Riley Hospital Junior League Occupational Therapy Department photograph collage
Collection — Folder: OBC027
Identifier: OBC027
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a photographic collage with 3 black-and-white photographs glued to a board depicting the entrance of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children building in Indianapolis, Indiana and two images from the Junior League Occupatioanl Therapy Department at the hospital, circa 1924-1934.
Dates
- circa 1924-1934
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children opened in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1924. It was named for the late Hoosier poet. Before Riley Hospital was built, children were treated at Robert W. Long Hospital. In 1922, the Junior League of Indianapolis started an occupatioanl therapy program at Long Hospital, which helped patients recuperating from illness recover through performing activities required in daily life, hiring a graduate occupational therapist the following year. The program moved to Riley Hospital when the building was completed in 1924. Another department was created at Long Hospital about 1926. The Junior League equipped, maintained, staffed, and administered the occupational departments at the hospitals, which were consolidated under the leadership of the first professional occupational therapist at Riley, Winifred V. Conrick, in 1934.
Today, Riley Hospital for Children is part of Indiana University Health, affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine, and is a nationally-ranked, freestanding, 354-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital.
Sources:
"Department of Occupational Therapy to Be Established." Indianapolis Star, March 7, 1926. Accessed May 25, 2022. ProQuest.
"Miss Conrick to Head Consolidated Therapy Department of I.U. Center." Indianapolis Star, April 1, 1934. Accessed May 25, 2022. ProQuest.
Wikipedia. "Riley Hospital for Children." Wikipedia.org. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Hospital_for_Children.
Today, Riley Hospital for Children is part of Indiana University Health, affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine, and is a nationally-ranked, freestanding, 354-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital.
Sources:
"Department of Occupational Therapy to Be Established." Indianapolis Star, March 7, 1926. Accessed May 25, 2022. ProQuest.
"Miss Conrick to Head Consolidated Therapy Department of I.U. Center." Indianapolis Star, April 1, 1934. Accessed May 25, 2022. ProQuest.
Wikipedia. "Riley Hospital for Children." Wikipedia.org. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Hospital_for_Children.
Extent
0.06 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mr. Logan.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2022/05/25 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2022/05/25 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Riley Hospital Junior League Occupational Therapy Department photograph collage
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
