The Mayo Clinic Archives in Florida is the official repository for the collection, preservation, and access to historically valuable materials documenting the culture and development of Mayo Clinic in Florida. Our goal is to support the three Mayo Clinic shields of Practice, Education, and Research by serving as the memory of the institution. This website includes information on Mayo Clinic in Florida's history. Starting in 2021, a new and exciting chapter began with the formation of a Historical Activities Subcommittee. Additionally, Carole LaRochelle was hired as Mayo Clinic in Florida's first archivist. For more information, contact: Carole LaRochelle, MLIS | Archivist | FLAHISTUNIT@mayo.edu | 904-956-3127 |
Virginia Wright-Peterson, Ph.D., shares her journey researching the rich history of Mayo Clinic in Florida and an overview of the history of the campus, from its founding to the present day. Dr. Wright-Peterson held administrative roles at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and Arizona and was present during the Clinic’s opening in Florida. She is the author of Women of Mayo Clinic: The Founding Generation; A Woman’s War, Too: Women’s Work During WWII; and Rochester: An Urban Biography.