Midwifery Collection
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Midwifery Collection
- Date
- 1926-1932, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Midwifery
- Midwifery -- Appalachian Region
- Midwives -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format into two series: Staff Reports and Rules and Regulations.
- Preferred Citation
- 94m2: [identification of item], Midwifery Collection, 1926-1938, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- The Midwifery Collection (dated 1926-1932, undated; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of reports and rules and regulations concerning midwifery in Eastern Kentucky during the early 20th century. This collection is divided into two series: Staff Reports and Rules and Regulations for midwives and related activities. The staff reports consist mainly of weekly and monthly statistical and narrative reports about midwifery programs conducted in Eastern Kentucky. The rules and regulations document the laws and standards governing midwives and related services provided for children. The material in each file is arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Staff Reports, 1926-1938
"Weekly Report on Midwifery Program for Carter County, Kentucky," by Elizabeth Goforth, 1937 June-1938 February
Rules and Regulations, 1926, 1932, undated
"Health Standards for Child-Caring Institutions" by Child Hygiene Committee of the Health Council for the Children's Bureau, Louisville, Kentucky, 1926
Central Midwives Board for Scotland, 1932 February
Laws of State Board of Health for Midwives, [Kentucky?], undated
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