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US AA120.S007.EVE029 · File · 1969-03
Part of Mount Sinai Hospital Associated Alumni records

The first meeting / dinner dance of the Associated Alumni after the inclusion of graduates of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Speakers are: Albert S. Lyons, President of the Alumni, and Dean George James. Jacobi Medallion presentations include: Ezra Greenspan presenting to Isidore Snapper; Albert Cornell presenting to Gordon Oppenheimer; Samuel Peck presenting to Joseph Harkavy; and Solomon Silver presenting to Martin Steinberg. Each man's contributions to the Mount Sinai Hospital and medicine are outlined.

The Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine gathered around the table in the Board Room in the Metzger Pavilion. This was taken to mark the last time Trustee meetings were held here. After this, the Board met in 5 E. 98th Street (Guggenheim Hall). The Trustees are shown clockwise, from lower left: Lee, Golden, Cohen, Rose, Straus (Roger), Klingenstein, Steinberg, Levy, Lasker, Bendheim, Haberman, Loeb, James, Pomrinse, Stern, Coons, Schneierson, Segal, Marks, Straus (Ralph), Kridel, Steinbach, Schur, Schwartz, Fierman, Hirsch, Sachs, Aron, Benjamin.

US AA117.S003.SS002 · Subseries · 1974-1977
Part of Mount Sinai Medical Center records

These files represent an almost complete official record of the Clinical Excellence Committee, the Task Forces, and their subcommittees. The minutes are complete, with only one exception. There are few interim reports or correspondence among the coordinators, the chairmen of the committees, and members. The final report is contained in Box 2, folder 1.

Some of the minutes have notes made by Dr. Thomas Chalmers, President and Dean of The Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine. The files probably came from that office, although, aside from these few notes, they are generic.

Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York, N.Y.). Clinical Excellence Committee
US AA096.S008 · Series · 1946-1967
Part of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai records

This collection contains files created by senior Mount Sinai leaders who participated in the creation of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, including various early papers. Of particular note is a booklet by Mount Sinai Trustee Leonard Block called "Let us NOT sponsor a Medical School" [in 1961 Correspondence file]. Also included here are some of the foundational studies for the school, founding documents and policy statements. There are also files about how to create publicity for the new school. One effort was a film with Milton Eisenhower, President of Johns Hopkins University and brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower, as the narrator. The film describes why Mount Sinai would be a good place for a medical school. Copies of the film, "The Mount Sinai Story," are included in the Archives Visual Material Collection (VM 059). Also, an oversize site and programming report is stored on Q 7.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
US AA096.S015.INV014 · File · 1968-02
Part of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai records

This is a recording of the investiture of Dr. Kurt Hirschhorn as the first Arthur J. and Nellie Z. Cohen Professor of Pediatrics in Genetics of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1968. Nellie Z. Cohen had been a member of the Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Trustees for thirty years at the time of this ceremony and was the Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Department of Pediatrics.

Dr. Alexander Bearn was the principal speaker and delivered his address, “The Relevance of Genetics to Human Disease.” Dr. Bearn was a Professor and the Chairman of the Department of Medicine of Cornell University Medical College, the Physician-in-Chief of the New York Hospital, and a Visiting Professor at Rockefeller University Hospital.

Additional speakers at the ceremony include: Dr. George James, Dean of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mr. Gustave L. Levy, the President of The Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Medical School; Mr. Alfred Stern, a member of both the Hospital and Medical School Board of Trustees; Dr. Martin Steinberg, Director of Mount Sinai Hospital (1948-1969); Dr. Horace Hodes, chairman of the Mount Sinai Department of Pediatrics; Mrs. Nellie Z. Cohen, President Steinbach, and Dr. Kurt Hirschhorn.

US AA096.S015.INV021 · File · 1968-04
Part of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai records

This is a recording of the investiture ceremony that inaugurated Dr. M. Ralph Kaufman as the first Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Professor of Psychiatry on April 22, 1968, five months before the Mount Sinai Medical School opened in September 1968. Mr. Klingenstein, delivering a speech on behalf of himself and Mrs. Klingenstein, recalled interviewing Dr. Kaufman for his first position at Mount Sinai Hospital and praised his work advocating for a separate psychiatric facility, the Klingenstein Clinical Center.

Dr. Lawrence Kolb, Professor of Psychiatry and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, delivered an address charting the history of psychiatry. Additional speakers during the ceremony included: George James, Dean of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mr. Gustave L. Levy, the President of The Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Medical School; Mr. Alfred Stern, a member of both the Hospital and Medical School Board of Trustees; Dr. Martin Steinberg, Director of Mount Sinai Hospital (1948-1969); President Steinbach, and Dr. Kaufman. The speakers largely highlighted aspects of Dr. Kaufman’s career, particularly the creation of a separate psychiatric facility, the Klingenstein Clinical Center.

US AA163.S003 · Series · 1948-1976
Part of Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees records

These Treasurer's Office files contain records from the years 1948-1976. The bulk of this collection falls between 1960-1974, when Ira A. Schur was Treasurer.
The types of records in this collection are varied and numerous and they reveal the activities and priorities of the Treasurer's Office over this time. They include: minutes of Board of Trustee meetings and of various committees; correspondence with administration, faculty, other institutions, businesses, governmental agencies, lawyers, and many others; printed reports concerning various aspects of the Hospital; loan requests; employee agreements; and various budgetary reports.
The documentation reveals a few recurring themes. A large percentage of the records concern personnel management. Among the employee related material are: employee agreements and contracts; retirement agreements; data on retirement funds; tax annuity reports; private practice agreements; and comparative studies of executive benefits, perquisites, and salaries. Two sets of folders in the collection relate directly to employee benefit issues. The first contains the files of the Ad Hoc Committee for Executive Benefits, which existed from 1962-1970 to determine appropriate benefits for executive level personnel. They are found in folders labeled "Executive Insurance and Benefits." The second folder group contains the records of the Compensation Committee, which was formed in 1972 (the records continue to 1973) and had similar objectives to that of the previously mentioned Ad Hoc Committee. This second series is found in folders labeled "Compensation Committee."
There are several other subjects that recur in these files. Many documents relate to funds and fundraising, including records concerning funds for the then new Annenberg Building and School of Medicine. There are many documents relating to the tax status of corporations, house staff, executives, and other employees. Also found here is correspondence regarding the incorporation of The Mount Sinai Medical Center and name changes for Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In addition, as might be expected, there are data on expenses and supply costs.
Throughout the collection is correspondence with many prominent Mount Sinai individuals including Gustave Levy, Chairman of the Boards of Trustees; Martin Steinberg, MD, Director of The Mount Sinai Hospital from 1948 to 1969; Hans Popper, MD, Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Pathology and President/Dean of Mount Sinai; Jack Herman, Director of Development; and S. David Pomrinse, MD, Director of The Mount Sinai Hospital from 1969 to 1977.
The Treasurer's Office hired outside consulting firms to perform many studies. Included in the collection are a compensation study completed by the Martin E. Segal Company (1973) and a Mount Sinai Medical Center report on tax shelter annuity programs conducted by S. B. Ackerman Associates (1973).
Ira A. Schur conducted the majority of his Treasurer's responsibilities from his office at S. D. Leidesdorf and Co. where he worked from 1916 until his retirement in 1969. However, there are many documents that reveal that he also conducted business at Mount Sinai and occasionally from his homes in Manhattan and Scarsdale, New York.
The files contained in this collection are of value for many reasons, one being the level of the office and its importance to the institution. Another aspect that brings value to these records is their relative completeness and comprehensiveness. An examination of these records provides an understanding of the evolution and workings of the Treasurer's Office.
It is difficult to say what gaps the collection may have since the records were not donated directly from the Treasurer's office and contain files only as recent as 1976. However, it is surprising that there is only minimal mention of issues regarding property and no information on banking or evidence of bank accounts and bill payments, which are all major responsibilities of the office. On the whole, the collection lacks budgetary data. Although it does contain some budgetary reports and financial statements, the majority of the collection is composed of day to day personnel and individually-focused issues.

US AA117.S006.SS007.EVE022 · File · 1970-12-18
Part of Mount Sinai Medical Center records

This material includes a sound recording and its transcript for the testimonials of the retirement dinner of M. Ralph Kaufman, MD on December 18, 1970. Harry Weinstock, MD led the proceedings and speakers include: Gustave Levy; S. David Pomrinse, MD; Hans Popper, MD; Edward Joseph, MD; William Black; Buddy Meyer; Martin Steinberg, MD; Richard Frank; Hans Kleinschmidt, MD; [?] Sanders, MD; Marcel Heiman, MD; and M. Ralph Kaufman.

Speakers discuss the founding of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Neurology, and the Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Psychiatry, respectively, as well as the work of the Page and William Black Postgraduate School. Dr. Kaufman was presented with a plaque (whose copy was installed next to his former office door), a Festschrift, and a book entitled “Pilgrimage” from his residents. The establishment of the M. Ralph Kaufman, MD Prize is also announced, and the first award was given to Dr. Kaufman. Betty Kaufman, Dr. Kaufman’s wife, was also recognized.