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Fanny Allen Hospital Archives
Offices of the Superior/Administrator and Bursar series
Property records subseries (1894-2004)
Business office records subseries (1894-1994)
Patient records subseries (1894-1994)
Annual reports subseries (1896-1991)
By-laws and Articles of Association subseries (1894-1994)
Board minutes subseries (1894-1995)
Accreditation documents subseries (1946, 1968-1994)
Restructuring documents subseries (1902-1994)
Wills, bequests and legal documents subseries (1902-1994)
Hospital policies subseries (1966, 1987-1994)
Staff records subseries (1909-1994)
Clippings and historic material subseries (1811-2004)
Photographs and audio-visual material subseries (1894-2000)
01.00.00 Fanny Allen Hospital, Offices of the Superior/Administrator and Bursar series
Administrative History
The R.h.s.j.. took a very active role in the administration of Fanny Allen Hospital. They served in all capacities and in all departments as they staffed the business offices, in addition to their nursing, dietary, and pastoral work. A Religious Hospitaller served as the chief Administrator of Fanny Allen Hospital Hotel Dieu from 1894 until the hiring of the first lay administrator in 1987. The Sister administrator was responsible for ensuring the hospital operated efficiently and effectively and in accordance with the mission, philosophy and traditions of the R.h.s.j... The bursar assisted the superior in financial and other temporal matters, while other Sisters had the responsibility of all the hospital departments.
Custodial History
The records held by the archives of the Fanny Allen Hospital were, by and large, originally created, used, and maintained by the Religious Hospitallers who served as Administrator and Bursar. The files of the Superior/Administrator and Bursar were not kept intact according to their provenance and the records of all the Sisters who served in these positions have not survived. Because of their limited extent and the overlap in certain functions and areas of responsibility for these offices, the records for both have been integrated.
Scope and Content
This series consists of the business records of the Sisters who operated Fanny Allen Hospital from 1894 until the merger with Medical Center Hospital of Vermont to form Fletcher Allen Health Care in 1995, with some later documents. The Sisters who served as Superiors, Administrators, and in the business offices were responsible for essentially all aspects of the hospital and these records reflect their financial and legal dealings, their relationship with the bishops and with the diocese, their provision of health care and dealing with patient accounts, as well as their role serving on the various boards and committees of the modern hospital.
The series is divided into the following subseries: property records; business office records; patient records; annual reports; by-laws and articles of association; board minutes; accreditation documents; restructuring documents; wills, bequests and legal documents; hospital policies; staff records; clippings and historic material including Fanny Allen and her father Ethan Allen; and photographs and audio-visual material.
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01.01.00 Property records subseries (1894-2004)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains files relating to the property owned and maintained by the Religious Hospitallers in Winooski Park (later known as Winooski and then Colchester). It consists of deeds, legal documentation of the transfer of property to and from the RHSJs, correspondence, property appraisals and reports, and blueprints.
Notes
Blueprints and other documentation relating to the current Fletcher Allen Hospital, Fanny Allen campus are held by the current owners of the property.
Folder list
Box 1
1 Lot 173 and the Fanny Allen Hospital [1967?]
2 Deeds and letters with research of title and mortgages 1894-1972
3 Land Deed - M. Kelly to J. Michaud, Quit Claim Deed - J. Michaud to FAH, Deed for Hospital 1895 [copies]
4 Certified Copies of Deeds – Michael Kelly, Bishop Michaud, Eugene Goodrich 1894-1908 [copies]
5 Deed of Hospital; Quit Claim – Bishop Michaud; Will of Michael Kelly; Copy of Deed – J. Michaud; Copy of Deed – M. & A. Kelly 1894-1895, 1903, 1904
6 Letters and deeds – Transfer of easement and other property 1908-1976
7 Property deeded to the Hospital 1895-1901
8 Legal advice and correspondence re: Fence on property (Pearl & Prospect Sts.) 1913
9 Deeds and mortgages 1937-1966
10 Land – Bus shelter 1938
11 Land deed – Max Wax 1943
12 Deeds – Sale of Property to St. Michael’s College and other deeds 1944, 1966
13 Correspondence re: Ownership of the Hospital land; Correspondence re: Resignations of the Board and Board reorganization 1955-1975
14 Deeds 1961
15 Deeds – Sale of land to St. Michael’s College; Land below the hill and other property 1965
16 Appraised value of buildings, with blueprints 1965-1966
17 Appraised value of all lands 1966
18 Mortgage Deed and Discharge of Mortgage 1966
19 Ownership of land and mortgage of the Convent 1974-1976
20 Property transfer 1976
21 Chapel deeds 1976
22 Permission from town to build the Chapel; Appraisal of Convent 1977
23 Easement Deed 1985
24 Master Facility Plan; Facility report and audit with evaluation of facilities and recommendations for future construction 1990-1991
25 Medical Office Building : owner/occupancy summary 1994
26 Property lines – bike path etc. 1997-1998
27 Appraisal report of the RHSJ of Vermont property 2004
OS Box 1 Plan of Land Own by the RHSJ; Original blue prints for the Monastery and Laundry; 1897, 1908, 1912
OS Box 2 Proposed new surgical suite for the Fanny Allen Hospital 1956
OS Box 2 Architects plans for the renovation of the Old Hospital Façade Between 1957 &1960?
OS Box 3 Land to be retained by the RHSJs 1976
OS Box 3 Dr. Keenan Wellness Trail blueprints 1983
OS Box 3 Site plan Fanny Allen Hospital Complex 1993
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01.02.00 Business office records subseries (1894-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains files originating in the business office of the Fanny Allen Hospital. They were created primarily by the Bursar, but the series also includes files of the Superior. Included in this subseries are correspondence, transaction records, and receipts with lenders and organizations with whom the Sisters maintained accounts; mortgage and loan documentation; records relating to the operation of the Sisters’ farm; financial ledgers; audited financial statements; and the stamps and official seals of the Fanny Allen Hospital, Fanny Allen Hospital Foundation, and Fanny Allen School of Nursing.
