Jacob Haish Memorial Hospital Corporation Records (DeKalb)

Collection

Identifier: RHC-RC-286

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The records of the Jacob Haish Memorial Hospital Corporation include information pertaining to Jacob Haish’s will, the corporation’s funding of the building of a wing in the DeKalb Public Hospital and the building of newly opened (2007) Kishwaukee Community Hospital’s Emergency Room. The records include meeting minutes, special meeting minutes, annual meeting minutes, legal documents, correspondences, reports, and blueprints.

Dates

created: 1944-2007
Other: Date acquired: 10/03/2007

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Jacob Haish Memorial Hospital Corporation was established in 1952. Haish stated in his will that his estate be used for the building of a library, building of a hospital, and to provide healthcare to those in DeKalb and surrounding areas who could not afford it. DeKalb Public Hospital received funding from the corporation from 1961 until 1968. That money was returned to the corporation after DeKalb Public Hospital’s closure in 1975. The rest of Jacob Haish’s Estate went towards the building of a new Emergency Room at Kishwakee Community Hospital in 2006.

Note written by

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

John R. Nelson

Method of Acquisition

John R. Nelson, President of the Jacob Haish Memorial Corporation donated the records for the Jacob Haish Memorial Hospital Corporation to the Regional History Center on October 3, 2007.