Health Clippings: a Scrapbook Collection, 1936-1946, 1954-1957, 1963-1967

Collection

Identifier: MS 131

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks kept by the Alaska (Territorial) Department of Health and Welfare and, after 1959, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Many concern Mental Health issues.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1936-1967

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian.

Extent

3 boxes : 1- 15x11x3.75 (flat) ; 1- 18.5x15x3 (flat) ; 1- 2.5x10.5x12

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by the Alaska Department of Health and Welfare in 1970. These were transferred from the Dewey Collection to the Manuscript Collections in 1993, with an additional transfer in 1995 when more scrapbooks were discovered.

Processing Information

Three of the original notebooks (1936-1938; 1939-1940, and 1943-1950) were in poor condition. The adhesive used to attach the newspaper clippings had deteriorated and stained the pages; many clippings had detached from the pages. The three notebooks were photocopied on acid-neutral paper. Many of the articles had separated from the newspaper masthead or dateline that identified the source. Every effort was made to reunite the information, but some dates may be missing. A few of the articles were so damaged that they were recopied from the newspaper microfilm in the Library. If there is any question concerning accuracy, please check the newspaper microfilm. In some cases, the adhesive used to attach the clippings to the paper has darkened; it may be possible to obtain clearer copies from the newspaper microfilm.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Health Clippings: a Scrapbook Collection, 1936-1946, 1954-1957, 1963-1967
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Artemis BonaDea (1993) and Kathryn H. Shelton (1995) ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 July
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English