william warren mayo had the first telephone in this region. it connected his farmhouse with his office. so the idea of patient convenience, you could walk into the local area and call dr. mayo at his home. this was transformative, disruptive technology at that time. the local newspaper had to print an article -- how to place a telephone call. it was so new to people that they did not know what to do. the paper assured them that your voice and dr. mayo's voice would be as clear a mile apart as if you are in the same room. these long and collaborative directions -- you would talk into this and listen for that, and various things. it was a new way of communicating for your medical care. 1919, when the mayo family's brothers and wives made the joint decision to donate the assets of the clinic and their life savings to a nonprofit mission, here is the legal document they signed, and the inkwell they used, given to us by the mayo family. this deed of gift is a legal document, but it is kind of a statement of their philosophy. if you read through all