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Student Health Services Records, 1929-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Student Health Services.
Title
Student Health Services Records
Dates
1929-2015 (inclusive)
1986-2010 (bulk)
Quantity
4.00 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number
RG 023
Summary
The Student Health Services Records document the administration and provision of health services to Oregon State University students.   The records address a variety of health and medical topics such as communicable diseases, vaccinations, patient privacy, and medical records.  Student Health Services was established at Oregon Agricultural College in 1916.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Student Health Services was established at Oregon Agricultural College in 1916 in a single room within the Men’s Gymnasium.  The following year Student Health moved into the frame building now known as the Hattie Redmond Women and Gender Center (formerly Benton Annex) and stayed in that location until the Student Health Service Building was constructed in 1936 with federal funds provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).  The Student Health Service Building is now known as Plageman Hall, in honor of Erna Plageman, a long-time student health administrator at Oregon State.

When it was established, Student Health was under the purview of Clair V. Langton, Dean of Health and Physical Education.  In the early 1930s, Student Health was placed under the supervision of the Dean of the University of Oregon Medical School in Portland.  By the early 1960s, responsibility for oversight for Student Health had moved to the Dean of Students at Oregon State University.

Student Health Services is funded by student fees and provides a full range of health services -- clinical services; prevention and wellness programs including vaccinations, alcohol and drug abuse prevention education; and sexual assault care and advocacy.

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Content Description

The Student Health Services Records document the administration and provision of health and medical services to Oregon State University students.  The bulk of the collection consists of policies and procedures (Series 1) and the meeting records of the Leadership and Management Teams and the nursing staff (Series 2).  These series document the establishment and implementation of protocols for the application of medical treatment; screening of students for communicable diseases; vaccination requirements; safety and emergencies; and medical records and patient privacy.

A small quantity of financial records provide information about the costs incurred to provide medical care to Army students on campus during World War II.

The subject files document programs and activities as well as health and medical topics.  Of note are materials documenting health services provided to youth participating in 4-H summer programs on campus during the 1930-1950s; interactions with the Oregon State Board of Health and the central administration of Oregon State College; biographical information about Student Health professional staff in the 1930s-1940s; the medical excuses policy for student absences; and the Student Health response to the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak.  Annual reports, statistical summaries, and staff newsletters round out the collection.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Student Health Services Records (RG 023), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Student Health Services Records are arranged in 5 series: 1. Policies and Procedures, 1929-2015; 2. Meeting Minutes, 1986-2010; 3. Financial Records, 1937-1992; 4. Publications 1991-1998; and 5. Subject Files, 1929-2014.

Acquisition Information

These materials were received by the former University Archives and the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in multiple transfers from 2000 thru 2018.  The early Student Health Service records were transferred prior to 1981, probably in the 1970s.

Related Materials

Additional materials documenting Student Health Services at Oregon State are available in the Student Affairs Records (RG 102) and the Student Incidental Fees Committee Records (RG 258).  An extensive history of student health at Oregon State (through 1969) is available in the Memorabilia Collection.  Photographs of early student health service facilities and staff are part of the Amy Cyrus Sewing Book and Photographs (MSS Cyrus).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding Aid Authors: Helena Egbert and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2018

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