Author: HRUBY, DANIEL D.
Title: Mines to Medicine the Exciting Years of Judge Myles O'connor, His Hospital and the Pioneer Physicians of the Santa Clara Valley
Description: San Jose, CA: O'Connor Hospital, 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the reverse of the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has several tiny to small nicks and tears and spots of rubbing and wear. "O'Connor Hospital was founded in 1889, and was the first hospital in Santa Clara County, California. O'Connor Hospital was built by Judge Myles P. O'Connor and his wife, Amanda. The original hospital was built on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of property on the corner of West San Carlos Street between Meridian Ave and Race Street. The O'Connors were very well known as being benefactors of many charitable organizations. The O'Connors' first thoughts were to build an elderly home, however, the demands of the community at that time was for a hospital. Patrick Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco, suggested that a hospital should be built as “a sanitarium for the sick and a home for the aged”. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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