Battle Creek Sanitarium Collection

Collection

Identifier: Collection 234

Staff Only

Content Description

The present collection contains: a) legal documents related to Battle Creek and its properties; b) minutes of the Board of Trustees and some major actions taken; c) financial documentation related to the Sanitarium and Dr. Kellogg; d) correspondence primarily related to the court events; e) court documents; f) materials describing the work done in the different departments of the Sanitarium; and g) miscellaneous materials related to the Sanitarium and its history.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1872 - 1945

Creator

Battle Creek Sanitarium. Western Health Reform Institute. Battle Creek Sanitarium and Benevolent Association (1867-1942) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Use

All users of this collection are required to complete the "Application to Use Unpublished Records," and observe the regulations specified in the "Patron's Agreement" and "Researcher's Code of Conduct." All records in this collection are open and available for research. Suggested citation for this collection:

Box___, fld ___, Battle Creek Sanitarium (Collection 234), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

Extent

8 Linear Feet (16 boxes, plus one oversized box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Church held the collection prior ot January, 1981.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the present collection was done by the Center for Adventist Research. There was no apparent order at the time processing began. The collection is arranged into five major parts:

Legal Documents
Minutes / Meetings of Boards of Trustees
Financial Matters
Correspondence
Court Documents
Departmental Materials
Miscellaneous Materials

Bibliography

The materials under each section has been arranged alphabetically under the names of different entities related to the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Some miscellaneous materials have been put at the end of some of the sub-sections.