Local Council of Women mss., 1902-1992
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
Creator
TitleLocal Council of Women mss., 1902-1992
Collection No.
LMC 2365
Extent
12,000 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Local Council of Women mss.,
1902-1992, consist of the papers, financial records, and publications by and about
this Bloomington, Indiana, service organization, as well as of the Bloomington
Hospital.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
In 1897 representatives of all women's clubs in Bloomington were called together to
form the Federation of Bloomington Women's Clubs for the purpose of "City
Improvement". By February 1899 the Federation had changed names to become the "Local
Council of Women of Bloomington," today it is the Local Council of Women, Inc.
The major work of the Local Council since late 1904-05 has been the Bloomington
Hospital. That organization was responsible for the site selection and the money
raised for construction. The hospital opened Nov. 29, 1905, and since then the Local
Council has spent most of its time on that project, successfully bringing it through
four expansion programs. In 1965 the Bloomington Hospital Foundation was established
within the framework of the Local Council for the actual operation of the hospital.
The Bloomington Convalescent Center, Nurse Call Plus, Meals on Wheels, and Hospice
of Bloomington are all part of the health care system in Bloomington that has
developed out of the Local Council's work and dedication to the Bloomington
community.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. LCW Records; II.
Bloomington Hospital Records; III. Additions. Minutes of meetings, financial
records, clippings, and publications of both the Local Council and of the Hospital
are present in this collection and document the history and development of both.
Scope and Content Note
The Local Council of Women mss., 1902-1992, consist of the papers, financial records,
and publications by and about this Bloomington, Indiana, service organization, as
well as of the Bloomington Hospital. In 1897 representatives of all women's clubs in
Bloomington were called together to form the Federation of Bloomington Women's Clubs
for the purpose of "City Improvement". By February 1899 the Federation had changed
names to become the "Local Council of Women of Bloomington," today it is the Local
Council of Women, Inc.[scope and content note paragraphs]
The major work of the Local Council since late 1904-05 has been the Bloomington
Hospital. That organization was responsible for the site selection and the money
raised for construction. The hospital opened Nov. 29, 1905, and since then the Local
Council has spent most of its time on that project, successfully bringing it through
four expansion programs. In 1965 the Bloomington Hospital Foundation was established
within the framework of the Local Council for the actual operation of the hospital.
The Bloomington Convalescent Center, Nurse Call Plus, Meals on Wheels, and Hospice
of Bloomington are all part of the health care system in Bloomington that has
developed out of the Local Council's work and dedication to the Bloomington
community.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1994; 2001; 2003; 2009; 2012-2013
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
Local Council of Women mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by staff.
Completed in 2015
Series:
I. LCW Records.
Box 1
Minute books of Local Council of Women meetings:
1902,
Jan. - 1906, June
1904, Dec. 2 - Hospital
Committee
1906,
Oct. - 1912, June
[lacking 1912-1917]
1917, May
- 1920, Feb.
1920,
Mar. - 1924, Oct.
1924,
Aug. - 1927, May
1927,
Oct. - 1930, May
1930,
Sep. - 1934, Sep.
1934,
Oct. - 1945, May
1945, May
- 1962, Nov.
Cash Books:
1948-1957
1958-1960
1960-1961
Audit Reports:
1935-1937
1937-1938
Bloomington Hospital Employees Book, 1960-1961
Box 2
Local Council of Women Yearbooks:
1901
1911-1912
1922-1928
1930-1985
1986-1992
Local Council of Women By-Laws, 1962;
1974
Bloomington School of Nursing: 1924 diplomas (2)
Box 3
Articles of Incorporation
Bloomington Convalescent Center
Board (Hospital) Chairman Reports to LCW
Board Member lists
Board of Directors Meetings Minutes, 1961-1991 (incomplete
dates)
Constitutions
E.C.H.O.
Financial Reports
(2 folders)
Health Services Recognition Breakfast
Historian
History
Hospital President's Reports to LCW
Long Range Study Committee
Meals on Wheels
Membership Lists
"Memorandum on the Ownership and Management of Bloomington
Hospital"
Memos
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Reports
Monroe County Commissioners
Non-Profit Corporation Report
Nurse Call Plus Reports
Organization Charts
Rudy Pozzatti Agreement
Public Health Nursing Association
Quarterly Meeting Minutes, 1971-1991 (incomplete)
Special School Feeding Funds
Study Committee, 1978
Systems By-Laws
Series:
II. Bloomington Hospital Records.
Box 4
Bloomington Hospital "Advisor" Publication, Nov. - Dec.