File list
Box 2
1 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company – Contract and correspondence 1894
2 Father Cam’s correspondence regarding Hospital matters 1895-1903
3 Reports of receipts and expenditures 1896-1899
4 Notes on receipts and expenditures – Bishop Michaud 1898
5 Business transactions 1899-1909
6 Contribution list – State Branch of CYRNA [18--?]
7 Accounts and receipts for the Hospital 1900-1913
8 Letter by Sr Emilie Renaud re: account with Mr. A.C. McBride 1901
9 Letter from the State Board of Health regarding Typhoid Fever procedures; Quarantine list and account 1904, [1913]
10 X-ray notes 1916-1920
11 Farm insurance 1923
12 Dairy farm inspection 1928
13 The Whiting Mercantile Agency account and other bills paid 1928-1935
14 Correspondence with Mrs. Foy regarding Mortgage 1947-1965
15 Mortgage and loan 1950-1961
16 Resolution re: National Life Insurance Company at the meeting of the General Council of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Montreal 1952
17 Loans to the Hospital from Banks 1947-1957
18 Lamoille County Bank 1961-1962
19 State Highway Department – use and payment for land taken 1962
20 Bank loans 1965-1967
21 L’Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Amérique mortgage and loan 1965-1967
22 RHSJ loan note 1967
23 Howard National Bank and Trust Co. Security Agreement 1969
24 Agreement/lease between the Vermont and FAH 1976
Box 3
1 Account book 1894-1908, 1941-1942
2 Cashbook 1895-1915
3 Cashbook 1915-1918
4 Cashbook 1918-1924
5 Cashbook 1937-1941
6 Cashbook 1939-1942
7 Cashbook 1939-1942
OS Box 4 Financial Account (year end) 1894-1942
OS Box 5 Cashbook 1925-1931
OS Box 5 Cashbook 1938-1939
OS Box 5 Trial Balance Ledger (Cashbook) 1942-1948
OS Box 5 Trial Balance Ledger (Cashbook) [1948-1959]
8 Reviewed year-end financial statements 1942-1959
9 Adjusting and closing of journal entries and analysis of expenses 1951-1958
10 Cost analyses sheets 1955-1958
11 Audited financial statements 1973-1979
12 Budget (1976 and 1977); Statement of revenue and expense, FY 1975-1979 1976-1977, 1979
13 Audited financial statements; Five year financial analysis (ending 1986) 1982-1986, 1992-1994
14 Financial statements and schedules with independent auditors’ report with Fanny Allen Corporation financial statements (1990-1992) 1986-1992
15 Financial statements et. Al.; Financial Review (1994) 1992-1994
16 Financial reports (draft and final versions) 1986-1994
OS Box 7 Five seals and three stamps of the Fanny Allen Hospital, Fanny Allen School of Nursing, and Fanny Allen Corporation 1944-1994
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01.03.00 Patient records subseries (1894-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains the records the Hospital maintained on patients from 1894 to 1944. Three types of accounts were kept: statistical registers, patient accounts, and surgical and consultation records.
The statistical registers recorded the personal information of the patients. It includes a Register for Patients, covering the dates 1894 to 1920, which records the religion, name, age, place of residence, date of admission and release, number of days in the hospital, diagnoses, results of treatment and remarks. Also, there are statistical registers which recorded the patient’s name, age, sex, marital status, religion, place of birth, occupation, place of residence, name of parents and/or spouse, and the date admitted. The archives has the registers dating from 1895-1901 and 1905-1922. Finally, there is a Daily Record of the Operations of the Fanny Allen, Hotel Dieu Hospital which details the number of male and female patients in the morning and evening, the number of patients admitted, discharged during the day and as the number of patients that died. This is only a partial register, covering the periods between May to October 1895 and July 1939 to April 1943.
Patient Accounts include admitting and financial registers and billing information. The registers detail the patient’s name, date admitted and discharged, amounts owed and amount and method of payment and often include their place of residence, doctor’s name, and treatment given. The archives holds the records from the years 1894-1941 and records on bills collected from 1937 to 1944.
The last group of records, the surgical or consultation registers, the details of diagnoses and treatments are given for the years 1894 to 1910. In these registers, the name, age, date of admission, diagnosis, operations and other treatments given, outcome, and the name of the doctor performing the treatment are listed. Also included in some entries are the marital status, religion, occupation, nationality, place of residence, and the medical history of the individual and their family. A separate register detailing eye, ear, and throat diseases was maintained between 1897 and 1919.
Note
Research is possible as long as privacy laws of Vermont allow consultation.
