Image showing the Fort San X Ray room in 1920. Captioned "X-Ray Department 1920 complete in every detail & equipped with latest most up to date ... for detection and observation of tuberculosis."
Article: Tuberculosis among the Indians [Indigenous Peoples] of the Great Canadian Plains published by Dr. Ferguson in 1929. This article brought Dr. Ferguson to the forefront of international tuberculosis research in the medical community.
Personal notebook belonging to Dr. Ferguson. The notebook contains statistics from 1930 and Dr. Ferguson's recommendations for tuberculosis treatment and prevention.
Article: Some Simple Observations and Procedures of Assistance to the Practitioner in the Diagnosis and Eradication of Tuberculosis by Dr. Ferguson, published in The Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1935.
Minutes of the 11th meeting of the Executive of the Associate Committee on Tuberculosis. Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Simes receive a $2000 grant, though the NRC questions why the Department of Indian Affairs is not contributing more for Dr. Simes work.
Minutes of the 11th meeting of the Executive of the Associate Committee on Tuberculosis. Again, Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Simes receive a $2000 grant, though the NRC continues to question why the Department of Indian Affairs is not contributing more for Dr. Simes work.
Hillside view of Fort San. captioned "Sanatorium Fort Qu'Appelle Sask. An accompanying letter identifies the postcards as belonging to an unnamed Aunt who was a patient at the San between 1941-1943. The letter says "her photo album shows a group of girls laughing and having a good time, she said they never talked of dying, just about what they would do when they were discharged."
Hillside view of Fort San. captioned "Sanatorium Fort Qu'Appelle Sask. An accompanying letter identifies the postcards as belonging to an unnamed Aunt who was a patient at the San between 1941-1943. The letter says "her photo album shows a group of girls laughing and having a good time, she said they never talked of dying, just about what they would do when they were discharged."