Inventory
1.75 Linear Feet
March 1997
Abstract
The Lake County Association for Mental Health Records document the history of this community organization from 1957 to 1968. Particularly strong series of minutes and correspondence offer information on the group's efforts to improve treatment of and educate the public about the mentally ill. In addition, the records include many reports on the mental health initiatives and studies throughout the region and state during the late 1950's and early 1960's.
| Box |
Folder |
Description |
| 1 |
1 |
Historical Information, Lake County Association for Mental Health, 1956-1959 |
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2 |
Constitution and By-Laws, Lake County Association for Mental Health, n.d. |
Series: Minutes
| Box |
Folder |
Description |
| 1 |
3 |
Minutes, Board of Directors / Executive Committee, Lake County Association for Mental Health, 1958-1963 |
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4 |
Board Lists / Nominating Committee Reports, (1961-1966) |
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5 |
List, Committees, n.d. |
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6a |
Minutes, Adopt-A-Patient Committee, Indiana Association of Mental Health, 1965 |
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6b |
Minutes, Beatty Memorial Hospital Regional Hospital Volunteer Committee, 1965 |
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7 |
Minutes and Reports, Parent Education Committee, 1963-1964 |
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8 |
Annual Reports, Lake County Association for Mental Health, 1975-1959 |
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9 |
Speeches, 1965 |
Series: Correspondence
| Box |
Folder |
Description |
| 1 |
10-22 |
Correspondence, General, 1957-1967 |
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23 |
Correspondence, Bar Associations, 1965 |
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24 |
Correspondence, Christmas Program, 1964-1965 |
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25 |
Correspondence, East Chicago United Community Service, 1963-1968 |
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26 |
Correspondence, Gary United Fund, (1962-1968) |
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27 |
Correspondence, Hammond Community Chest, 1965-1968 |
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28 |
Correspondence, Health Fair, 1968 |
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29 |
Correspondence, Hospital Statistics, 1965-1966 |
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30 |
Correspondence and Related Materials, Indiana Mental Health Association, Governmental Affairs Institute, 1965 |
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31 |
Correspondence, Industrial Seminar, 1965-1966 |
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32 |
Correspondence and Reports, Interagency Health Council of Northwest Indiana, 1967-1968 |
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33 |
Correspondence and Notes, Jailing Committee, 1965 |
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34 |
Correspondence, LaSalle Steel Foundation, 1965-1967 |
| 1 |
35 |
Correspondence, Local United Funds / Community Chests, 1963-1968 |
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36 |
Correspondence, Logansport State Hospital, 1966-1967 |
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37 |
Correspondence, Munster Health and Welfare Fund, 1966 |
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38 |
Correspondence, Social Agency Executive Association / Lake County Economic Opportunity Council, 1967-1968 |
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39 |
Correspondence and Notes, Suicide Prevention Telephone Line, 1967-1968 |
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40 |
Correspondence and Related Materials, Volunteer Awards Dinner, 1965 |
Series: Indiana Association for Mental Health
| Box |
Folder |
Description |
| 2 |
1 |
Program Materials, Indiana Association for Mental Health Conferences, 1964-1966 |
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2 |
Newsletter / Reports, Indiana Mental Health Planning Commission / Calumet Region Mental Health and Mental Retardation Planning Commission, 1964-1968 |
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3 |
Newsletter, Governmental Affairs Bulletin, Indiana Association for Mental Health, 1965-1967 |
Series: Reports / Printed Material
| Box |
Folder |
Description |
| 2 |
4 |
Report, Institute on the Rehabilitation of the Mentally and Emotionally Handicapped: Brochure of Advanced Studies, 1956 |
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5 |
Report, Planning Commission for the Long-Range Building and Treatment Program for Mental Institutions, ca. 1958 |
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6 |
Report, The Care of Mental Patients in General Hospitals, 1959 |
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7 |
Report, Indiana's Psychiatric Core, Treatment, and Rehabilitation, 1961 |
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8 |
Report, Mental Health Aspects of Aging, 1962 |
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9 |
Proceedings, Governor's Third and Fifth Conference on the Handicapped, 1963, 1965 |
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10 |
Directory, Services for the Handicapped in Indiana, 1964 |
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11 |
Proceedings, Seventh Annual Mental Health Association Summer Staff Training Institute: The Mental Health Association in Planning for Community Mental Health Services, 1964 |
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12 |
Directory, Indiana Licensed Health Facilities, 1965 |
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| 3 |
1 |
Report, Planning for Mental Health and Mental Retardation in the Calumet Region, 1965 |
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2 |
Report, Rehabilitation Project: Aid to Persons Returning to Lake County from Beatty Memorial Hospital, 1965 |
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3 |
Report, The World from Within: A Report on Indiana's Mental Health Program, WFBM Radio, 1965 |
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4 |
Directory, Outpatient Mental Health Facilities in the State of Indiana, 1966 |
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5 |
Report, A Rehabilitation Pilot Project, Mental Health Association in Indiana, 1966 |
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6 |
Newsarticles, Fundraising Campaigns, 1965 |
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7 |
Newsarticles, Lake County Association for Mental Health, (1961-1965), n.d. |
Series: Oversize (shelved with collection)
| Description |
| Newsletter, Governmental Affairs Bulletin, Indiana Mental Association, Summer 1996 |
Subject Tracings
- Beatty Memorial Hospital
- Community Organizations
- Health
- Indiana Association for Mental Health
- Interagency Health Council of Northwest Indiana
- Lake County Economic Opportunity Council
- Mental Health
- Social Welfare
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