File list
Box 2
1 Register for patients, Hotel Dieu, Fanny Allen Hospital 1894-1920
2 Patient’s statistical register 1895-1897
3 Patient’s statistical register 1898-1901,1902-1905
4 Patient’s statistical register 1905-1906
5 Patient’s statistical register (3 books) 1906-1911
6 Patient’s statistical register (2 books) 1911-1913
7 Patient’s statistical register (5 books, unbound) 1913-1916
8 Patient’s statistical register (3 books, 2 unbound) 1916-1918
9 Patient’s statistical register 1918-1920
10 Patient’s statistical register (2 books) 1920-1922
11 Daily Record of the Operations 1895, 1939-1943
12 Patient account record 1894-1908
13 Admitting and financial accounts (2 books) 1908-1910
14 Patient Accounts (Copied from Book No I) 1911-1912
15 Patient financial register 1912-1918
16 Admitting and financial accounts 1913-1914
17 Admitting office register 1915-1918
18 Admitting office register 1918-1920
19 Admitting office register 1920-1924
20 Admitting office register 1924-1928
21 Patient accounts (‘A’-‘L’) 1929-1932
22 Patient accounts (‘M’-‘Z’) 1929-1932
23 Patient accounts 1932-1939
24 Patient accounts 1938-1940
Box 3
1 Patient account register 1940-1941
2 Bills collected 1937-1944
3 Record of surgical operations and consultations 1894-1905
4 Fanny Allen Hospital case records 1900-1901
5 Medical record book and consultations 1903-1905
6 Record of surgical operations 1905-1908
7 Patient consultations 1910
OS Box 4 Report of eye, ear and throat diseases 1897-1919
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01.04.00 Annual reports subseries (1896-1991)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains the annual reports of the Fanny Allen Hospital covering the years 1894 to 1913, 1947, and 1970 to 1992 (with some years missing). The first reports include the names of the incorporators, the chaplain, and attending, consulting, visiting, house, and specialist doctors and surgeons of the hospital; the rules and regulations of the hospital and school of nurses; lists of graduates of the nursing school; photographs; letters from the superior and others; historical sketches and other information on the hospital and the Sisters and staff; and statistics of the surgical cases by diagnosis, the occupations and nationalities of patients admitted, causes of death, and a condensed statement of detailing numbers of patients, treatments and outcomes, and number of days spent at the hospital. There are two types of later annual reports: the first were written by the Administrator and presented to the Trustees of the hospital and the second was written for the public. Both detail patient statistics and finances, and report on staff, the departments, programs, events, major purchases, organizational structure, and future plans.
Folder list
Box 7
1 First annual report 1896
2 Report October 15, 1894, to December 21, 1896, of the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph, Fanny Allen Hospital 1897
3 Report of the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph, Fanny Allen Hospital from Jan. 1, 1897 to Jan. 1, 1900 1900
4 Reports 1905, 1907-1908
5 Biennial report From January 1, 1908, to January 1, 1910 1910
6 Biennial report From January 1, 1910, to January 1, 1912 1912
7 Tenth biennial report for two years ending December 31st, 1913 1914
8 Annual report 1947
9 Your neighbor in your community (Annual report 1970) 1970
10 Administrator’s report: October 1972-September 1973 1973
11 Administrator’s Report, October 1973 to September 1974 [1975]
12 Report from Sr. Vallee [Administrator, for the year 1976-1977] 1978
13 Annual report to the Board of Trustees [1977-1978] 1978
14 1979 annual report 1979
15 Annual report to the Board of Trustees, 28 January 1980 1980
16 1980 annual report 1980
17 Annual report to the Board of Trustees 1981
18 Caritas Memos, vol. XV, no. 1, Spring 1982: [1981] Annual report issue 1982
19 Annual report to the Board of Trustees 1982
20 Caritas Memos, vol. XVI, no. 1, Spring 1983: 1982 Annual report issue 1983
21 Annual report [to the Board of Trustees] May 1983 1983
22 Caritas Memos, vol. XVII, no. 2, Summer 1984: 1983 Annual report issue 1984
23 Annual reports (Dept of Medicine, Dept of Surgery, Emergency Services) 1984
24 Annual report [to the Director], March 1984 1984
25 1984: A four anniversary year; Reaching forward…looking back: 1984 annual report of the Fanny Allen Hospital 1984
1 Annual report February 1985 1985
Box 8
2 Annual reporter February 1986 1986
3 Addendum to 1986 Administrator’s annual report 1986
4 Annual report February 1987 1987
5 Fanny Allen Hospital, “A New Beginning” : 1988 Annual report 1988
6 Fanny Allen Hospital : A report to our community 1991
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01.05.00 By-laws and Articles of Association subseries (1894-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains the by-laws and articles of association that incorporate and govern the R.h.s.j.. of Vermont’s various institutions and corporations over a one-hundred year period. These legal documents were revised and updated frequently in order to allow the institution to meet new demands and allow the Hospital to achieve new goals. These records define the organization, purpose, guiding principles, and limits and powers of the various bodies. The corporations that are covered in this subseries are the Fanny Allen Hospital, Hotel Dieu; R.h.s.j.. of Vermont; the medical staff of the Hospital; Fanny Allen Health Services, Inc., later the Fanny Allen Corporation; the Fanny Allen Hospital Foundation; and the Chittenden County Community Care Corporation.
Folder list
Box 9
1 Articles of Association; By-laws of the Corporation (revised) with correspondence [photocopy] 1894, [1923?]
2 By-laws of the Corporation, revised April 24, 1959; 1959
3 By-laws, Amendment to Articles of Association 1966
4 By-laws;rules and regulations of the medical staff 1967
5 Articles of Incorporation of the rhsj of St. Joseph of Vermont; Articles of Association of r.h.s.j.. of Vermont, Inc. 1975
6 By-laws of r.h.s.j of Vermont, Inc. (1976 and 1978); minutes of annual and general meetings, copies of waivers of notice, resolutions and amendments (1977) 1976-1978
7 Corporate bylaws, rules and regulations, (revised) 1977
8 Corporate bylaws, rules and regulations (revised) 1981
9 Fanny Allen Hospital, Corporate bylaws, rules and regulations (revised) 1982
10 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the articles of association of Fanny Allen Health Services Inc./Fanny Allen Corporation 1983
11 Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of Fanny Allen Hospital, Hotel Dieu and Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Fanny Allen Health Services, Inc (name to be changed to Fanny Allen Corporation) 1983
12 Fanny Allen Hospital,: Corporate bylaws (revised); Memorandum to The General Council of the r.h.s.j.. re: proposed corporate reorganization of Fanny Allen Hospital 1983
13 Fanny Allen Hospital: Corporate bylaws (1986 draft and revised versions) 1986
14 Fanny Allen Hospital Foundation, Inc., corporate bylaws (revised); list of nominees for election 1987
15 Fanny Allen Hospital, corporate bylaws (revised); Bylaws of the Fanny Allen Corporation, Bylaws of the Medical Staff, Fanny Allen Hospital, 1990
16 Fanny Allen Hospital, corporate bylaws (3 revised versions) 1991-1992, 1994
17 Fanny Allen Hospital medical staff bylaws and rules and regulations (2 revised versions) 1991, 1993
18 Chittenden County Community Care Corporation: Articles of incorporation, By-laws, organizational documents, and correspondence 1993
19 Fanny Allen Hospital, bylaws—misc.; etc. Position Description of Corporate Sponsor Liaison; letter; Lease Agreement between Fanny Allen Hospital and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; Memorandum; Covenant Health Systems, Inc.: Summary of Proposed Restructuring; Summary of Proposed Amendment of the By-Laws of Fanny Allen Hospital 1994,1 1996-1997, 2004
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01.06.00 Board minutes subseries (1894-1995)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains the minutes of meetings of various boards that governed the Fanny Allen Hospital, from 1894 to 1995 (not inclusive). The boards include the Board of Directors or Trustees, Medical Staff Board, Department Heads, and other committee meetings. Unlike RHSJ institutions in Canada, the Fanny Allen Hospital was governed from the beginning by a Board that consisted of Sisters with members of the clergy and lay people. As set out in the articles of association and the by-laws, the Bishop of Burlington acted as the President of the board. Thomas Rotunda became the first lay chairperson of the Board in 1966. The minutes of the annual and special meetings of the board detail proposed plans of actions, elections and removal of members from the Board; detailed financial accounts of revenues and expenditures; amendments to the by-laws and structure of the organization, and other resolutions. Included with the minutes are copies of presentations made to the Board: Board retreat documents, information on board members as well as a Board of Directors orientation manual.
