Finding aid for the Olive View Sanatorium and Hospital records 7095
Kimberly Berry
USC Libraries Special Collections
2021 September
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Olive View Sanatorium and Hospital records
Creator:
Olive View Sanatorium
Creator:
Bogen, Emil, 1896-1962
Creator:
Calmes, Selma H.
Identifier/Call Number: 7095
Physical Description:
83.19 Linear Feet
109 boxes, 2 oversize folders, and 2 oversize tubes
Date (inclusive): 1915-2015
Date (bulk): 1925-1995
Abstract: The records of Olive View Hospital and Medical Center document daily life and important events at Olive View since its founding
in the early twentieth century and also the ideological and structural changes the institution underwent. The collection also
has significant scientific and medical materials that capture laboratory practices and scientific literature regarding the
study and curing of tuberculosis, including numerous works from Emil Bogen.
Language of Material:
English
.
Biographical / Historical
Olive View was conceived in 1915 when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors decided to build a sanatorium, using aid
from The State Bureau of Tuberculosis, to care for the vast number of tuberculosis patients that were overwhelming the Los
Angeles County Hospital. Many patients arrived from other states seeking healing in the warm, dry climate. Olive View was
built in a remote part of the north San Fernando Valley, according to a cottage plan conceived by Edward Trudeau as a model
for sanatoriums, with a central hospital, separate lab and administration buildings, and small cottages for patients.
On October 27, 1920, Olive View Sanatorium opened its doors, and welcomed 9 patients in 7 buildings with 26 employees, on
November 9, 1920. By the end of the first year, Olive View reached capacity with 95 patients and 32 staff. With the growth
under Olive View's first permanent superintendent, William H. Bucher, Olive View grew to become the largest tuberculosis sanatorium
in the western United States; by 1941 there were 1,114 patients and 156 buildings, including an onsite school, post office,
county branch library, radio station, lab, pharmacy, ecumenical chapel, and even a farm. Despite the abundant facilities and
efforts to build a sense of community, the Olive View location was remote and many patients, including children, were isolated
from their families, in some cases for years. Pediatric patients at Olive View were admitted either because they had tuberculosis
or were thought to be at risk for the disease, due to poverty or a family member who was ill.
Olive View had a robust research program, and Emil Bogen, a widely-published researcher, came to head the lab in 1933. Between
1947 and 1952, new drugs became available to treat tuberculosis, and the number of patients naturally decreased. Olive View
evolved into an acute care facility, renaming itself Olive View Hospital in 1959. Notably, the first open heart surgery in
the area (and one of the firsts in California) was completed there in 1962. In addition to surgery, Olive View began to serve
mental health patients, most of whom could otherwise not afford treatment. A new hospital building was built after fires in
1962 and 1966, and was completed in 1970. This facility was dedicated as Olive View Medical Center and destroyed in the 1971
Sylmar earthquake. The rebuild took 16 years, and in the interim, Olive View acquired the MidValley unit in Van Nuys.
In 1987, the new Olive View facility in Sylmar opened. Services expanded to include infant and maternal care, in addition
to acute care and surgery. In 1992, Olive View changed its name again to reflect the close relationship it had with UCLA since
the 1960s, and became Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, which it remains today.
Olive View Sanatorium: 11/9/1920 - 8/11/1959
Olive View Hospital: 8/11/1959 - 3/3/1970
LAC-Olive View Medical Center: 3/3/1970 - 1992
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center: 1992 - present
Scope and Contents
The Olive View collection documents the history and functions of Olive View Hospital, from the opening of its doors as a tuberculosis
sanatorium on October 27, 1920, to the current acute care and teaching hospital, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. The materials
describe the tuberculosis crisis in the United States during the early 1900s, and the surrounding social, economic, policy,
and regional factors that led to the creation of the Olive View Sanatorium to relieve the overcrowding of the downtown county
hospital. The documents also record what life was like at Olive View, especially during Olive View's early days. Given its
geographically isolated location, most of the staff lived onsite and Olive View became like a small town, with its own library,
chapel, post office, barber shop, and for a time, even a school; it also had a farm, growing most of its own produce and raising
hogs and chickens. A lab opened in 1926 and provided clinical lab tests and siginificant research on tuberculosis and cures,
as well as other diseases. Olive View would undergo significant transformation after tuberculosis was curable (1947-1952),
moving into acute care, surgery, mental health, and continuing with occupational therapy. Two fires and two earthquakes shaped
the hospital's trajectory in the following decades (1962-1994).
In addition to documenting history, functions, and growth, the documents in the collection also provide insight into larger
cultural trends, beliefs, and practices informing patient rights, patient care, and the role of hospitals in both the lives
of individuals and in communities. The materials elucidate relationships between public and private institutions and the
jurisdiction of Olive View and other hospitals. Intimate, and sometimes tragic pictures of life at the sanatorium are captured
in patient newsletters, diaries, artwork, poetry, recollections via oral histories, and correspondence, including more recently,
emails with creators of the collection. Changing attitudes and policy regarding migration, poverty, and national heritage
are also documented in materials throughout the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Olive View Sanatorium and Hospital records, Collection no. 7095, Regional History Collection,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Related Materials
Emil Bogen Papers at The Hungtington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by County of Los Angeles, July 2019; Charlotte (Lottie) Marler materials donated by Becky Mastrobuono, June 2021.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hospital buildings -- Earthquake effects -- Archival resources
Hospital care -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Hospital laboratories -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Hospital patients -- California -- Social conditions -- Archival resources
Hospitals -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Hospitals -- Research
Hospitals -- Sociological aspects -- Archival resources
Patients' writings -- Archival resources
Physicians' writings -- Archival resources
Sanatoriums -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Sanatoriums -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Teaching hospitals -- Archival resources
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Archival resources
Tuberculosis -- Patients
Tuberculosis -- Psychosomatic aspects
Tuberculosis -- Rehabilitation
Administrative records
Budgets
Correspondence
Oral histories (document genres)
Photographs
Realia
Research (documents)
Site plans
Bogen, Emil, 1896-1962 -- Archives
Olive View Sanatorium -- Archives
Administration
1915-2006
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
A series compiling documents related to the founding, organization, and operating of Olive View Sanatorium, and later Olive
View Hospital and Olive View Medical Center. The documents illuminate the operations of the hospital, as well as other social
constraints the sanatorium and hospital often faced. Values and actions of both the county and hospital can be seen in budgets,
annual reports, and correspondence.
Budgets and Reports
1923-2006
Scope and Contents
Annual reports for LA County include financial and budget data county-wide. Olive View appears in the budgets and as an entity
with a brief description of the hospital historically and a report of the year, often including patient data. Olive View annual
reports include financial and patient data, but are more narrative in style and give accounts of the various departments and
activities of the hospital as a whole. Also included are LA County health commmitte/commission reports and a 1932-1933 Rancho
Los Amigos budget. Commission and committee reports include the voice of the community served by Olive View in later years
and their vision and needs in community healthcare and hospitals. All the reports and budgets elucidate the structure and
culture of the hospital and LA County over time, and relfect the values of the hospital and the county.
Box 1
1923-1937
Scope and Contents
This set of records includes Annual Reports and Budgets for LA County, Annual Reports for Olive View, and one Annual Report
for a sister hospital, Rancho Los Amigos. All items are in bound volumes.
Box 2
1939-1970
Scope and Contents
These records contain Annual Reports and Budgets through 1961 and additional reports regarding health services and hospital
accredidation in Los Angeles County in 1970. All reports are bound volumes.
Box 4, Folder 1-17
Photocopies
1928-1986
Scope and Contents
These documents are photocopies of annual and biennial reports of Olive View, individual departments, and the other Sanatoria
and Rest Homes under Olive View's purview. Also included are budgets and fiscal history of Olive View, reports on events,
proposals for expansion.
