Guide to the San Antonio Hospital Collection
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Title: |
San Antonio Hospital Collection |
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Repository: |
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Archives
Phone: 513-347-5348
http://www.srcharitycinti.org/
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Creator: |
San Antonio Hospital |
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Dates: |
1897-2003 |
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Quantity: |
.75 linear feet |
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Abstract: |
A collection of correspondence and ephemera from the San Antonio Hospital in Kenton, Ohio. |
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Identification: |
SC-MIS-003-2023 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
History of San Antonio Hospital
For 66 years, from 1897 to 1963, the Sisters of Charity owned and operated San Antonio Hospital in Kenton, Ohio. The local
pastor had sponsored a very small hospital in a nine-room frame use where six Sisters of Charity came to serve in 1897. The
first superior was Sister Maria Teresa O'Donnell.
The hospital, then called St. Anthony's, acquired an addition of four rooms in 1900.
In 1905, ownership of the hospital was transferred to the Sisters of Charity who immediately made plans for expansion. A new
brick building, a 25-bed facility, was dedicated in 1907.
For a period of eight years, 1910-1918, San Antonio School of Nursing was in operation, but there were too few students to
justify keeping it open. After World War II, San Antonio Hospital erected a new, thoroughly modern wing with 110 rooms.
In spite of so many improvements, the hospital had financial difficulties and problems of staffing in such a small town. The
Sisters of Charity decided to sell San Antonio to The Hardin Hospital Association, effective December 31, 1963. Sister Margaret
Ebbing was the last Sister of Charity administrator.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of 2 boxes containing 28 files of information pertaining to: deeds, titles, the School of Nursing,
equipment purchases, budget, and the annual fund raiser called Lawn Fete. There is also a history of the hospital, history
of the School of Nursing and more. Box 2 of the collection is exclusively correspondence.
Statement of Arrangement
The arrangement adheres to the original order whenever possible.
Restrictions on Access and Use
Permission to use the collection can be obtained from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Congregational Archivist. External
researchers need to complete a request form stating the purpose of their research and a list of collections to be consulted
upon their visit, which must be approved by the Archivist prior to an on-site visit. If a researcher is unable to visit the
Archives in person, the Archivist will conduct a minimum amount of research and provide scanned copies of some materials if
requested.
Related Material: Related Material
Photos -- 72
Box 43 in repository
Can be viewed in notebook 31 (from Mission page)
Material on this mission may also be included among our oral history and presentation transcription collections. Please consult
with the Congregational Archivist if you would like to explore and possibly utilize these collections.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
Catholic hospitals
Catholic hospitals -- History
Hospitals, Religious
Hospitals, Religious -- history
Hospitals, Rural
Hospitals, Rural -- history
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Catholic Church -- History
Organizations/Corporations:
Catholic Church. Diocese of Columbus (Ohio)
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Places:
Kenton (Ohio)
Preferred Citation
San Antonio Hospital Collection, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Archives, Mount Saint Joseph, Ohio.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Correspondence, 1897-1972; undated
Box 2 / Folder 1
Correspondence--Letters--Mother Mary Blanche Davis, SC; Rev. A. S. Siebenfoercher; Opening and Operation of Antonio Hospital;
Maria Teresa O’Donnell, SC; References- Marie Virginia (Emma) Steiner, SC, Angeline Terres, SC, Mary Gabriella Crowe, SC,
Charles Regina O’Flynn, SC, Mother Mary Florence Kent, SC, Euphrasia McGary, SC; Initial Contract Negotiations; Negotiations
and Deeding of Hospital to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; Employment of John Burkhart to Finish Construction of Antonio
Hospital; Claim from Goodyear Hospital Rubber Co., 1897-1909
Box 2 / Folder 2
Correspondence--Mother Mary Regina Russell, SC; Kenton Community Support to Retain Marie Florian Schramm, SC at San Antonio
Hospital; Maria Joseph Schumacher, SC; Community Interest in Long Term Residency at San Antonio Hospital; References-Dominic
Callahan, SC; Form Letter Regarding Plans to Establish a Floor of the Hospital for Long-Term Elderly Residence and Care, 1934
Box 2 / Folder 3
Correspondence--Mother Mary Regina Russell, SC; Maria Joseph Schumacher, SC; Possible Addition to San Antonio Hospital; Clara
Reeder, RN-State of Ohio Department of Health Child Hygiene Division-Fire Hazard Regulations; Joseph A. Zeiler, President,
Kerscher Elevator Co.-Installation of New Passenger Elevator; John H. Schmidt & Son-Installation of Elevator Shaft; E. A.
Haney, American Laundry Machinery Co.-Purchase of new Tumbler; Earl C. Keys, American Laundry Machinery Co.-Installation of
Laundry Equipment; Susan P. Souther, MD, State of Ohio Department of Health Division of Child Hygiene-Amendments to Proposed
Third Floor Addition to San Antonio Hospital; Thomas D. McLaughlin and John J. Keil, Architects-Plans for New Addition; Ohio
Power Company-Monthly Consumption for Electric Energy Used at Antonio Hospital; John Van Range Company-Purchase of Kitchen
Equipment, 1940-1947
Box 2 / Folder 4
Correspondence--Theodore Sullivan, SC; Mother Mary Romana Dodd, SC; Equipment and Vehicle Requested for Hospital; John Chrysostom
McDonnell, SC; Accepting Sisters Missioned to San Antonio Hospital; General Needs of the Hospital; County Patient Per Diem
Rate Contract; Historical Facts about the Community for a Newspaper Article; Rosarita McKeone, SC; W. J. Van Meter-Proposed
Improvements to San Antonio Hospital; Maternity Unit Hospital Regulation Evaluation-State of Ohio Department of Health; Status
of Deeds to Hospital Property; Frances Catherine Royce, SC; Mother Mary Omer Downing, SC; Absolution of Debt from San Antonio
Hospital by the Mother House; Accreditation of San Antonio Hospital by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; Sale
of Gramlich Property; Ohio Department of Health Hospital Facilities Division Information for Annual Revision of Ohio State
Plan and Preliminary Request for Hill-Burton Assistance; Town Origin of Patients Admitted in 1961; Proposed Tax Levy for Hardin
Memorial Hospital; Plans for New Maternity Floor, 1954-1962
Box 2 / Folder 5
Correspondence--Mother Mary Omer Downing, SC; Meeting with Hardin Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees; Physical Therapy Program
Status at San Antonio Hospital; Letters from the Kenton Community Against the Closing of San Antonio Hospital; Financial Summary
of for Sisters’ Services; Interest in Leasing the Hospital Buildings; Edmund F. Bowen, Accountant-Points to be Considered
Before Closing Hospital; Letter to Apostolic Delegate Regarding Decision to Close San Antonio Hospital; Financial Statements
for Hospital Equipment and Property; Purchase of 339 North Cherry Street Property from the Hospital; Purchase of San Antonio
Hospital by Hardin Memorial Hospital; Application of Permission from Apostolic Delegation to Sell San Antonio Hospital, 1963
Box 2 / Folder 6
Correspondence--Mother Mary Omer Downing, SC; Glenn L. Clark, President, Hardin Memorial Hospital; Hardin County Medical Society;
Reactions to News Articles Announcing Closing of San Antonio Hospital; Approval of Sale of San Antonio Hospital by the Apostolic
Delegation; Corporation Meeting Summary by Elise Holloran, SC; Maria Amadea Heaney, SC; Louise Marie Depuydt, SC; Drafts and
Finalized Sales Agreement for San Antonio Hospital by Hardin Memorial Hospital; Announcement of Merger of Hardin Memorial
Hospital and San Antonio Hospital to Employees; List of Reasons for Closing San Antonio Hospital; Official Press Release from
the Sisters of Charity Regarding the Closing, 1963
Box 2 / Folder 7
Correspondence--Elise Holloran, SC; Glenn Estate Funds Disbursement and Transfer; Summary of the Transfer of San Antonio Hospital
to the Hardin Memorial Hospital; Historical Information and Timeline for Hardin County Hospital Survey; Request for Sacramental
Records from San Antonio Hospital and Baptismal Recording Process, 1964-1968
Box 2 / Folder 8
Correspondence--Mother Mary Omer Downing, SC; Mary Assunta Stang, SC; Visitation to Kenton; Use of the name San Antonio for
a Proposed Nursing Home in Kenton, 1970-1972
General Records, 1828-1965; undated
Legal or Financial Materials, 1828-1990, undated
Box 1 / Folder 1
Agreement-San Antonio Hospital and Mary J. Bloom Trust; Public Building Order-State of Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Factory and Building Inspection; Contract for Sale of Real Estate-San Antonio Hospital and Estate of Florence
Gramlich; Purchase Agreement-Sisters of Charity and Hardin Memorial Hospital Company, Drafts, Correspondence, Bill of Sale;
Executor’s Deed-Property Purchased by the Sisters of Charity for San Antonio Hospital from the Estate of Florence Gramlich, 1936-1963
Box 1 / Folder 3
Architectural Drawing of Machinery by the American Laundry Machinery Company, 1942
Box 1 / Folder 4
Correspondence-Conditions of Deed to Grounds for Antonio Hospital to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; Correspondence-Johnson
& Johnson Attorneys at Law, Correction and Transfer of Memorandum of Title to San Antonio Hospital Property; Warranty Deed-A.
S. Siebenfoercher to The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; Warranty Deed-Celia Carothers to The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati;
Corporation Deed-Property from San Antonio Hospital to Burke and Corinne McKenna, 1898-1963
Box 1 / Folder 5
Receipt and Expenditure Statement; Statement from John Burkart, Contractor and Builder, for Labor and Material for Construction
of New Hospital Building; Financial Reports, 1905-1962
Box 1 / Folder 9
Recommendations by Kenton Boiler; Insurance Appraisal of San Antonio Hospital by Blackstone Mutual Insurance Company; Lawyers
Title Insurance Corporation Application for Owner’s and/or Mortgage Title Insurance; Correspondence-Owner’s Policy through
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation; Insurance Survey for Antonio Hospital by B.C. Ziegler and Company, 1953-1964
Box 1 / Folder 10
Inventory of Furniture, Equipment, Supplies, and Stock at San Antonio Hospital, 1963
Box 1 / Folder 11
Hospital Bed Evaluation Survey, Ohio Department of Health Division of Hospital Facilities; Correspondence-Factory Mutual Engineering
Division, Re-Appraisal of Building and Equipment Value; Correspondence-Edmund F. Bowen & Co., Certified Public Accountants,
Feasibility of Leasing or Selling San Antonio Hospital to Hardin Memorial Hospital, Financial Background and History, Status
of James R. Glenn Estate Funds; Summary Statement of Receipts and Expenditures; Statement of Funds Received and Applied, 1962-1965
Box 1 / Folder 20
Memorandum of Title to Property for San Antonio Hospital-Ownership History of Property, Sale of Property from Rev. Siebenfoercher
to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, 1828-1906
Box 1 / Folder 2
American Hospital Association Convention Report-Questions Answered, Workshops Attended, 1962
Box 1 / Folder 6
Annual Historical Reports-San Antonio Hospital--Lists of Sisters on Mission; Timeline of Significant Events; Descriptions
of Significant Visitors and Conventions or Workshops; New Equipment by Department; Additions or Updates to Grounds, 1953-1964
News Clippings, 1897-1971; undated
Box 1 / Folder 12
News Clippings--Silver Party and Flag-Raising at Antonio Hospital; Annual and Financial Reports for Antonio Hospital; Rev.
A. S. Siebenfoercher Celebrated Mass in Cathedral Dome in Dresden, Germany; Tumor Removed by Drs. L. E. Russell and A. Shuey;
Nurses’ Training School at Antonio Hospital-New Courses Conducted; Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Take Complete Charge of
Hospital; Mother Mary Blanche Davis, SC-"Borrowing Money to Complete Hospital Construction; Lawn Fete Fundraiser; San Antonio
Hospital Received Blood Plasma for Civilian Medical Use; Benefits Held for Hospital; X-Ray Machine Installed; “Charity Ball”;
Charles Linke Bequeathed to Local Kenton Institutions including Antonio Hospital; Creation of Advisory Board, 1897-1915
Box 1 / Folder 13
News Clippings--Proposed Transition from General to Tuberculosis Hospital; Latest X-Ray Equipment Utilized; Annual Lawn Fete
Celebration; New Wing at San Antonio Hospital-Groundbreaking, Dedication; Golden Jubilee Mass Celebrated by Rev. William J.
