History of Middle Way House, 1996
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory
TitleHistory of Middle Way House, 1996
Project No.
ohrc048
Interviews
3 interviews. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
This project includes interviews with three people involved with
important aspects of the development of Middle Way House in Bloomington,
Indiana. They discuss the grass roots beginnings of the house as a crisis
center and its change into a battered women's shelter. The interviewees discuss
funding and grant writing for Middle Way House and the financial difficulties
the shelter has encountered in the past.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains three interviews conducted in 1996. The interviews are 45, 110, and 105 minutes respectively. All
interviews consist of audio tapes and typed transcripts.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the
history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
Blicher, Karen C.
November 21,
1996
Call Number
96-191
Physical Description
19 pages; 1 tape 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes; index
Interviewer
Ferentinos, Susan
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Karen C. Blicher describes her involvement with the Middle Way
House in Bloomington, Indiana. She talks about its financial crisis in the late
1970s and growth in the years following. She discusses the changes in services
offered by the Middle Way House, volunteers, and community support.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Community Shelter for Abused Women
- National Free Clinic Board
- Township Board of Trustees
- United Way of America
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Personal Names
- Keller, Walter
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Subjects
- abuse shelter funding
- abuse shelter services
- battered women's shelters
- Bloomington city police support
- county commissioners
- emergency housing programs
- feminism
- feminist separatism
- grant writing
- shelters
- Title XX grants
- volunteerism
Interviewee
Foster, David
December 7,
1996
Call Number
96-192
Physical Description
23 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 110 minutes; index
Interviewer
Ferentinos, Susan
Access Status
restricted-use for scholarly purposes only
Scope and Content Note
David Foster, one of the former financial directors of Middle
Way House, describes his involvement with and the growth of the house. He
discusses funding, community relations, and services offered. Foster talks
about the differences and repercussions of treating someone for substance abuse
versus substance use prevention. He also discusses the end of his career in
social work and why he left the profession to work in the outdoor recreation
industry.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Indiana Daily Student
- Middle Way House
- United Way of America
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Personal Names
- Blicher, Karen C.
- Cochran, Sarah
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Occupation Names
- fiscal director
- social worker
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Subjects
- abuse shelter funding
- counseling services
- crisis hotline
- crisis intervention
- domestic violence
- drugs
- feminism
- financial management
- grant writing
- illicit drugs
- outdoor recreation industry
- police relations
- shelters
- substance abuse
- substance abuse treatment
- venereal disease clinic
- volunteer training programs
Interviewee
Keller, Walter
November 6, 1996;
November 6 16, 1996
Call Number
96-190
Physical Description
32 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 105 minutes, index
Interviewer
Ferentinos, Susan
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Walter Keller describes his involvement with the Middle Way
House in Bloomington, Indiana. He describes funding, changes in the services of
the center, and the volunteer opposition to changing the services offered by
Middle Way House. He explains the other shelter options for abused women in
Bloomington. One of these options was the Community Shelter for Abused Women
(C-SAW). Keller also tells of his decision to have a career in social work as
an advocate for women's safety, and the counseling of abusive men. He describes
the feminist separatists opinions of men working for women's causes and the
volatile climate of the 1970s and 1980s.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Adult Domestic Violence Task Force
- Community Shelter for Abused Women
- Middle Way House
- National Organization for Changing Men
- Township Board of Trustees
- United Way of America
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Occupation Names
- social worker
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Personal Names
- Blicher, Karen C.
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Place Names
- Bloomington, Indiana
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Subjects
- abuse shelter funding
- child abuse
- children's services
- community leaders
- counseling services
- crisis center
- crisis intervention
- domestic violence
- feminist management techniques
- feminist separatism
- homelessness
- Middle Way House board membership
- political influence
- substance abuse
- Title XX grants