1991
Bloomington Hospital Advisory Council, 1961-1978
Bloomington Hospital Board of Directors (and predecessor
boards)
Bloomington Hospital Board of Directors By Laws, 1942
Bloomington Hospital Auxiliary
Announcements: 1978-1991
By-Laws
History
Members and Board
Reports, 1965-1989
Newsletters, The "Volunteer" 1965; Fall 1986-1992
Bloomington Hospital - Baby Doe [magazine article, Jan. 1985]
Bloomington Hospital - Breakaway Bakery Prices
Bloominton Hospital Foundation
By-Laws
Committees
Correspondence
Miscellaneous
Reports
Hospice of Bloomington
Hospital Authority of Monroe County
Bloomington 1981 Bond Issue Documents
Bloomington Hospital Health Services Recognition
Breakfast
Bloomington Hospital History
Bloomington Hospital Medical Staff
Bloomington Hospital Medical Staff By-Laws and
Regulations
Bloomington Hospital - Miscellaneous
Bloomington Hospital 1960 Building Addition
Fact Finding Committee
New Building Fund
Tour Route for Opening of 1965 Addition
Monroe County Hospital Association, Inc.
Bloomington Hospital Openhouse Committee, 1985
Bloomington Hospital Orientation Infomation for Board of
Directors
Bloomington Hospital Rates and Fees, 1936-1950 (incomplete)
Bloomington Hospital Rules and Regulations
Bloomington Hospital School of Nursing
School of Nursing Yearbok, ECHO, 1927
(3 copies)
Bloomington Hospital - Seniority Plus
Bloomington Hospital - 75th Anniversary
Bloomington Hospital - Stress Care Center
"The Image of Bloomington Hospital", January 1990
"Feasability Assessment for Cardiovascular Surgery," April 12, 1990
Box 5
Bloomington Hospital Annual Reports, 1964-1990
(3 folders) [incomplete - lacking 1966, 1975, 1984-89]
Photographs - Miscellaneous
Bloomington Hospital assorted publications
(3 folders)
"Choice Recipes, Local Council of Women"
(2 copies)
"Physicians Certificates and Licenses" forms
Clippings - Hospital and Health
Clippings - Physicians
Scrapbook of clippings, 1945
Book of clippings, 1949,
1955-1957
Clippings, 1960-1965
Clippings, 1966-1970
Clippings, 1971-1975
Clippings, 1976-1980
Clippings, 1986-1988
Undated clippings
Unsorted clippings
(5 folders)
Map of Bloomington - 1966
Box 6
Employee Newsletters:
Inside Dope, Mar. 1963 - May/June,
1978
Bloomington Hospital Inside, Aug./Sep. 1978 - Oct./Nov.
1981
Update, Feb. 12, 1982 - Jan. 24,
1992
Bloomington Hospital
Images, 1978-1991
(3 folders)
Series:
III. Additions.
Articles of Incorporation and By-laws as amended, February 2001
Agenda, minutes of meetings, etc., September 2000-September
2001
(2 folders)
Scholarship award, 1997-2001
(6 folders)
Photographs - 9
Box 7
Minutes, 1963-1983
Box 8
Minutes (cont.), 1984-1989,
2001-2003
Bequests, 1918-1955
Cash book, 1937-1959
Cash book, 1962-1966
Reports, 1928-1959,
1963-1967
(6 folders)
Statements, 1977-1980
Miscellaneous, 1940-1978
(2 folders)
History
Reorganization, 1977-1986
(3 folders)
Box 9
Study Committee, 1977-1978
(3 folders)
Study Committee, 1984-1985
(2 folders)
Wake Up Oil Co. lease, 1945-1948,
1962
Yearbook, 1993-1994
Bloomington Hospital:
Board of Directors' minutes, 1972-1973, July
(6 folders)
Administrator's/President's reports, 1968-1984
(3 folders)
Construction, 1918
Addition, 1944-1947
(4 folders)
Box 10
Bloomington Hospital:
Addition, 1944-1947
Expansion, 1962
(2 folders)
Correspondence, 1924-1966
Esther Beck Memorial Fund
Financial:
Bond issues, 1964,
1981
Student Nurse loan funds cash book, 1938-1942
General
History
Harry Stephens Memorial Elevator Fund
Homecare, Inc., 1985-1994
(7 folders)
Homecare, Inc., A Very Special Home Visit
(5 folders)
Housing for nurses and G.I. husbands
Joe L. Hynds vs. Bloomington Hospital
Kappa Kappa Kappa
Meals on Wheels
Psi Iota Xi
School Feeding Fund, 1931-1948
Tote bag
Printed
Miscellaneous
Scholarship Papers, 1999-2000
Minutes, 2003-2004
Minutes, 2006-2007
Minutes, 2008
Minutes, 2009-2010
Minutes, 2010
Membership Lists, 2008
Yearbook, 1972-1973
Clippings
