Mayo Clinic History & Heritage
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"My Brother and I" bronze figures, Rochester, Minn.

Charles and William Mayo

Timelines
Who? What? When?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the Mayo brothers, 1934

Mayo Clinic Historical Timeline

Mayo Clinic Stories
Our history as it happened

Mayo Clinic ambulance at the Colonial Hospital, 1915

Stories

Books & Films
Bringing our heritage to life

 

Books and Films

Tours & Events
Experience our history for yourself

Mayowood Mansion

Tours and Events

Impact
People and events that make a difference

1950 Nobel Prize for discovering cortisone

Impact

Toolkit
Resources you can use

Vintage tools and plans for our 1922 hospital expansion

Toolkit

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Mayo Clinic switchboard, circa 1950

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Historic Highlights

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Mortgage for a Microscope

Dr. W.W. and Louise Mayo were so dedicated that they mortgaged their home to buy a microscope.
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Ether Bottle

Surgical Innovations

Edith Graham, R.N., used this bottle to administer ether. It was the start of a new era …
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Mayo Family Inkwell

In 1919, the Mayo brothers and their wives signed a document that changed medical history …
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Historic Highlights

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Diversified Genius

Henry Plummer, M.D., was a man of many talents …
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lou gehrig

Lou Gehrig Baseball

When the New York Yankees legend came to Mayo Clinic in 1939, he befriended …
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newsletters

Educational Outreach

For more than a century, Mayo Clinic has educated patients, medical professionals and members of the public …
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Historic Highlights

Nobel Prize Telegram

In 1950, the fastest way to send a text message was by telegram…
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U.S. Postage Stamp

In 1964, the U.S. Postal Service honored the Mayo brothers …
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