The papers of the Gritman Memorial Hospital, Moscow, Idaho, are contained in three file boxes. The material includes the minutes of the directors' meetings beginning in 1939, financial statements from 1947 to 1977, letters of solicitation for the 1960 fund raising campaign, lists of contributors to that campaign, plus items relating to later expansion. Some hospital related newspaper clippings are also included.

From reading the minutes, plus other items in this collection, one can follow the development of the hospital from 1939 when it was decided to replace Dr. Charles L. Gritman's original hospital which was deteriorating, with a new structure, through the additions of 1943, 1960 and 1970, to the present structure. One watches the salaries of the staff increase, and the cost of a room increase to meet staff salaries. One watches the changes in personnel and operating procedure as the hospital grows in size. But more important, one is aware of the support this hospital has received from the community it serves.