Ellis Hospital Collection

Schenectady County Historical Society

Nurse standing outside the entrance to the Ellis Hospital emergency room, Schenectady, NY, 1956 - Image Source

Collection Facts

Extent:

500

Dates of Original:

1885-1981

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Historical Context

This collection contains photographs of Ellis Hospital, which is located in Schenectady, NY. Ellis Hospital opened on March 27, 1893 after local businessman Charles G. Ellis bequeathed $25,000 in order to open the hospital. During the early 1900s, Ellis Hospital kept pace with Schenectady's population boom and moved to several locations in order to expand. It's current location on Nott Street was built in 1906. Several additions and expansions would be built just to keep up with Schenectady's population and their injuries and illnesses.

Scope of Collection

This collection is composed of photographs and newsletters created and published by Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. Many of the photographs in this collection are of the exterior and interior of the hospital as well as the construction of new hospital buildings as well as their additions and expansions. Photographs in this collection also show the staff of Ellis Hospital testing out equipment, caring for patients, or working in other capacities. The collection includes the Elliscope, an employee newsletter. The Elliscope was published monthly from the early 1950s through the 1970s.