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Patient files, children, Lo-Mi.

 File — Box: 27a

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The records of the Santa Fe Maternal & Child Health Center consist of correspondence, minutes and reports, office records, financial records and patient records. Correspondence includes letters sent, 1938-1965 and letters received, 1936-1963, including a few from Margaret Sanger. The minutes of the Board of Directors monthly and annual meetings, filed chronologically, include clinic, committee and treasurer reports. Office files contain literature on birth control and sex education, 1934-76 and newspaper clippings, 1958-70. The collection also contains an index to a scrapbook dated 1937-51 and a photocopy of the scrapbook (the original scrapbook itself remains at the SFM&CHC). Financial records, invoices, vouchers, ledgers, tax and insurance documents, bank account and investment records cover 1937-74. The patient records, 1946-76 are restricted.

Dates

  • 1936-1980

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English.

Access Restrictions

All Day Sheets and other patient records are restricted. Qualified researchers engaged in publishable research are required to present written permission from the Santa Fe Maternal & Child Health Center to access restricted material.

Access to Box 35 (original scrapbooks) is restricted. Patrons must use photocopies of scrapbooks (Box 34).

Extent

From the Collection: 35 boxes (27.8 cu. ft.)

General

Added to collection, September 2007.

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451