Mental Health Care in Indiana, 1977
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
TitleMental Health Care in Indiana, 1977
Project No.
ohrc079
Interviews
4 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 describes the growth and changes in mental health
care in Indiana throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The interviewees discuss
treatment methods such as chemical or group therapy. They describe the issue of
funding at the state and national levels. They discuss patients' rights and the
court rulings on them. Community mental health centers are also discussed.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains four interviews conducted over one year. The interviews range from 1 hour 20 minutes and 2 hours
30 minutes. All interviews consist of audio tapes and typed transcripts, as well as collateral materials.
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
Burton, Joan
October 20,
1977
Call Number
77-030
Physical Description
49 pages, 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 1 hour 40 minutes; index; 64
newspaper articles about Stone Belt School; 1 newspaper article about budget
cuts; 1 article about interviewee receiving award; flyer
Interviewer
Giroux, Vincent A.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Joan Burton, the director of Stone Belt Center for the Mentally
Retarded, describes the growth and changes at the school. She explains the
school's monetary partnership with the public school system and other resources
for funding. Burton explains the types of programs and services the center
offers to its students.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Association for Retarded Citizens
- Headley School
- Indiana State Department of Mental Health
- Monroe County Community School Corporation
- Stone Belt Center
- United Way of America
- Vocational Rehabilitation Center
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Occupation Names
- educator
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Personal Names
- Goen, John
- Hammond, Ann
- Hughes, Otto
- Mauser, August
- McCandless, Elinore
- Reszka, Ralph
- Stearns, Keith
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Place Names
- Monroe County, Indiana
- Owen County, Indiana
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Subjects
- handicapped people
- job coaching programs
- mental health care placement
- residential programs
- respite care
- special education
Interviewee
Meyer, Martin W.
March 15,
1977
Call Number
77-006
Physical Description
34 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 1 hour 20 minutes; index; 2
book chapters; Indiana Department of Mental Health Annual Report, 1974; flyer
for volunteers
Interviewer
Barrows, Robert G.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Martin Meyer, born May 16, 1919, discusses the changes in
Indiana mental health facilities and legislation since 1953. He describes his
role as the director of the Indiana Division of Planning and Evaluation. Meyer
explains the process of the establishment of mental health centers and state
hospitals in Indiana. He also describes the role of federal and state
government in the growth of mental health facilities.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Darnell Hospital
- Indiana Department of Mental Health
- Indiana Division of Planning and Evaluation
- Indiana Mental Health and Mental Retardation Planning
Commission
- Indiana Mental Health Center Administration
- United States Veterans Administration in Special
Services
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Occupation Names
- psychiatrist
- psychologist
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Personal Names
- Craig, George N.
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Place Names
- Danville, Kentucky
- New York, New York
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Subjects
- 1963 Community Mental Health Center Act
- activity therapy
- community mental health centers
- mental illness
- physical rehabilitation
- single system of care
- state hospitals
Interviewee
Moore, Donald
March 31,
1977
Call Number
77-009
Physical Description
58 pages; 2 reels, 1 7/8 ips, 2 hours 30 minutes; no index;
reading list; Carter Hospital statistics, 1966-1976; 2 maps of intern
placement; patient survey; article about the changes in psychiatry; post
graduate training pamphlet; 1977 course catalog, 1972-1973 annual
reports
Interviewer
Moore, Donald
Scope and Content Note
Donald Moore, born 1914, describes his role as a psychiatrist in
Indiana. He discusses the accreditation of the state hospitals in Indiana.
Moore also describes the difference between hospitals and community
comprehensive centers. He describes federal and state government contributions
to mental health care.
Access Status
Open
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Indiana Department of Mental Health
- Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital
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Occupation Names
- nurse
- psychiatrist
- physician
- social worker
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Personal Names
- Ginzberg, Stewart
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Place Names
- Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Subjects
- 1972
Wyatt v.
Stickney
- comprehensive mental health centers
- developmentally disabled children's services
- federal funding
- group therapy
- hospital accreditation
- Indiana state hospital system
- industrial therapy
- medication
- mental health centers
- mental illness
- staffing issues
Interviewee
Spaulding, Robert W.
March 16,
1977
Call Number
77-007
Physical Description
36 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 1 hour 20 minutes; no index;
Indiana State plan for the construction of mental health centers, 1971-1972;
Indiana state plan for the construction of mental health centers,
1974-1975
Interviewer
Barrows, Robert
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Robert W. Spaulding, born 1924, discusses the growth and changes
in mental health care in Indiana. He was the director of Community Services in
the Division of Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities in the
Indiana Department of Mental Health. Spaulding describes the role of
comprehensive mental health care centers.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Division of Mental Retardation and Other Developmental
Disabilities
- Indiana Department of Mental Health
- New Castle State Hospital
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Subjects
- 1972
Wyatt v.
Stickney
- comprehensive mental health centers
- Developmental Disabilities Act
- federal funding
- mental health care changes
- outpatient clinics
- residential care alternatives
- special education
- state funding
