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The collection consists of the following records:  
The collection consists of the following records:  


*Edwin Shaw Hospital admittance cards (1915-1947)  
*Edwin Shaw Hospital Admittance Cards (1915-1947)  
*Edwin Shaw Hospital employment cards (1915-1940)  
*Edwin Shaw Hospital Employment Cards (1915-1940)  
*Edwin Shaw Hospital and Briar Hill Cemetery burial permits (1915-1947)  
*Edwin Shaw Hospital and Briar Hill Cemetery Burial Permits (1915-1947)  
*Coroner's inquest books (1882-1922)
*Coroner's Inquest Books (1882-1922)


The hospital was was originally named Springfield Lake Sanatorium. It was renamed Edwin Shaw Sanatorium in Auguast 1934 in honor of one of the long term Trustees of the hospital.  
The hospital was was originally named Springfield Lake Sanatorium. It was renamed Edwin Shaw Sanatorium in Auguast 1934 in honor of one of the long term Trustees of the hospital.  
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
 
The coroner inquest cards and hospital cards may contain:  
The following information is generally found in these records:  
*The name of the deceased
 
*The date and place of death
*Date and place of death  
*Cause of death
*Name and gender of the deceased
*Age of deceased usually in years, months and days  
*Age of deceased usually in years, months and days  
*Sometimes, date and place of birth of deceased  
*Sometimes, date and place of birth of deceased  
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 
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*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later
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*Use the information found in the record to locate the death record. (Only keep this sentence if the collection is obituaries or cemetery records)
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