Box 3
LA County Department of Health
1974-1976; 2003-2004
Scope and Contents
Reports from Los Angeles County Department of Health including a Biennial report from 1974-1976 and a Progress Report from
2004.
Box 3
Professional Staff Association Annual Reports
1997-2006
Scope and Contents
This Professional Association is made up of staff from Olive View, at its various locations. These annual reports contain
summary information on the activities of the staff and the hospital as provided by the members of each department and committee.
Each department in the hospital appears to be included and other data, like fundraising by the foundation, workload statistics,
and user satisfaction is also included. Names of officers, service chiefs and elected members are also present. These reports
are bound in volumes by year.
Box 3
State Reports
1979
Scope and Contents
These reports were sent to members of the Executive Committee from the Director of Health Services in Los Angeles County.
They contain ideological information about how the state was viewing costs in health care at the time.
Box 3
Proposal for Infant and Child Care Center
1988
Scope and Contents
A proposal for a child care center at Olive View for working parents on site. Includes statement of work, philosophy, operations
of daily procedures, schedules, and paperwork, a parent handbook, a professional manual, budgets, job descriptions, CV's and
more.
Correspondence and Administrative Documents
1950-2004
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other administrative documents authored by LA County, Olive View, and between LA County and Olive View
reflect the various subjects of pertinance for each governing body. Correspondence includes personnel and budgeting issues,
fires, earthquakes, rebuilding projects and more. These documents elucidate the nature of the relationship between the hospital
and the county and how the nature of that relationship changes over time. It also reflects values of both the county and Olive
View.
Box 5, Folder 1
Correspondence, William Bucher
1924-1934
Scope and Contents
This correspondence file was kept in tact as preserved by Bucher's secretary, Fadette Gossard. The file includes correspondence
with internal staff, and external parties such as LA County and various charitable entities. There are some illuminating letters
discussing the county's change of ideas in having a doctor in charge of the hospital to having a businessperson in charge
of the hospital.
Box 5, Folder 2-3
Correspondence, Los Angeles County records
1915-1924
Scope and Contents
Correspondence in this file relates to the founding of the Olive View Sanatorium. Letters reflect the differing opinions of
the governing bodies and the land owners and demonstrates the fear and stigma surrounding tuberculosis during the time.
Box 5, Folder 4-10, Box 3, Folder 1-14
Administrative Documents
1935-2003
Scope and Contents
Administrative documents created and collected by Olive View. Directories, memos, safety protocol, orientations, old notebooks
with administrative notes and patient lists, fact sheets and general information about Olive View, and historical information,
and a guide to LAC historical documents.
Box 8
Olive View Inventories
1926, 1928
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains complete inventories for two years: 1926 and 1928. Items both large and small are included, and manufacturers
and costs are listed, which gives a great picture of hospital needs of the time, as well as the general economy and business
practices.
Departments
1915-1995
Scope and Contents
This series reflects the structure of Olive View, the departments it created, and how it changed over time. Some departments
(lab group) have a larger collection while others (occupational therapy) have a much smaller amount of material. Some of the
departments (nursing) have collections that span the full existance of Olive View and document the changes in medical practice
and patient care over time.
Nursing department
Scope and Contents
Material gathered and collected by nurses over the years and curated by Selma Calmes. The material is robust, includes photographs,
and demonstrates the changing medical practices and attitudes about women, patients, and patient care over time.
Box 9, Box 43
Photographs
1936-1993
Scope and Contents
Photographs in this sub-series tend to be portrait in nature, both group and individual. There is a series of nursing staff
photos between 1936 and 1969 and a large set of photographs between 1989 and 1993 capturing a variety of nursing events.
Box 10
Documents
1926-1995
Scope and Contents
These files contains an array of documents related to the nursing department at Olive View. It contains nursing department
annual/bi-annual reports from 1926 all the way to 1971. Brochures, patient handbooks, employee handbooks, and staff and patient
guides are also included.
