University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections Edwin Kessler, III, Collection Kessler, Edwin. Printed materials, 1942–2009. 50 feet. Collector. Printed material and copies of correspondence by Edwin Kessler, III, regarding Common Cause Oklahoma and related political, ethical, and civic issues. Some of the topics covered include health care, evolution in textbooks, water rights, environmental issues, Oklahoma politics and politicians, transportation, and alternative energies. The collection also includes issues of news magazines published for the benefit of U.S. servicemen stationed in the China–Burma–India theater of World War II. _______________________________ Transfer of University Hospitals to Columbia/HCA Box 1 Folder: 1. Closing agreement by and among the University Hospitals Authority, The University Hospitals Trust, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, and HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc. D/B/A Presbyterian Hospital. September 11, 1997; and closing agreement exhibits, December 31, 1997. 2. Closing agreement exhibits, December 31, 1997. 3. Closing agreement exhibits, n.d. 4. Closing agreement exhibits, 1995-1998. 5. Appendix, Volume I, of Oklahoma Supreme Court Case No. 90212. In the matter of the petition of University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma; and University Hospitals Trust, a public trust, Petitioner. October 13, 1997. 6. Appendix, Volume II, of Oklahoma Supreme Court Case No. 90212. In the matter of the petition of University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma; and University Hospitals Trust, a public trust, Petitioner. October 13, 1997. 7. Appendix, Volume III, of Oklahoma Supreme Court Case No. 90212. In the matter of the petition of University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma; and University Hospitals Trust, a public trust, Petitioner. October 13, 1997. 8. Appendix, Volume IV, of Oklahoma Supreme Court Case No. 90212. In the matter of the petition of University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma; and University Hospitals Trust, a public trust, Petitioner. October 13, 1997. 9. Appendix, Volume V, of Oklahoma Supreme Court Case No. 90212. In the matter of the petition of University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma; and University Hospitals Trust, a public trust, Petitioner. October 13, 1997. 10. Appendix, Volume VI, of Oklahoma Supreme Court Case No. 90212. In the matter of the petition of University Hospitals Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma; and University Hospitals Trust, a public trust, Petitioner. October 13, 1997. 11. Closing Agreement by and among the University Hospitals Authority, the University Hospitals Trust, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, and HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc., D/B/A Presbyterian Hospital, January 28, 1997. Also includes the February, 1998, issue of Common-tary which includes a chronology of the closing process. 12. Meeting minutes of the University Hospitals Authority, July 18, 1997 – December 3, 1997. Correspondence among government officials, with exhibits, regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, 1995-1997. Correspondence regarding issues of conflict of interest regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, 1997-2001. Transfer of University Hospitals to Columbia/HCA (continued) Box 2 Folder: 1. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, 1995-1996. 2. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, January – June, 1997. 3. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, July 1997. 4. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, August – September, 1997. 5. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, October 1997. 6. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, November – December, 1997. 7. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, January – March, 1998. 8. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, April – December, 1998. 9. Correspondence, news clippings, and printed documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, 1999-2000. 10. Correspondence, memoranda, and printed documents regarding health care issues, and the transfer of University Hospitals to HCA, and Common Cause Oklahoma’s opposition to the transfer, 1994-1997. 11. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1994-1997. 12. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1997. 13. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1997. 14. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1997. 15. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1997. 16. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1997. 17. Newspaper clippings regarding health care issues, health maintenance organizations, Columbia/HCA, and University Hospitals, 1997-1998, 2001. Transfer of University Hospitals to Columbia/HCA (continued) Box 3 Folder: 1. Oklahoma Supreme Court documents regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to Columbia/HCA, and opposition to the transfer by Common Cause Oklahoma, N.A.A.C.P. Oklahoma City Chapter, and the Oklahoma Coalition for Health Security, 1997-1998. 2. Transcript of court proceedings for an evidentiary hearing for Oklahoma Supreme Court case no. 90212, regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to Columbia/HCA, and opposition to the transfer by Common Cause Oklahoma, N.A.A.C.P. Oklahoma City Chapter, and the Oklahoma Coalition for Health Security, December 23, 1997. 3. Legal documents of the Oklahoma Supreme Court regarding the transfer of University Hospitals to Columbia/HCA, and opposition to the transfer by Common Cause Oklahoma, N.A.A.C.P. Oklahoma City Chapter, and the Oklahoma Coalition for Health Security, October – December 1997. 4. Oklahoma Supreme Court inputs, press releases by Common Cause Oklahoma, and court-related correspondence regarding University Hospitals and Columbia/HCA, 1997. 5. Portions of minutes of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, 1997. 6. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, news releases, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials on Columbia/HCA, 1995-2000. 7. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, news releases, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials on Columbia/HCA, 1994-1997. 8. Annual reports of Columbia/HCA and newspaper articles on Columbia/HCA, 1994-1997. Norman Regional Hospital and Columbia/HCA 9. Correspondence regarding bond issuance by Norman Regional Hospital; bond firm Stifel Nicolaus; and broker Bob Cochran, 1994-1997. 10. Oklahoma City area hospital cost comparisons, 1994-1996. 11. Minutes of the Norman Regional Hospital Authority, January – February, 1997. Norman Regional Hospital Authority Report to the Community, 1995-1996. Norman Regional Hospital, Series 1996 Financing. Correspondence regarding Columbia/HCA’s attempt to acquire Norman Regional Hospital and/or build a second Norman hospital, 1997. 12. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and financial documents regarding Norman Regional Hospital, and Columbia/HCA, 1994-1997. 13. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and legal documents regarding the proposed construction of a for-profit hospital in Norman by Columbia/HCA, 1997-1998. Includes a spiral-bound investment performance review for the period ending June 30, 1997, for Norman Regional Hospital by Smith Barney Consulting Group. HMOs and General Health Care Issues 14. Newspaper clippings and printed materials regarding Medicaid/Medicare issues, 1994-1999. Printed booklet of pamphlets and loose leaf information titled, “A Public Dialogue on Health Care: The Future of Medicare,” by The League of Women Voters Education Fund and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 1998. 15. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and printed materials regarding the sale and conversion of non-for-profit hospitals to for-profit corporations, 1995-1999. 16. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and printed materials regarding general health care issues in America, 1993-2000. 17. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and printed materials regarding managed care in America, 1991-1999. 18. Senior essay by Kimberly R. Chapman, “HMOs: Health Care’s Pandora’s Box,” Stephens College, 1998. Evolution in Textbooks Box 4 Folder: