The majority of the minutes in series one are the minutes of the hospital's board of directors. Also included in the earlier years are minutes from the meetings of the members of the corporation and members of the Moscow Hospital Association. Some minutes from the executive board meetings are also included. Some relevant material such as letters from the medical staff concerning new members of the staff, committee reports, or letters dealing with matters before the board are also included in this series. The minutes of the meetings held in the 1960's have newspaper clippings pertaining to the hospital taped on the back; those for the 1970's also include the administrator's report.