Folder list
Box 9
20 minutes for the Hospital Board of Directors 1894-1959
21 meeting minutes Board of the Corporation and Trustees 1966-1978
22 Board of Trustees minutes (with expenses and revenues) 1975
23 Board of Trustees minutes (with expenses and revenues) 1976
24 Planning Committee, Board minutes 1980
25 Department Head meetings minutes 1982-1983
26 Administrative Committee minutes 1983
27 Board of Directors meetings minutes 1983
28 Board of Trustees/Directors meetings 1984
29 Board of Directors meetings minutes 1985
30 Board of Directors minutes of meetings 1986-1988
31 Meetings on the Joint Venture between Fanny Allen Corporation, University Orthopedics and Lumex Corporation to develop a Sport Rehabilitation Facility 1986-1987
32 Fanny Allen Hospital Strategic Plan 1988
Box 10
1 Bd of Directors and other committee minutes (January to May 1988) 1988
2 Bd of Directors and other committee minutes (June to December 1988) 1988
3 Strategic planning and image survey by the Becker Institute 1988
4 Development Program, Annual Fund, Campaign Cabinet Meeting 1989
5 Bd of Directors and other committee minutes (January to April 1989) 1989
6 Bd of Directors and other committee minutes (May to Oct. 1989) with abbreviated minutes (January-December 1989) 1989
7 Board of Directors meetings minutes 1990-1992
8 Certificate of Need correspondence 1992
9 Steering committee for the 100th anniversary 1992-1993
10 Board of Directors Policies and Procedure Manual 1993
11 Board of Directors planning retreat 1995
12 Fanny Allen Hospital Associates minutes 1987-1989
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01.07.00 Accreditation documents subseries (1946, 1968-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains accreditation certificates and other documents stating that the Fanny Allen Hospital met the standards of the issuing body. Several such bodies existed and the approval of which the hospital needed in order to remain open. The bulk of the subseries is made up of documents relating to The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (renamed in 1987 the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), which was comprised of the American College of Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association. This Commission surveyed the hospital, issued a report which made comments and recommendations, and, if the hospital met the Commission’s standards, would issue an accreditation certificate. The length of accreditation would be determined by the Commission (two or three year periods for Fanny Allen) and at the end of that period another survey would be done. In addition to survey reports and accreditation certificates, the files also include correspondence (both with the JCAH and internal hospital letters regarding compliance), questionnaires, and surveys (including interim self-survey progress report) which contain information about the structure and operation of the hospital. A second group of records are from the American Hospital Association, which issued an annual survey to be filled out by member institutions. This survey gathered information on the Hospital’s financial situation, on human resources, and on hospital services. The State of Vermont State Board of Health License to Operate and correspondence and applications to the Vermont Hospital Association are included in this subseries. Finally, two surveys of Covenant Health Systems, of which Fanny Allen Hospital was a member, are included for the years 1992 and 1993-1994.
Folder list
Box 11
1 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) report and correspondence 1968
2 JCAH correspondence 1970
3 JCAH report and correspondence 1971
4 JCAH corr. and progress report 1972
5 JCAH report and correspondence 1973
6 JCAH corr. and progress report 1974
7 JCAH report and correspondence 1975
8 JCAH correspondence 1976
9 JCAH report and correspondence 1977
10 JCAH corr and progress report 1978
11 JCAH report and corr 1979
12 JCAH correspondence and progress report 1980
13 JCAH report and correspondence 1981
14 JCAH correspondence 1982
15 JCAH report and correspondence 1983
16 JCAH correspondence 1984
17 JCAH correspondence 1985
18 JCAH report and corr 1986
19 JCAH report and corr 1987
20 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO report and correspondence 1988
21 JCAHO correspondence1989
22 JCAHO report and correspondence 1990
23 JCAHO Organizations report and correspondence 1991
24 JCAHO correspondence 1992
25 JCAHO correspondence and pre-survey 1993
OS Box 8 American Hospital Association Certificate 1946
26 American Hospital Association annual survey of hospitals 1985, 1987-1991
27 American Hospital Association correspondence and survey 1990-1992
28 American Hospital Association annual survey of hospitals and corr 1993-1995
29 State of Vermont State Board of Health License to Operate 1987-1994
30 Vermont Hospital Association correspondence and applications 1990-1992
31 Covenant Health Systems Inc, Survey of Members 1992-1994
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01.08.00 Restructuring documents subseries (1902-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains documents relating to the corporate restructuring of Fanny Allen Hospital as well as documents relating to the Hospital’s long range plans and its affiliation with the Covenant Health Systems. Two major periods of restructuring occurred: the first in 1983 and the second in 1993-1994. In 1983 the Hospital was restructured to become two corporate entities: the Fanny Allen Hospital, Hotel Dieu and Fanny Allen Health Services, Inc., later the Fanny Allen Foundation, Inc. The primary reason for this restructuring was to protect assets of the hospital and the Sisters and maximizing reimbursement. Documents regarding the 1983 restructuring include the minutes of the Corporate Restructuring Committee meetings; Board resolution; restated articles of incorporation and by-laws; taxation and legal documents and correspondence with legal council; and a memorandum to the RHSJ General Council. The second period of restructuring occurred in the period between 1992 and 1994 when the Fanny Allen Hospital merged with the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont to become Fletcher Allen Health Care. Included in these documents are a comprehensive survey which details hospital organization, functions, policies, and the work of various departments (particularly nursing); newspaper articles on MCHV; a comparative study on the two organizations; historical information including annual reports from the Mary Fletcher Hospital and MCHV, articles of association, an issue of the MCVH publication “To Your Health,” and articles on the Mary Fletcher Hospital; correspondence and studies used in negotiations; and licensing information.
