiocassettes. Ms. Hawkins was a 1938 graduate of the St. Barnabas School of Nursing.

Olive Estabrook collection. MGH School of Nursing graduate, class of 1943B. Collection includes state nursing registration certificates and graduation material. Associated nursing tools and equipment are housed in the museum collection.