Just inside the door is an early 1900's roll-top desk which was used by the Superintendent's Administrative Assistant, probably a woman. Many of the boxes and containers on the desk are also from the early 1900's.  Note that the entrance door to the room has two sections; the top half would have been kept open, allowing the Administrative Assistant to see all who entered the building and to determine what business they had at the hospital. 

No one was allowed entrance without first being screened here by the Administrative Assistant. The Superintendent had the final word as to who would be seen at the hospital.

The opaque glass window in the room divider in the center of this room was opened and closed by the Administrative Assistant when she wanted to “check” with the Superintendent about certain visitors. He had the final word as to who would be seen at the hospital.

Another duty of those who worked here with the Administrative Assistant was to handle personnel matters. In the Shattuck Area of this first room (the rear half) you will see shelves where the hospital’s personnel files and administration records were kept.