Volunteer department, 1940-1999
Scope and Contents
Contains press, clippings, correspondence, handbooks, and other ephemera from the Volunteer Department at Olive View. Press and clippings show volunteers, including Candy Stripers, in action at events and visiting patients in the hospital. Correspondence and handbooks illuminate attitudes about patients and reception of the volunteer program at the Olive View. They also elucidate gender, class, and race issues in the make up of the volunteer corps and the patients they served.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1999
Creator
- From the Collection: Olive View Sanatorium (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bogen, Emil, 1896-1962 (Person)
- From the Collection: Calmes, Selma H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 83.19 Linear Feet (109 boxes, 2 oversize folders, and 2 oversize tubes)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu