Mary Frances Coffin Skiff Hospital

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Title

Mary Frances Coffin Skiff Hospital

Subject

Skiff, Mary Frances Coffin, 1842-1918
Skiff, Vernon William, 1841-1926
Iowa--Newton
Hospitals

Description

After Mary Frances Coffin Skiff's death in 1918, her husband, Vernon William Skiff, founder of the Jewel Tea Company, donated $100,000 for the contstruction of a hospital in Newton, Iowa. The building was dedicated and named her memory in 1921. The hospital is now the Skiff Medical Center.

Creator

Tyler, Lyle

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

401353
Jannotta Family Collection

Original Format

color print
color
1

Physical Dimensions

36 x 81 cm