Folder list
Box 12
1 Fanny Allen Corporation restructuring documents 1983
2 Restructuring 1983 – Resolutions, corporate by-laws, memo to the General Council of the R.h.s.j.. 1983
3 Appending to supplemental brief of FAH Re: long range planning process 1988
4 Vision of a collaborative future for Fanny Allen Hospital [early 1990s?]
5 Membership agreement with Covenant Health Systems 1991
6 Comprehensive survey of Fanny Allen Hospital [1993?]
7 Medical Center Hospital of Vermont newspaper clippings 1988-1991
8 Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester, Vermont: Comparative Service Analysis and Discussion Opportunities 1991
9 Articles of Association of Medical Center for Vermont, Inc. [1968?]
10 Mary Fletcher Hospital and Medical Center for Vermont historical material: Twenty-third annual report of The Mary Fletcher Hospital (1902); “The Mary Fletcher Hospital” (1924); “Miss Fletcher’s Legacy” (1941); “The Mary Fletcher Hospital Observers 90th Birthday” (1966); Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Annual Report (1978); “To Your Health” (1993-1994) 1902-1994
11 Medical Center Hospital of VT – Fanny Allen Hospital negotiations 1993-1994
12 Fletcher Allen Health Care licensing packet and correspondence 1994-1995
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01.09.00 Wills, bequests and legal documents subseries (1902-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries consists mainly of wills and bequests of individuals, including Michael Kelly, who left money or property to the Fanny Allen Hospital. Also included are a small number of legal files, including the 1894 Process Verbal and Decree between Bishop Michaud and the R.h.s.j... The legal files included in this series range from lawsuits the hospital has been involved in, disciplinary actions levied on staff members, and correspondence with the Hospital’s attorneys.
Note
The files in file number 01.09.068, “Legal files”, are RESTRICTED
Folder list
Box 13
1 Procès Verbal de la prise de possession d’un nouvel establishment; Décret 1894
2 Michael Kelly – deeds, history, obituaries photos [photocopies ca. 1992] 1885-1915
3 Mary Fletcher wills and Regulations of the Mary Fletcher Hospital [photocopies ca. 1992] 1885-1901
4 Wills and bequests 1894-1939
5 Will of Michael Kelly 1909
6 Agreement – Emma Cusson and Fanny Allen Hospital 1933
7 Estates and wills 1933-1944
8 Bequest of insurance – Donald A. Gannon 1939-1959
9 Bequests and wills 1940-1949
10 Bequests and wills 1950-1958
11 Estate papers – Lawrence Bartley 1960-1961
12 Wills 1960-1966
13 Bequests to hospital 1961-1963
14 Thaddeus Barttro estate 1967
15 Will of Mildred McMahon 1967
16 Estate of Rutherford E. Freeman 1968
17 Homer Locke estate 1969
18 William H. Abercrombie bequest 1969
19 Floyd Laforce estate 1972
20 Josephine Tadlock estate 1972
21 Eva Gipps estate 1974
22 Julia Dower estate 1974
23 Alfred Robinson estate 1974
24 Reverend Francis Ballinger estate 1974
25 Will of Elizabeth St. Pierre 1975
26 Napoleon St. Pierre estate 1975
27 Correspondence with Edward Twohey re: will 1975
28 Reverend Mark Harvey estate 1975
29 Gertrude, Mary and Rose Cain estate 1976
30 Wilfred Rouille, Jr. estate 1977
31 Keo Loiselle estate 1977
32 Father Wilfred Gelineau estate 1978
33 Marry Barry estate 1979
34 Harry Teachout will and estate 1979
35 Rose Murphy estate 1979
36 Anthony Bonk estate 1980
37 Lawrence Archambault estate 1980
38 Reverend John Dwyer estate 1980
39 Mayer Fishman estate 1981
40 Ethan Aseltine estate 1981
41 Alphonzo Goff estate 1981
42 Inez Patton Barup will and estate 1982
43 Irene Perry estate 1982
44 Henry Riordan estate 1982
45 Nora LaCasse estate 1982
46 Christiana Pine estate 1983
47 Gladys Ryan Trust bequest 1983
48 Ezra Tyler estate 1983
49 Peter Handy estate 1983
50 Vonnie Darrt will and estate 1984
51 Phyllis Degree will and estate 1984
52 Anna Abell estate 1984
53 Sarah Cunningham trust agreement 1985
54 Audrey DeForge bequest 1986
55 Lionel Smith bequest correspondence (1980) 1986
56 Irene Hill will and estate 1987
57 Alex Colodny estate 1987
58 Patricia Marcoline estate 1987
59 Helen Shelc will and estate 1987
60 Wright Bigelow estate 1988
61 Aurora Nowland will and estate 1988
62 Estate of John Flynn 1988-1991
63 Elvira Duffany estate 1989
64 Irene LaCasse estate 1990
65 Donald Gannon estate 1990
66 Kathleen Duchaine Tree of Life donation 1990
67 Richard Parrow estate 1991
68 Legal files (11 files) [RESTRICTED] 1902-1997
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01.10.00 Hospital policies subseries (1966, 1987-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries contains hospital policies and procedures during the period between 1966 and 1994. These handbooks, manuals and memos cover the rules and regulations of medical staff and other personnel, policies regarding the practices of “advance directive” and nursing home placement, the hospital’s philosophy and structure, and the disaster plan.
