Physical description

Illustrated book with dustjacket. The book has a light green cover with purple print. on the front cover is the letter 'M' inside a circle with a snake coiled around a staff. Title, author's surname and publishers name are printed on the spine. The dustjacket has been covered with a clear protective film. The dust jacket has a dark green background, on the front on a cream square the title, author's and illustrator's names are printed in dark green, there are also four illustrations in light brown ink of doctors in various roles (Rafaello Busoni) Title, auth's and publisher's name are printed on the spine. There is a brown and white photograph of the author on the back of the dustjacket. along with some information about him

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At lower right of front end-page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by "Val Anstee (handwritten in ink) Previous catalogue number is also handwritten in ink on this label. On the third page is a printed bookplate: inside a decorative border the words Alfred Hospital Training School for Nurses (above) the hospital logo Melbourne S.1 Awarded to 'Lorna Jessie Gordon' (handwritten) for 'General proficiency 3rd year First Prize' (handwritten) date 'July 1943'. On pages 84 and 197 two sentences have been underlined in lead pencil (references to Australia and New Zealand)

Summary

This book chronicles the lives and careers of the Mayo family, particularly Dr. William Worrall Mayo and his sons Dr. William (Will) and Dr. Charles (Charlie). It tells the story of how Dr William started practicing in rural Minnesota and how with his sons (Dr Will and Dr Charlie) helped build the Mayo Clinic into a world-renowned institution