Box 10
Scrapbook
1951-1987
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook of the nursing department includes notes and some back of photo labelling. It also includes historical articles
and more recent newspaper clippings.
Laboratory group
Scope and Contents
The lab group sub-series contains medical and research literature and photographic material from the doctors working in the
lab. Additional research work can be found in the Emil Bogen sub-series that includes many of his manuscripts and reprints
of articles.
Box 11
Reference books on TB
1929; 1942; 1992
Scope and Contents
The reference books on TB in this compilation include: Huber the Tuber, History of Medicine (Garrison), and The Forgotten
Plague (Ryan).
Box 12
Commemorative
1930-1960
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains signeficant photographs, slides and other commemorative material such as the program for Emil Bogen's
funeral, drawings, and a lab visitor's book. Some of the photographs are medical in nature.
Box 12
Research files
1920-1960
Scope and Contents
Includes articles, reprints, journals, notes, data tables, ephemera, and other records from members of the lab group. Also
contains materials documenting the lab group.
Box 13
Glass laboratory jar
circa 1940-1970
Physical Description: This 1940s/1950s apothecary style clear glass medical storage jar uses red tape and a label maker to denote contents: "HQ.Zephiran
1/750"
Scope and Contents
Zephiran is a brand of benzalkonium chloride, an antiseptic used for treating minor wounds and in hospital and surgery processes
for maintaining an anti-infective environment.
Box 14
Scrapbook
1955-1960
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook contains sign in book/sheets from multiple open house and lab tour dates. Also included is a thank you note
from a local high school that toured the lab.
Occupational therapy
Scope and Contents
Photographs, memoranda, and a description of the OT program at Olive View are contained in this small but descriptive sub-series.
Box 14
Scrapbook
1963-1964
Scope and Contents
The Occupational Therapy scrapbook contains photographs of staff, the pediatric patients, and of volunteers. A few clippings
from newspapers and other media are also included and give context for some of the photographs.
Box 108
Scrapbook
1926-1997
Scope and Contents
This mixed media scrapbook from the Occupational Therapy (OT) department begins with a letter in 1926 from then superintendent,
William H. Bucher, stating the finish dates for the OT buildings. The scrapbook chronicles the OT department and the volunteer
work in that department through correspondence, photographs, and clippings. Several unattached items can be found in the back
of the scrapbook.
Box 15, Folder 1
Descriptive and retrospective
1963-1964; 1995-1997
Scope and Contents
This file brings retrospective and descriptive material together using photographs with written descriptions, recollections,
and hospital-authored documents about the OT program. This perhaps was preparation for an event or for marketing of these
services.
Box 45
Photographs
circa 1960-1969
Scope and Contents
A small collection of photographs from the Occupational Therapy department in the 1960s, one folder large. Most of the photographs
were taken in 1964. All the patients photographed are pediatric patients and show the children at play and engaged in activities.
Canteen
Scope and Contents
The Canteen was a patient-run cafeteria at Olive View. This sub-series contains documents from a notebook kept by a long-time
member of the Canteen Committee.
Box 17, Folder 1
Photographs
1965-1968
Scope and Contents
A small amount of photographs were included in the canteen notebook, and are mainly of the interior posters and one of the
exterior building.
Box 17, Folder 2-4
Minutes
1945-1967
Scope and Contents
The Canteen Committee meeting minutes span almost two decades and give a snapshot into the life and practices of the Canteen.
Notable changes in the times include the introduction of the microwave in the food preparation.
Box 17, Folder 5
Correspondence
1962-1967
Scope and Contents
The correspondence file is small, yet represents a wide type of correspondence the Canteen Committee would send and receive:
business, personnel, customer, and thank you letters.
Box 17, Folder 6
Policy Changes
1948-1965
Scope and Contents
This file contains documents relating to the policies and procedures of the Canteen. They range from the mundane, like hours
of operation, to more global, like an study to overhall the system so it works better for the patient customers. Also included
is a copy of the concession agreement with the county of Los Angeles.
