Indiana University Student Health Service records, 1927-1993
A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Amy L. Jankowski.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Indiana University. Student Health
Service.
TitleIndiana University Student Health
Service records, 1927-1993
Collection No.
C395
Extent
1 cubic foot
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Health service for Indiana University
students originated around the turn of the twentieth century as part of the
university’s efforts to contain infectious diseases. The first formal Health Center
was constructed in 1939 and was replaced by a larger facility in 1965, which has
seen a number of renovations since. This collection consists of correspondence,
memos, proposals, reports, organizational charts, policy information, news
clippings, and informational pamphlets ranging from the late
1920s-early 1990s.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
Student Health Service at Indiana University were first organized in the early 20th
century in response to a smallpox epidemic then plaguing the nation. The University
decided against building a new structure devoted to health concerns. Instead, in
1902, they purchased an existing two-story suburban house on South Henderson Street,
far removed from the University campus and other residences, which they repurposed
as an isolation hospital for patients with contagious diseases; colloquially, this
building came to be known as the "pest house."
The University appointed its first formal University physician, Dr. J.E.P. Holland,
in 1914. His duties included conducting examinations for new students and those in
athletic courses as well as providing free medical advice to students through
consultations. Dr. Fernande Ida Julia Hachat began working as assistant University
physician in 1917. The University physicians’ offices were located in Maxwell Hall’s
basement until 1929, when they were moved to the Infirmary, a house on Forest Place.
Contagious diseases, however, remained confined to the isolation hospital through
the 1930s.
In 1939, a larger Health Center building was constructed near the current I.U.
Chemistry Building to accommodate the health needs of a growing student population.
This second facility was replaced by the present Health Center in 1965, which has
seen a number of major renovations (1994, 1996, 2002) to acquire its current
physical form.
Student Health Service seeks to provide high quality health care to the I.U. student
and staff population with a goal of supporting optimal wellness required for the
pursuit of academic goals. In its first several decades, the Health Center dealt
with physical ailments and related issues. However, in 1979, Student Health Service
merged with Counseling and Psychological Services to form a more cohesive unit
addressing both the physical and mental wellbeing of patients. Specific services and
departmental organization have changed over time, though services generally include:
counseling & psychiatry, optometry, health & wellness, immunization/allergy,
laboratory, medical clinic, pharmacy, physical therapy, travel clinic, sexual
assault, women’s health, and x-ray.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series: Administrative files and Publications.
Scope and Content Note
Materials contained within the collection are those created, received, and compiled
by Student Health Service at Indiana University. All documents are arranged
alphabetically by folder heading and organized in two series: Administrative files
(1927-1992) and Publications (1967-1993).
A diverse variety of materials are grouped as related to each subject heading.
Documents include internal and external correspondence, proposals, statistical
service and expense reports, organizational charts, employee information, facility
maps, service eligibility and guidelines, policy information, news clippings, and
informational health pamphlets. A number of folders arranged under the "General" subject heading include materials arranged
and labeled topically by collection creators.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession Information: 0365, 2017/004
Usage RestrictionsCopyrights for records originating with Indiana University administrative units, departments, and other offices are held by
the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
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Preferred Citation
[Item], Indiana University Student Health Service records, Collection C395, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy L. Jankowski in 2011 and updated by Haley-Marie Ellegood in 2019.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Administrative files, 1927-1992
Athletic Medicine, 1967-1970
Charges, 1966-1970
General, 1967-1972
1967-1971
1967-1992
Miscellaneous, 1927-1990
(2 folders)
Munger, Crisis House, 1969-1970
Series:
Publications, 1967-1993
“A New Plan for Prepaid Health Care,”1974
CAPS,1986-1989
Health and Wellness Education Pamphlets,1988-1991
Health Fair Posters,1990
Informational Posters,1967-1989
"Sensible Drug Usage,"undated
"So You Feel Bleah?"undated
"So Your're in the Infirmary,"undated
Student Health Services,1967-1987
"VD:It Can Happen Here,"undated
"Women's Health, Sexual Health,and Reproductive Health Pamphlets," 1986-1993