Folder list
Box 14
1 Manual of personnel policies; By-laws, rules and regulations of the Medical Staff of the Fanny Allen Hospital 1966-1967
2 Patient rights, patient responsibilities; Fanny Allen Hospital nursing philosophy; Fanny Allen Hospital – Statement of its structural organization; Statement of philosophy; Mission statement 1986-1990
3 Fanny Allen Hospital policy regarding nursing home placement 1987
4 Medical staff rules and regulations with Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities (1971) 1990
5 Patient self-determination policies; advance directive procedure 1991
6 Disaster plan 1994
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01.11.00 Staff records subseries (1909-1994)
Scope and Content
This subseries consists of photographs and other records relating to specific staff members, including doctors, nurses, Board members and support staff. Included in the subseries are photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and biographies.
Folder list
Box 14
7 List of Fanny Allen doctors, 1894-1993 (incomplete) 1993
8 Three group portraits of doctors on staff at the annual dinner 1909-1913
9 Photographs of doctors and staff 1959-1994
10 Clippings and other articles on doctors, nurses and staff 1910-1980
11 Photographs and clippings of Dr Patrick McSweeney and Dr Katherine McSweeney 1938-1988
12 Dr Louis Thabault articles and photographs 1979-1975
13 Dr Albert Crandell correspondence, clippings and photographs 1939-1982
14 Photographs of Dr George Boccia [198-?]
15 Summary of Dr George Thabault’s and Dr Louis Thadbault’s history at FAH, with photograph of Dr George Thabault 1993
16 Notes on Octave Quintal and Leon Dumas with photographs 1983
17 Photographs of Department Heads and senior management 1976-1978, 1988
18 C. Douglas Cairns, Board of Trustees, photographs and biographical notes 1966-1985
19 George Cameron, Board of Trustees, photographs, biography and articles ca. 1983
20 Gary Morel, Hospital Administrator, correspondence and memos [RESTRICTED] 1987-1991
21 Photographs of Board of Trustee members 1990-1991
22 Missioning ceremony programs for John Cronin (president and CEO) and Dan Petronella (Director of Patoral Care) 1990, 1992
23 John Cronin, CEO, biography, resume and hiring committee reports, with photographs of John Cronin and Board members 1992-1994
24 List of deceased Sisters who served at Fanny Allen Hospital 1894-2005
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01.12.00 Clippings and historic material subseries (1811-2004)
Scope and Content
This subseries consists of newspaper clippings (primarily photocopies) and other articles on the hospital, the Sisters and the staff. It also contains histories on the hospital, hospital pamphlets, brochures and other material, as well as a reference collection on Ethan Allen and his daughter Fanny. Finally, this subseries contains the guest books maintained by the Hospital and signed during various functions and events.
Folder list
Box 15
1/OS Box 8 Free Press articles 1811-1918
2,/ OS Box 8 Newspaper articles 1920-1969
3/ OS Box 8 Free Press articles 1970-1979
4 Papers 1980-1983
5/OS Box 8 Free Press articles 1984-1986
6 Paper articles – FAH 1987
7 Paper articles 1988
8 Free Press articles 1989
9 Paper articles 1990
10 Paper articles 1991-1992
11 Paper articles on the Hospital 1993
12/ OS Box 8 Articles on the Hospital merger and centennial 1994
13 News articles 1995-1996
14 New articles 1997-1998
15 New articles 1999-2000
16 Account of the opening from the Free Press and Times [copy] 1894
17 Historical dates, 1894-2001 2001
18 Historical data, 1894-1977 1967-1977
19 Stories and anecdotes from the Hospital’s early years, 1894-1938 [198-?]
20 FAHl [from its conception in 1890 to its opening in 1894] [ca. 1912-1913]
21 Facts and history of Fanny Allen Hospital reference files [198-?]
22 History of the first twenty-five years of the Foundation of the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph of Winooski, Vermont by Sister St. Joseph (Clemence Roy), December 1923 [typed transcription] [ca 1991]
23 Fifty years of service : The story of the Fanny Allen Hospital 1944
24 3 challenges of Sister Annunciata and Sister Bachand’s great challenges 1992
25 Fanny Allen historic landscape at St. Joseph’s Cemetery 2002
26 Bell on the old hospital – Description 1989
27 Creche used in the Hospital lobby 1993
|28 Statue of the Sacred Heart transferred from the Bp DeGoesbriand Hospital [after 1968]
29 United States Public Health Service Health Facility Survey 1935
30 Cartitas memos 1977-1978, 1984
31 The FAH Associates annual banquet and meeting program 1985
32 Announcement and press statement of the Opening of the new Fanny Allen Immediate Care Service 1985
33 Newcomen Society of the United States dinner in honor of Fletcher Allen Health Care program and information 1994
34 Fanny Allen pins and Hospital logos 1994
35 Hospital pamphlets 1967-1994
36 Hospital brochures and pamphlets 1980s
37 Fanny Allen Hospital logo and calendars 1978-1980, 1994
38 A biography of Fanny Allen 1960, 1977-1982
39 To our patients; The [new] Fanny Allen Hospital; Fanny Allen Hospital – Patient information; Fanny Allen Hospital Diamond Jubilee 1957, 1968-1969
40 Caritas memos; newsletters for patients 1973-1974
41 Replica $1000 bill – “A thousand thanks for your patronage. Fanny Allen Hospital” [19--?]
OS 8 Fanny Allen Hospital Golden Album guest book with ribbons and pen stand 1944-2001
OS 8 Guest book – dedication of the hospital and other functions (#1) 1968-1980
OS 8 Guest book – dedication of the hospital and other functions (#2) 1968-1980
OS 8 Guest book – dedication of the hospital and other functions (#3) and testimonial dinner for Sister Bachand 1968-1980, 1987
OS 8 Guest book 1971-1981
Box 16
1 The first New England nuns 1938
2 Articles on Fanny Allen 1941-1984
3 “Ethan Allen’s Daughter, Fanny” in Extension Magazine : A national Catholic monthly 1961
4 Fanny Allen, Ethan Allen’s daughter 1941
5 “Sisters of the State” in Purple and Gold : A college quarterly edited by the student writers of St. Michael’s College, see also “Life and Problems of Bishop de Goesbriand” 1929
6 An account of the lives of Fanny Allen and Jeanne Mance and the establishment of the Hotel Dieu in Montreal 1909
7 Those intriguing indomitable Vermont women 1980
8 “A Christmas memory”; “Fanny Allen, the First Nun of New England” from Catholic Memories [copies] [18--?] and 1886
9 Catholic memories of Vermont and New Hampshire with sketches of the lives of Rev. Wm. Henry Hoyt and Fanny Allen… 1886
10 Some Anglo-American converts to Catholicism prior to 1829 1943
11 Fanny Allen a Saint was Born [a ballad] [19--?]
12 a-f Articles by David Bryan on Fanny Allen and Allen women [6 files] 1984-1991
13 “Rivers of Grace” from The Torch 1949
14 “Sister Fanny Allen: A glory of the Catholic sisterhood” from The Vermonter [copy] 1940
15 “The Devil and Ethan Allen’s Daughter” from Columbia : Knights of Columbus magazine 1956
16 “That’s the man who saved me” from Immaculata; “Ethan’s other legacy” from Chittenden 1976, [19--?]
17 “The Beautiful American Nun” from Personal Reminiscences 1940
18 Sister Fanny Allen : An outstanding Sister in our Order [19--?]
19 Spirit of Fanny Allen (newsletter of Fletcher Allen Health Care) 1995-1996
20 Articles on the places Fanny Allen lived 1952-1991
21 Story of Fanny Allen 1990
22 Allen, Mlle Fanny, 1807-1808. Première religieuse de la République Américaine [from the Archives of the Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal] 1983
23 Fanny Allen 1985
24 “The first New England Nun : The daughter of Ethan Allen” from The Catholic Mirror; “Ethan Allen’s Daughter : Fanny Allen, First New England nun” from The Crusader’s Almanac; “Ethan Allen’s Daughter : Fanny Allen, first New England nun, was a convert to the Catholic faith” from Our Sunday Visitor [copy] 1931-1942
25 Fanny Allen : The first New England nun [19--?]
26 Information on the painting of Fanny Allen from the VTt State House 1979-1980
27 Short biographical notes; photographs of the Allen home [copies]; a photograph of Fanny Allen’s grandmother’s grave; excerpts of Notes of Fanny Allen (re: the vision of St. Joseph) 1980s
28 Correspondence re: and entry on Fanny Allen in the Catholic Encylopedia 1906-1908, 1986
29 Extracts from Hotel Dieu of Montreal’s Annals; transcription of record of burial; articles 1945, 1952-1954, 1998
30 The flowering of Fanny Allen (Ethan Allen’s Daughter) [a play] 1949
31 Pictures and notes on Fanny Allen 1980s
32 Life of Sister Fanny Allen, RHSJ, 1784-1819 and A nun for two nations: Life of Sister Fanny Allen, RHSJ, 1784-1819 by David Bryan 1984
33 Extracts from the Report of the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph, Fanny Allen Hospital 1900
34 Short article in The Pilot: Official publication of the Archdiocese of Boston, with correspondence and letter to the editor 1985
35 Fanny Allen: Green Mountain rebel with book summary 1962
36 Five cassette tapes on Fanny Allen 1979, 1983, 1992
37 Articles on Fanny Allen 1935-1960
38 Letters requesting information on Fanny Allen 1941-2, 1988
39 Centenary of the supposed apparition of St. Joseph to Fanny Allen [from the Report of the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph, Fanny Allen Hospital] 1899[1900?]
40 “Fanny Allen” from the History of Burlington [copy] 1867
41 A biography of Fanny Allen 1960s, 1982
42 A Christmas memory 1873
43 Almanac of the Sacred Heart 1915
44 Request for information on Fanny Allen 1906, 1940
45 Copies of entry in the Procès-verbaux de vêture et de profession (RHSJ Archives, Montreal); copy of the Book of first communions (Notre Dame Parish, Montreal), and reports of Fanny Allen’s communion and profession 1808-1954
46 Fanny Allen’s family tree 1913
47 Fanny Allen’s assignments [copies from the RHSJ Archives, Montreal] 1811-1819
48 Photographs (of paintings of), prayers to and articles on Fanny Allen [18--?]-[19--?]
49 “An enduring interest in the life and times of Fanny Allen” from Vermont Sunday Magazine 2002
50 “The General’s daughter finds God - The Conversion of Frances Allen” from Soul Magazine and other articles and pamphlets 1996
51 The Lakeside Series of English Readings : Story of Pope Leo XIII., Story of Ethan Allen’s Daughter, Story of Father John de Brébeuf, S.J., Our Lady of the Snow [bound with The Priest of the Eucharist and other Lakeside Series of English Readings book] 1906
52 Women of Catholicity : memoirs of Margaret O’Carroll, Isabella of Castille, Margaret Roper, Marie de l’Incarnation, Marguerite Bourgeoys, Ethan Allen’s Daughter 1917
53 Ethan Allen’s Daughter 1940
OS 9, file 1 Pieces of wood and stone from the old Ethan Allen Home 1983
OS 9, file 2 Ethan Allen Homestead and Tower 1982-1986
OS 9, file 3 Notes on Ethan Allen, 1802-1938 [198-?]
