WILLMAR STATE HOSPITAL:

An Inventory of Its Volunteer Council Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Willmar State Hospital.
	Title:	Volunteer Council Records.
	Dates:	1930s-2007.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Records documenting the role of the hospital's Volunteer Council, particularly in special activities with the patients. Includes correspondence, minutes, published materials, financial records, volunteer registration book, photographs, and scrapbooks. The latter contain photographs, clippings, and programs and brochures.
	Quantity:	3.4 cubic feet (3 boxes and 3 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Willmar State Hospital. Volunteer Council Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 2009-15

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007361265

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
129.I.11.8F		Antique auction, 1963.


		By-laws, constitution, membership, recruitment, circa 1999-2002.


		Correspondence, 1950s-1970s.


		The Human Side, 1957-1961.
			Includes movie newspaper clippings, program notes and correspondence.


		Meeting minutes, 1957-1961, 1983-1986, 1988-1996, 2000-2001. 5 folders.


		Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, 1995.


		Peterson, Mary Lou, correspondence, undated, 1993-1994.


		Programs, radio scripts, 1950s-1970s, 2007.


		Registration book, 1963-1968. 1 volume.
			For volunteers from communities who contribute services to the hospital.


		Rosenbaum, Bev, speech delivered, 1963.


		Rykken, Irene H., correspondence, 1999.


Location
129.I.12.1B	Photographs, undated, 1930s-1990s.
		Mostly black and white; includes negatives and photocopies showing patients, staff, activities and buildings.


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142.D.12.5		Aerial photographs on paper, undated. 2 items.


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129.I.12.1B		Treasurer’s Report, 1966-1995.


	Scrapbooks, undated, 1950s-1990s. 35 folders and 6 volumes.
		Chronologically arranged materials, including photographs, news clippings, and programs or brochures.
		News clippings, 1950s-1970s. 2 folders.
		Photographs, 1958-1963.
		Pontoon publicity, 1959.
		News clippings, 1959-1960.
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129.G.4.8F-1		News clippings and photographs, 1950s-1970s. 10 folders.
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129.I.12.1B		Photographs, 1960s-1970s. 1 volume.
		News clippings, 1964-1966. 2 folders.
		News clippings, news releases, brochures, 1970s. 2 folders and 1 volume.
		Staff and resident photographs, undated and 1973-1998.
		News clippings, 1975-1980.
		Photographs, 1977-1978. 2 folders.
		Activity building construction, 1978-1979. 2 volumes.
		Art exhibit photographs, 1978-1979.
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129.I.12.2F		Photographs, 1979-1980.
		News clippings, news releases, 1980-1985. 2 folders.
		Photographs, 1980s-1990s. 2 folders.
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129.G.4.8F-2		Photographs and news clippings, undated, 1960s-1980s. 2 volumes and 6 folders.


Location
142.D.12.5	Treatment Center turns 75, 1987.
		Metal printer's plate of news article.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Mentally ill -- Minnesota.; People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.; Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota.; Volunteer workers in mental health -- Minnesota.

Document Types:: Photographs.; Scrapbooks.; Clippings (information artifacts).

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WILLMAR STATE HOSPITAL:

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS