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700. Sisters of Mercy of Michigan
Vertical Files, 1879-.
ca. 24 cubic feet.
Background: First hospital established by Sister Mary
Joseph Lynch in
Big Rapids, Michigan, 1879, and catered to lumber men; other hospitals and
associated nursing schools administered by the Sisters of Mercy were
located
in Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Cadillac, Manistee, Grayling, Muskegon,
Jackson, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Pontiac, Lansing, Dowagiac, Port Huron, and
Bay City. Existing hospitals now controlled by Mercy Health Services
Holding
Company.
Summary: Material ranges from the first hospital
established in Big Rapids,
1879, to corporations including groups of hospitals, and later to the
establishment of the Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation, 1976, and Mercy
Health Services.
Repository: Archives, Sisters of Mercy - Province of
Detroit.