Myers, CSSP; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael Ready, Bishop of Columbus, Visits Hospital; Formation of Medical Staff; Hospital “Babies”
Gather at their Birthplace; William J. Malone Recounts History of San Antonio Hospital; Mrs. Angie Arn, Nurse at San Antonio
Hospital and Candy Maker, Connection to President Calvin Coolidge; Installation of New Incubator, 1935-1949
Box 1 / Folder 14
News Clippings--Financial Report on Cost of New Wing Construction; Mistletoe Ball; Advisory Unit Formed; Hospital Day; Death
of William J. Glenn, Benefactor to San Antonio Hospital; Staff Announcement; SC Congregational Centenary Celebrated; Annual
Lawn Fete Celebration; St. Anthony School Presents Nativity Scene; Adelaide Gwinner, SC Transferred to Mother Margaret Hall
Administration; Death of Margaret Regina Farley, SC; Death of Dr. William C. Snodgrass, who assisted with the Foundation of
San Antonio Hospital; Grant Received from Ford Foundation; Hospital Career Day; Installation of Civil Defense Auxiliary Power
Unit; Oxygen Installed in Hospital for Bedside Use; Isolette Utilized; Amount of Employees on Payroll at San Antonio Hospital;
San Antonio Women’s Auxiliary Established, 1949-1957
Box 1 / Folder 15
News Clippings--Annual Lawn Fete Celebration; Amount of Employees on Payroll at San Antonio Hospital; Physical Therapy Department
Established; Antique Show; Mistletoe Ball; San Antonio Fire Prevention Contest; San Antonio Hospital Auxiliary; Disaster Drill;
National Hospital Week Activities; First Aid Classes; Golden Jubilee of Mary Lambert Ertel, SC; Hospital Week Service Award
Dinner; Golden Jubilee of Elise Holloran, SC; Closing of San Antonio Hospital; Sale of San Antonio Hospital to Hardin Memorial
Hospital; Merger with Hardin Memorial Hospital; Sale of San Antonio Hospital Buildings and Grounds by Hardin Memorial Hospital;
Newsletter of the Auxiliary to San Antonio Hospital, Volume I, No. 1, 1960-1971
Publications, 1910-2003; undated
Box 1 / Folder 7
Bulletin-Kenton Chamber of Commerce: A Growing, Progressive City, Addition to San Antonio Hospital, Photographs of Margaret
Regina Farley, SC, and Hospital exterior, Brief Sketch of Kenton, Ohio; Hardin County History-Summary as listed in Robinson’s
Hardin County, Ohio Rural Directory; Brochure-Here is Kenton: Kenton...The Hub of the Industrial Wheel of Northwest Ohio,
Map of Kenton with Legend, Photograph of San Antonio Hospital, 1947
Box 1 / Folder 8
Excerpt from A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County Ohio by Minnie Ichler Kohler, volume one, 1910, regarding the history
of Antonio Hospital; Realia-Plaque-“This plaque has been on the front door of San Antonio Hospital since the holy year 1950”;
Early History of San Antonio Hospital Mission; Facts About San Antonio Hospital, publicity for lawn fete August 10, 1955;
History of 1947 Hospital Addition; Document for Erection of Stations; Histories of San Antonio Hospital; Reasons for Closing
San Antonio Hospital; Timelines of Significant Events for San Antonio Hospital; Booklet-Constitution Rules and Regulations
of the Medical Staff of San Antonio Hospital; Booklet-You and Your Hospital, Personnel Policies; List of Board of Trustees, 1910-1963
Box 1 / Folder 19
List of Superiors for San Antonio Hospital; List of Sisters on Duty at San Antonio Hospital; Booklet Photocopy-St. Vincent
Hospital 1865-1951, 1963
San Antonio Hospital School of Nursing, 1913-1993; undated
Box 1 / Folder 16
Application for Recognition of Training Schools for Nurses, State of Ohio Medical Board, Nurse Registration-List of Courses
of Instruction, General Information about the School, Hospital, and Program, Matriculation Report; Correspondence-Dissertation
Research for Ann Fidelis (Marion) Hart, SC, Copy Sent of the Abovementioned Application, 1915
Box 1 / Folder 17
Early History of San Antonio Hospital Mission; Intercom Article-“Research Reveals Little-Known History of Antonio School of
Nursing” by Marion Hart, R.N, M.S.N., SC; Draft of Intercom Article entitled “Nurses’ Week 1993”, featuring a list of graduates
from the Nursing School; Timeline for the Nursing School; History of San Antonia (Antonio) Hospital School of Nursing; Handwritten
History of San Antonio Hospital; History of San Antonio Hospital, 1951
Box 1 / Folder 18
News Clippings--San Antonio Hospital School of Nursing; First Commencement; Second Annual Graduating Exercises; Second Commencement;
Third Commencement; Legal Recognition of Nursing School by the Ohio State Medical Board; Fifth Commencement, 1913-1917