Rush records (1969-present) include the non-patient and non-student records of Rush University Medical Center (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center), Rush University, their departments and committees. The following lists of collections are a LIMITED SAMPLE of the materials in the Rush Archives. Please contact the archivist for more information.
RESEARCH TIP: For records before 1969, please explore this page [link].- RESEARCH TIP: Want to do a quick search to answer your post-1969 question? Click on the links below and conduct a keyword search!
- Good Medicine: The First 150 Years of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (a history of our institution, written for the Sesquicentennial of Rush in 1987).
- The History of Rush University (an overview of the history of Rush University, written for the Higher Learning Commission in 2007).
- Rush Annual Reports since 1970.
- Rush University Catalogs/Bulletins
- NewsRounds (Rush's main newsletter, 1963-2014).
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Bulletin (scientific journal produced by Rush, 1970-1976)
- The Magazine (a magazine devoted to research at Rush and alumni activities, 1975-1993)
- Yearbooks and Student Picture Books from Rush University and its colleges.
- Web Archive of Rush-related websites via the Internet Archive
- "A History of the Rush University College of Nursing and the Development of the Unification Model, 1972-1988," Barbara Anne Fisli (PhD Dissertation, 1994, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Loyola University-Chicago via Loyola eCommons)
Contact the archivist for more information about the following Rush Institutional Records:
- Office of the President
- Board of Trustees
- Rush University and its four colleges, Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, and Graduate College
- Dean of Rush Medical College, 1924-present (Older records of this office can be found within the Rush Medical College Records)
- Medical Staff Office
- Professional Nursing Staff
- Office of Philanthropy
- Marketing and Communications
- Woman's Board of Rush University Medical Center
- Alumni Association of Rush Medical College
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Nurses Alumni Association
- Golden Lamp Society
- Benjamin Rush Society
- Formerly Affiliated Hospitals (Mile Square Health Center, Sheridan Road Hospital, etc.)
- Various Rush University Medical Center and Rush University departments, centers, institutions, committees, and divisions.
The Rush Archives preserves full runs of recent and current Rush-related newsletters, including the following titles:
- News Releases Collection, 1956-2005 ***[see note below]***
- NewsRounds Collection (Rush's longest-running newsletter), 1963-continuing ***[see note below]***
- Discover Rush Collection (community health newsletter), 2004-continuing
- The Magazine (continuation of the Bulletin of the Alumni Association of RMC until 1980; and continuation of The Newsletter, 1956-1974), 1975-1993 [The Magazine includes articles on research at Rush, news from various departments, and pictures and speeches from Rush University's commencements. As its name suggests, the Magazine has a glossy magazine format.]
- The Newsletter Collection (newsletter for Development Program and the Public Relations Department), 1956-1974
- A Record and RushRecord, (newsletter of the Alumni Association of Rush Medical College)1980-1994
- Rush MD Collection (newsletter of the Alumni Association of Rush Medical College), 1995-2012
- Rush Record Collection (newsletter about research at Rush, medical news, and included issues of Rush MD and News and Views) 1995-2004
- Rush Physician Collection (newsletter for the Medical Staff of RPSLMC/Rush University Medical Center), 1995-2014
- Nursing Notes Collection (newsletter of the Division of Nursing, RPSLMC), 1971-1985
- Alumni News and Views Collection (newsletter of the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Nurses Alumni Association), 1961-2008, 2011
- Rush Reporter Collection (Rush University Student Affairs newsletter), 1975-1999
- InfoLine Collection (newsletter of the Library of Rush University), 1990-2008
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Newsletter Collection, 1988-2000
- Campaign for Rush Vision & Values Newsletter Collection, 1991-1997
- Rush Partnerships Collection (newsletter for friends of RPSLMC), 1998-2004
- Network Collection (newsletter about Rush Network Hospitals and their Medical, Scientific, and Nursing Staffs), 1972-1985
- Suicide Research Digest Collection (newsletter of the Center for Suicide Research and Prevention in the Department of Psychology at RPSLMC), 1987-1992
- Health Law Report Collection (newsletter related to health and hospital law and medical ethics from the Office of Legal Affairs), 1993-2003
- Bulletin Collection (internal newsletter for RPSLMC), 1972-1974
- Insights into Clinical and Scientific Progress in Medicine Collection, RPSLMC, 1977-1994
- Medical Center Memo Collection (RPSLMC event and news broadside), 1976-1988
- Rush Ethics Reporter Collection (healthcare ethics news), 1991-1996
- Rush Express Collection (bi-weekly employee bulletin), 1995-2002
- News Tips Collection (research bulletin), 1990-1997
- Healthy Perspective Collection (health news and advice, health research), 1993-1996
- and many, many more...
*** TO SEARCH issue summaries of the NewsRounds newsletter, Rush's newsletter since 1963, please explore the following PDF and contact the Archivist for more information: [NewsRounds has been digitized and is available online. It is keyword searchable and downloadable in a variety of formats.] ***
*** TO SEARCH a list of News Releases, 1956-2005, please explore the following PDF and contact the Archivist for more information: [We are in the process of digitizing our News Releases!] ***