Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
- Abstract:
- The Rancho Los Amigos Hospital began in the late 1880's as the Los Angeles County Poor Farm. For over a century, the Rancho's mission has evolved, first as a hospital for indigents and then as a center for rehabilitation for chronic diseases. The papers in this collection chronical this development. Included are administrative and financial records, internal and external publications generated by Rancho staff, retrospective and historical accounts, oral history tapes, blueprints, plans, and similar material. The collection includes large numbers of photographs, both of staff members and therapeutic techniques. Likewise, there are many films and audio-recordings on issues involving.physical therapy and rehabilitation.
- Extent:
- 33 Linear Feet 53 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital records, Collection no. 0407, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Rancho Los Amigos Hospital began in the late 1880's as the Los Angeles County Poor Farm. For over a century, the Rancho's mission has evolved, first as a hospital for indigents and then as a center for rehabilitation for chronic diseases. The papers in this collection chronical this development. Included are administrative and financial records, internal and external publictions generated by Rancho staff, retrospective and historical accounts, oral history tapes, blueprints, plans, and similar material. The collection includes large numbers of photographs, both of staff members and therapeutic techniques. Likewise, there are many films and audio-recordings on issues involving physical therapy and rehabilitation.
- Biographical / historical:
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Names for Rancho Date Event 1888 County Farm1932 Los Amigos RanchoRancho Los Amigos1955 Rancho Los Amigos Hospital1984 Rancho Los Amigos Medical CenterSuperintendents/Administrators Date Event 1889 Thomas BordenB. V. Dougall1889-1901 Edwin L. Burdick1901-1903 Thomas F. Simpson1903-1907 George S. Clarke1907 Donald S. Chick1907-1911 Andrew F. Wade1911-1915 Charles C. Manning1915 Carl P. Talle1915-1931 William R. Harriman1931-1933 Everett Gray11933-1952 William R. Hariman11952-1956 Robert J. Thomas1956-1976 Eugene R. Erickson1976-1980 Edward J. Foley1980-after 1988 Armando Lopez, JrMedical Directors (Chief Resident Physicians) Date Event 1921-1924 William A. Kristensen1924-1927 James Houloosec. 1917-c. 1930 Homer R. Keysc. 1930-1937 F. Malcolm Hebard1937-1956 Dougls W. Ritchie1957-1964 John E. Affeldt1964-1970 Vernon L. Nickel1970-1977 Harold Mazur1976-1977 Alan T. Webb1977-1981 Robert L. Spears1981-1988 Matthew O. Locksafter 1988 Robet L. Waters - Acquisition information:
- The material was acquired directly from personnel at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital with the approval of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is organized into the following series: 1. Administration; 2. Accounting; 3. Buildings and Plans; 4. Departments; 5. Publications; 6. Employees; 7. Professional Staff Association; 8. Staff Publications; 9. Public Affairs; 10. Fundraising; 11. Descriptive and retrospective; 12. Inmate Life; 13. Individuals; 14. Oral History
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the the California Social Welfare Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the appropriate agency or person.
- Preferred citation:
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital records, Collection no. 0407, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900