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Clothing and Accessories
Men's Clothing
Uniforms ➔ Laboratory Coat
Identifier:
2011.51.31Description:
This white laboratory coat from Pine Rest Christian Mental Health, worn between c.1956-1990 is made of cotton and has a notched lapel. It has patch pockets at the waist and a breast patch pocket that has the name "Dr. R. Baker" on it. There are buttons down the center front and an interior label that reads "Manhattan Uniform Co., Ready to Wear, 912 SO Wells St. Chicago". It also has a tag that verifies it is 100% cotton. This laboratory coat was likely worn by Pine Rest psychiatrist and Executive Director Dr. Robert Baker.The items in this accession were donated to the Grand Rapids Public Museum following Pine Rest's 100th Anniversary. The staff and volunteers at Pine Rest gathered together hundreds of artifacts, documents, and photographs from their century-long history for the anniversary celebration in 2010. Following those events, Museum staff visited Pine Rest several times, and in consultation with the Pine Rest staff and volunteers, collected over a hundred items that will help tell their stories. The collected artifacts are cataloged individually in this database, while the photographs, documents, and other printed material are described in the finding aid for the Grand Rapids Public Museum's Archival Collection #229.
Date:
circa 1956 – 1990Materials:
CottonCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Pine Rest Christian Mental HealthExhibit/Program:
The Life of the Mind (October 2017 – January 2018)Mental Health Treatment Through the 21st Century
Related Entities:
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health (donor)Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is a psychiatric hospital and behavioral health provider, with the main treatment campus located in Gaines Township, Michigan. It was founded in 1910 as the Christian Psychopathic Hospital. Pine Rest is one of the five largest free-standing behavioral health providers in the U.S., offering a full continuum of services including addiction treatment and recovery, extensive child and adolescent programs, senior care services, and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). In addition to the main campus in Grand Rapids, Pine Rest also has 20 outpatient locations throughout West Michigan and two in Iowa. Manhattan Uniform Company (creator)
Manhattan Uniform Company was located in Manhattan, New York. They specialized in uniforms for doctors. Dr. Robert Jay Baker (used by)
Dr. Robert Jay Baker was born in 1930 to Gerrit and Mary Baker. He married to Vivian Baker around 1955 and was a graduate of Calvin College. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and worked as a psychiatrist and Executive Director at Pine Rest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also served in the United States Army. Robert Baker passed away in June of 2016 at the age of 86.
