The bulk of the St. Louis Maternity Hospital Papers relate to the issue of fundraising to pay for the new (1928) hospital. The collection is also particularly strong in documenting the construction of the hospital building at 630 South Kingshighway during the years 1925 through 1928. The correspondence with the architects reveals not only concerns about the modernity and efficiency of the building's layout, but hints at social issues as well. A letter dated October 12, 1925, refers specifically to "toilet rooms for white men and women." Another letter dated October 12, 1929, suggests that an entrance "could still be used for taxi cab and negro patients." There are few items that illuminate the inner workings of the hospital or inform the researcher of the philosophy behind the hospital.