Montana Historical Society Library and Archives
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PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201
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RS 448_RS 495
Montana. Department of Health
and Environmental Sciences
Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences,
Health Services Division records
1952-1994
0.8 linear ft
This collection is a sub-subgroup (Former
Division) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records.
The Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences combined with parts of the
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services in 1995 to form the Department of Public
Health and Human Services. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of
Public Health and Human Services records. This collection is comprised of records
of the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Health Services Division and
includes subject files from the various Bureaus that functioned as part of the
Division.
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The Legislature established the Department of Public Welfare in 1937, consolidating state
welfare activities. The Department was responsible for the administration of all forms of
public assistance, including general relief programs and supervision of institutions caring
for the dependent, delinquent, or mentally or physically handicapped. In 1971 the Department
of Public Welfare was abolished and its functions assumed by the newly created Department of
Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). The SRS assumed the functions of various state
agencies, including functions pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and education; the
Commission on Aging; and the Council on Human Resources. The SRS administered all forms of
public assistance, child protection, and child welfare; gave consultant service to private
institutions providing care for the needy, indigent, handicapped, or dependent; developed
provisions for services to the blind; supervised county boards of public welfare; and
administered all funds allotted for public welfare activities. State government
reorganization in 1995 combined the SRS with portions of the Department of Health and
Environmental Sciences to form the Department of Public Health and Human Services.
This collection (1952-1994) consists of subject files.
Arranged into one series: Subject Files
Collection open for research.
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical
Society Library & Archives. The Library & Archives does not necessarily hold
copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require
additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an
archivist.
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human
Services were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 495, in order to help
facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society catalog, and to
follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services' various Divisions
and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 495. Rather than reprocessing over 100 linear
feet of DPHHS materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those
collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding
aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over
the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding
aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if
this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Health Care.
Nursing.
Child welfare--Government
policy--Montana.
Montana. Department of
Health and Environmental Sciences
Montana. Department of
Public Health and Human Services
Montana
Medicine and
Health
Detailed Description of the Collection
Subject Files
1 / 1
Preliminary Budget
1988-1989
1 / 2
Department Organizational Charts
1989
1 / 3
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nursing Project,
Billings Description and Policies (original proposal)
1965-1967
1 / 4
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
(WICHE) Formula
1981-1983
1 / 5
Caseload/Workload/Analysis
1979-1980
1 / 6
School Nursing Services in Montana
1985-1986
1 / 7
Board of Nursing (BON) – Hospice
1991
1 / 8
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) -Strategic
Plan
1975-1976
1 / 9
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) -Strategic
Plan
1981-1983
1 / 10
Home Health Manual
undated
1 / 11
County Health Rankings
1974
1 / 12
Public Health Nursing Policy Manual (Official
Copy)
1970
2 / 1
Public Health Services in Montana – Various
Reports
1973-1974
2 / 2
Health Initiative Study
1980-1984
2 / 3
Communicable and Other Reportable Disease Rules and
Regulations
1952, 1959
2 / 4
Performance Reports – Maternal and Child Health
Services Bureau
1980
2 / 5
State Plan: Maternal and Child Health Services and
Crippled Children’s Services
1978
2 / 6
Performance Reports – Maternal and Child Care
Services
1977
2 / 7
Performance Reports – Maternal and Child Health Care
Block Grants
1990
2 / 8
Montana Infant Mortality Studies
1989
2 / 9
Annual Report – Maternal and Child Health Research
Division Block Grants
1987
2 / 10
Interagency Agreement – Maternal and Child Health
Program
1994
2 / 11
Old West Commission Community Nursing Project Resource
Manual
1975
2 / 12
History – Child Welfare Division
undated
2 / 13
Nursing Bureau 1987 Session
1987
2 / 14
Dr. Bierman
1987, 1992
2 / 15
(Photos Transferred to Photo Archive)
undated