Guide to the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire Student Health Services Records, 1931–2019, bulk 1945–2019
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Overview of the Collection
Repository:
Special Collections & Archives
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
P.O. Box 4004
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
(715) 836-2739
https://library.uwec.edu/archives/
Reference Code: USGZE AS108
Accession Number: 77-31, 80-114, 81-110, 82-117, 83-110, 84-125, 85-183, 86-139, 87-114,88-136, 89-222, 90-156, 92-24, 94-68, 95-89,96-36, 99-23, 00-36, 02-04, 06-21, 07-160; 82-118, 83-111, 84-126
Collection Number: Archives Series 108
Creators: University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. Health Services.
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. Student Health Center.
Title: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Student Health Services Records
Dates: 1931–2019
Quantity: 1.0 linear feet (1 record carton)
Location of Collection: D4/5a
Languages: Collection materials are in English.
Summary: Annual reports, budget materials, and administrative correspondence of the Student Health Services at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire from 1931–2019.
Biographical / Historical Note
In the 1930s, the Eau Claire State Teachers College struggled to maintain the accreditation it first received in 1927. One of the main issues noted by the American Association of Teachers Colleges (AATC) in 1938 was the lack of student health services. The college was given three years to correct this issue or else it would lose its accreditation. President Schofield “added a nurse, Alice Matz, to the college staff and provided limited medical care for students, paid for by a new student health fee.”
The University Health Services struggled to keep up with the growing college, and by 1964, the Student Health Service “consisted of a part-time nurse, supplemented by a physician who visited once a week. The health service had a small clinic in the fieldhouse, but the location was so obscure that in 1967 the Health Committee recommended placing a 'sign over the door so students can readily see it.'” In the years following the passage of Roe v. Wade, Eau Claire State refused to prescribe contraceptives and birth control to its students. The department also struggled with providing sufficient services to women. In 1975, a survey of the health services offered on campus was administered to students. “The results received from 1,100 questionnaires showed a sharp split: men who used the service reported a good outcome; women did not.” The results of this survey allowed for the department to push for big changes including the hiring of a female physician and “the establishment of a contraceptive clinic.”
Student Health Services today offers health-related services to all currently enrolled students. Services are prepaid through student segregated fees (part of tuition) with nominal out-of-pocket fees for supplies and certain services. Located on Upper Campus in Crest Wellness Center, Student Health Services functions as a well-equipped outpatient medical facility with services including: illness and injuries, mental health evaluation and treatment, sexual health/STI screening, women’s/men’s/trans health, contraceptive management, medications, laboratory services, immunizations and allergy shots, physical exams and travel consults, and minor surgical procedures.
*All quoted material is from pages 73, 185, and 186 of “Building Excellence: University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1916-2016” by Robert J. Gough and James W. Oberly.
Content Description
Series 1 contains annual reports and budget materials of the Student Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from 1931–2019. Includes statistical summary and written report of yearly activities of the student health center; budgets and other financial information are often included. Series 2 contains administrative correspondence materials relating to matters other than individual student activity, ranging from 1960 to 1980.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information: Series 1 (previously AS108) transferred to the University Archives by Health Services from 1977–2011. Series 2 (previously AS109) transferred to the University Archives from Student Health Center from 1977–1984.
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
Processing Note: Processed by Isaiah Frater in September 2013. Reprocessed by Sarah Beer in September 2022. Archives Series 109 was combined with the existing Archives Series 108 by Sarah Beer in September 2022.
Arrangement: Chronological within series.
OCLC #: 20025758
Subjects
Personal Names:
Gough, Robert J.
Matz, Alice
Oberly, James W.
Schofield, Harvey
Corporate Names:
American Association of Teachers Colleges
Crest Wellness Center
Eau Claire State Teachers College
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. Health Services.
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire. Student Health Center.
Subject Terms:
Administrative Records
Annual Reports
Budgets
Correspondence
Student Health Center
Student Health Services
College students—Health and hygiene—Wisconsin—Eau Claire
College students—Medical care—Wisconsin—Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire—Health Service
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire—Students
Geographical Terms:
Eau Claire, Wis.
Detailed List of Contents
Series 1: Annual Reports and Budget Materials
These materials were previously organized as Archives Series 108: University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire Health services annual reports and budgets.
Dates: 1931–2019
Bulk Dates: 1945–2019
Extent: .5 linear feet
Container
Contents
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Annual Reports; Annual Report to the Accrediting Committee
1945–1951; 1931
Box/Folder
1/2
Annual Reports
1951–1957 (sans AY53/54)
Box/Folder
1/3
Annual Reports
1957–1962
Box/Folder
1/4
Annual Reports
1962–1967
Box/Folder
1/5
Annual Reports
1967–1970
Box/Folder
1/6
Budgets
1967–1975
Box/Folder
1/7
Annual Reports
1970–1973
Box/Folder
1/8
Annual Reports
1973–1975
Box/Folder
1/9
Annual Reports
1975–1976
Box/Folder
1/10
Budgets
1975–1976
Box/Folder
1/11
Annual Reports
1976–1977
Box/Folder
1/12
Budgets
1976–1977
Box/Folder
1/13
Annual Reports and Budgets
1977–1978
Box/Folder
1/14
Annual Reports and Budgets
1978–1979
Box/Folder
1/15
Annual Reports and Budgets
1979–1980
Box/Folder
1/16
Annual Reports and Budgets
1980–1981
Box/Folder
1/17
Annual Reports and Budgets
1981–1982; 1982–1983
Box/Folder
1/18
Annual Reports and Budgets
1983–1984
Box/Folder
1/19
Annual Reports and Budgets
1984–1985
Box/Folder
1/20
Annual Reports and Budgets; Annual Report for the Division of Student Affairs
1985–1986; 1985–1986
Box/Folder
1/21
Annual Reports and Budgets
1986–1987
Box/Folder
1/22
Annual Reports and Budgets
1987–1988
Box/Folder
1/23
Annual Reports
1988–1990
Box/Folder
1/24
Annual Reports; Health Service Surveys
1990–1992; 1992
Box/Folder
1/25
Annual Reports; Budgets; Five-Year Staffing Plan
1992–1994; 1993–1994; 1995
Box/Folder
1/26
Budgets
1990–1995
Box/Folder
1/27
Annual Reports
1994–1995
Box/Folder
1/28
Annual Reports and Budgets
1995–1996
Box/Folder
1/29
Budgets; Five-Year Unit Program Staffing Plan
1996–1998; 1997
Box/Folder
1/30
Annual Reports
1998–1999
Box/Folder
1/31
Annual Reports and Budgets
1999–2000
Box/Folder
1/32
Annual Reports; Budgets
2000–2002; 2001–2002
Box/Folder
1/33
Annual Reports
2002–2006
Box/Folder
1/34
Annual Reports; Student Health Service Self-Study
2006–2007; Unknown
Box/Folder
1/35
Annual Reports
2009–2011
Box/Folder
1/36
Annual Reports
2012–2015
Box/Folder
1/37
Annual Reports
2015–2019
Series 2: Administrative Correspondence
These materials were previously organized as Archives Series 109: Administrative correspondence of the Student Health Center.
Dates: 1960–1980
Extent: .2 linear feet
Box/Folder
1/38
Health Services Correspondence
1960–1968
Box/Folder
1/39
Health Services Correspondence
1964–1974
Box/Folder
1/40
Health Services Correspondence
1975–1976
Box/Folder
1/41
Health Services Correspondence
1976–1978
Box/Folder
1/42
Health Services Correspondence
1978–1979
Box/Folder
1/43
Health Services Correspondence
1978–1980