SILENT GROUNDS COLLECTIVE · NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVE
SGC-ED081 · Research edition September 12, 2026
A collection of documented history, dated images and original record links. Photographs available only at their publishers are labeled separately from locally included images. Unknown dates and conflicting accounts remain visible.
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and physicians led by William Verdi founded Saint Raphael in 1907, according to the hospital’s institutional history. The original building at 1442 Chapel Street and Saint Mary’s building behind it represent successive stages of growth. NHFPL dates those openings to 1907 and 1910. Its postcard is historically undated; the recent catalog date belongs to the digital record. [ED081-S01] [ED081-S02]
The 1910 annual report offers a contemporary source to compare with the later institutional account. Reports and postcards were created for different purposes: the report explained administration and work, while a postcard presented a recognizable place. Neither speaks for every patient. Their comparison can begin a history of nursing education, facilities and public presentation without inventing details about unidentified people in a photograph. [ED081-S02] [ED081-S03]
The 1918 report belongs to another moment in the institution’s history. It is included as a primary-source lead, but numerical claims about influenza or patient mortality should be made only after the relevant pages are checked. The presence of a report in the catalog does not mean every possible finding in it has already been verified. [ED081-S04]
Yale-New Haven acquired the hospital in September 2012. That change did not make the earlier Saint Raphael identity disappear from its surviving records. The collection keeps the founding community, early buildings and later organizational transition in one chronology, while distinguishing the official history from the experiences that patient, nursing and neighborhood accounts could add. It is particularly useful for asking how a hospital can retain a place-based identity within a larger health system. [ED081-S01]
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ED081-S01 · Sources & research leads · See individual source date
1907 founding and September 2012 acquisition.
Linked source. The collection provides an original historical summary; the complete record remains with its repository.
Credit: YNHH: Saint Raphael history and heritage. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED081-S01, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.ED081-S02 · Sources & research leads · See individual source date
Original building and Saint Mary’s building; capture date unspecified.
Linked source. The collection provides an original historical summary; the complete record remains with its repository.
Credit: NHFPL: Hospital of St. Raphael postcard. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED081-S02, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.ED081-S03 · Sources & research leads · See individual source date
Contemporary institutional report.
Linked source. The collection provides an original historical summary; the complete record remains with its repository.
Credit: Saint Raphael annual report, 1910. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED081-S03, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.ED081-S04 · Sources & research leads · See individual source date
Primary report for further page-specific research; no unverified influenza totals adopted.
Linked source. The collection provides an original historical summary; the complete record remains with its repository.
Credit: Saint Raphael annual report, 1918. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED081-S04, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.ED-H-HT17 · Photographs · Undated; depicts buildings opened 1907 and 1910
The first Saint Raphael building on Chapel Street appears beside St. Mary's building, showing early expansion after opening in 1907.
Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Barcode 35000096754170. Original signed cloudfront image URL observed but expires; obtain current attachment from stable item page. Public archive should not assume personal educational allowance covers publication. Reuse: link-only until publication/exhibition permission resolved; NHFPL claims digital image copyright/all rights reserved. Personal research and educational use allowed; publication or exhibition requires contacting the library.
Credit: Danziger and Berman / New Haven Free Public Library, Local History Room Postcard Collection. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED-H-HT17, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.ED-H-HT23 · Sources & research leads · December 31, 1910
The 1910 annual report is a contemporary source for the hospital's work and nursing education.
Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. First report; John J. Corbett Press, New Haven. Reuse: old U.S. publication; public-domain age candidate, explicit license absent; Publication before 1931 supports U.S. public-domain-by-age inference for original published content. This is an inference, not an explicit repository license.
Credit: Hospital of Saint Raphael / Yale University Library, EliScholar. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED-H-HT23, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.ED-H-HT24 · Sources & research leads · December 31, 1918
The 1918 report offers a primary source for studying hospital operations during a pivotal public-health year.
Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Eleventh-year report; specific influenza claims require reading relevant pages. Reuse: old U.S. publication; public-domain age candidate, explicit license absent; Publication before 1931 supports U.S. public-domain-by-age inference for original published content. This is an inference, not an explicit repository license.
Credit: Hospital of Saint Raphael / Yale University Library, EliScholar. Cite SGC SGC-ED081, ED-H-HT24, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.