OS 9, file 4 In memoriam – General Ethan Allen 1940
OS 9, file 5 Free Press articles on Ira and Ethan Allen, 1976 Bicentennial 1976
OS 9, file 6 Ira Allen articles 1977-1999
OS 9, file 7 Free Press and other articles on Ethan Allen 1940-1993
OS 9, file 8 Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys 1985
OS 9, file 9 Ethan! A musical celebration [a play] with the script, playbill, synopsis, photographs, and press kit 1991
OS 9, file 10 Ethan! A musical celebration poster (also a Fanny Allen Hospital balloon ride poster) 1991
OS 9, file 11 Vermont: 200 years of independence, Ethan Allen: The greatest Vermonter 1977
OS 9, file 12 Ethan Allen 1929
OS 9, file 13 A narrative of General Ethan Allen’s captivity containing his voyages & travels 1930 [1988 reprint]
OS 9, file 14 Ethan Allen 1940
OS 9, file 15 Ethan Allen : frontier rebel 1962
OS 9 16 The best of Ethan Allen; Ethan Allen : Highlights in the life of Vermont’s folk hero 1992
OS 9, file 17 Talk on Ethan Allen on Vermont Public Radio [cassette tape] 1989
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01.13.00 Photographs and audio-visual material subseries (1894-2000)
Scope and Content
This subseries consists of photographs of FAH from the beginning and contains pictures of the hospital grounds, buildings and hospital departments; staff, personnel and Sisters; special events. Are also included glass X-rays, videos, slides and filmstrips, all related to the Hospital.
Folder list
Box 29
1 Postcard pictures of FAH 1894 – 1989
2 Pictures of Sisters who founded FAH 1894
3 Pictures of Bishops of Burlington VT 1894 – 1994
4 Pictures of Kelly Room 1900
5 Pictures of Bishop’s Room and of Operation Room 1894, 1900
6 Lavigne Pictures 1910
7 Pictures of Hospital Grounds 1937 – 1960
8 Pictures of Convent, Carrying of Blessed Sacrament, et al. 1930’s
9 Pictures of O.B. Renovations 1940’s
10 Pictures of St. Joseph Home and elderly people 1943 ?
11 Picture of Cake given by Srs. of St. Martha for 50th anniversary 1944
12 Pictures, Springfield Hospital 1950
13 Pictures of Lawn party et al. 1950’s
14 Hospital related pictures 1960’s
15 Pictures of Hospital 1960
16 Pictures of Maria Von Trapp and family at Stowe 1965
17 Pictures of Attic Sale 1965
18 Pictures of Sr. Tatro 1968
19 Pictures of Board Trustees 1970’s
20 Pictures of Personnel 1960 – 1980
21 Pictures of Demolishing of Hospital, Fair Day Parade, Grotto, Bell, Chapels 1976 – 1977
22 Pictures of George Aikens and George McGregor 1980
23 Pictures of Emergency Room opened in 1977, closed in 1995 1982
24 Hospital related pictures: Board et al. 1980’s
25 Hospital related pictures 1980’s
26 Pictures of Hospital Personnel 1980’s
27 Pictures of New X-Ray Department 1980’s
28 Pictures of Sr. Vallee et al. 1980’s
29 Pictures of Hospital Sisters et al. 1980’s
30 Lab Pictures 1980’s
31 Pictures of Operation Room in New Hospital 1980’s
32 Pictures of Opening of Lobby 1989
33 Pictures of 100th anniversary of FAH 1994
34 Pictures of Missioning of Employees 1994
35 Pictures of 100 $ Doll 1996
36 Pictures of building of new Hospital in sequence 1967 – 1968
37 Hospital related photos 1960 – 1980
38 Hospital related photos 1980’
39 Extra Hospital related photos 1980 – 2003
OS Box 11 Large Photographs of Hospital, done for centenary 1894 – 1994
OS Box 12 Large Photographs of Hospital, done for centenary; et al. 1894 – 1994
Box 30
1 Video cassette: Dedication of the Tree of Life at FAH; Celebration of 350th anniversary of RHSJ 1986
2 Video cassette: Local TV Coverage of the Press Briefing; 1993
3 Video cassette: FAH 100th Anniversary Mass and Dinner (Master and Copy) 1994
4 Video cassette: Fanny Allen Hospital; Historical Review (1:15) 1994
5 Video cassettes: FAH Celebration (2 tapes); 1994
6 Video cassettes: The Last Hurrah; FAH Salute (uned. Master); 1995
7 ‘With a Smile and a Tear; FAH Employees say Thank You to the Sisters” 1995
8 Video cassette: Sr. Chaloux, interview II 1999
9 Filmstrips of FAH events (33) 1969 – 1982
10 Slides of FAH all floors 1967 – 1981
11 Slides of FAH (2 boxes) 1967 – 1981
OS 13, file 1 Glass X-rays (Handle with care) 1919 – 1927
OS 13, file 2 Notice to Doctors on X-rays; Resolution 1916, 1915
OS 13, file 3 Old X-Rays [1930’s ?]
Box 31
1 Photos of Hospital Events 1991 – 1993
2 Photos of LeRoyer Dinners for the Poor by Fanny Allen Staff, Personnel and Sisters 1991 – 1996
3 Photos: John’s Missioning; Press Conference; Bishop Angell’s Visit; Welcome Reception for John Cronin, Pres./CEO March 2nd 1992
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Maintained by Elizabeth Scott