Box 17, Folder 7
Financial Reports
1951-1967
Scope and Contents
These financial reports represent the operating systems and the income/loss associated with the Canteen. The reports range
in style and type and reflect the times in which they were created.
School and library
Scope and Contents
Olive View opened an elementary school for patients and the children of the staff, circa late 1925. The need for junior high,
high school, and even adult school quickly became apparent, and the school expanded. Many patients received diplomas from
Olive View High School. The High School ran at least through the late 1950s, but the elementary school may have closed earlier.
Box 19, Folder 1
The Gladiator Yearbook
1956
Scope and Contents
Olive View first started operating an elementary school in 1925, then a high school in 1929, and eventually also a contiuation/adult
school. This copy of the Gladiator in 1956 represents all of these programs and students in its pages. There is also a short
historical bio that gives more detail about the school.
Box 19, Folder 2
The Lizard Publication
1933-1935
Scope and Contents
This file contains the student publications "The Lizard" which include writings, assignments, and announcements from students,
classes, and teachers. The writings reflect the education norms of the 1930s. The copies belonged to the library and various
teachers. In addition, two brochures about adult education, and one commencement program are contained in this file.
Box 19, Folder 3
The Scribe Publication
1936
Scope and Contents
The Scribe is also a student published newsletter, that seems to serve only older students, mainly high school. The newsletters
contain lessons, poems, prose, and music. There is also a personals section where students share updates. Student names are
used in writings and as authors.
Box 15, Box 16, Box 18, Box 73, Folder 6
Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute
1948-2002
Scope and Contents
Established in 1963 to support the staff at Olive View, the program grew as the sanatorium became an acute care facility.
The name was changed in 1994. This sub-series contains training materials, books, pamphlets, articles, and sample/anonymous
medical records used to train medical students. The bulk of the training materials relate to nursing and CNRA, tuberculosis,
diabetes, and anesthesiology. Materials related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing are also in the sub-series.
Some administrative documents such as ERI annual reports, and newspaper clippings, brochures, and meeting minutes are also
included.
Life at Olive View
1920-1975
Scope and Contents
Materials related to life at Olive View from the perspectives of staff, patients, and families of patients. Series includes
patient publication, the Olive View Point, and later staff publications Olive Press and Olive Views. There is also a sub-series
with patient work, interviews, and lists of patients from the early days. The Fadette Gossard sub-series is particularly extensive,
providing a robust view of what life was like during the time she worked at Olive View.
Olive View Point
1934-1970
Scope and Contents
An extensive collection of the patient published magazine, Olive View Point. Patient writers, poets, photographers, and musicians
all contributed. Updates from each ward give a sense of patient feelings and attitudes, as well as a glimpse into relationships
between patients. Spanning decades, the magazines also capture a sense of the times and document other historical happenings
outside the sanatorium.
Box 22
1938
Scope and Contents
The early copies of OVP were more like a newspaper than a magazine. Each of the 1938 copies include a Mimeo supplement with
cartoons, comics, and satire. Patient editorial staff and lots of patient names are listed in each edition.
Box 39, Box 40
Copies of Olive View Point, 1934-1966
Scope and Contents
Copies of Olive View Point were made, likely by the History Group to preserve some of the older more fragile materials.
Box 19, Folder 4
Olive View Point storyboard
October 1952 - July 1956
Scope and Contents
This is an entire storyboard of the October 1952, as well as a few other editions (July 1956 and undated)of Olive View Point.
Publishing techniques used in the 1950s are evident.
Box 23
Olive View Point cover pages
1936-1948
Scope and Contents
These top pages of the Olive View Point were collected by Fadette Gossard and span just over a decade.
Box 41
The Olive Press Newsletter
1961-1974
Scope and Contents
These weekly newsletters began in 1960 and continued through the 1980s. This subseries contains newsletters and negatives
for photographs, column headings, title pages, and other portions of the Olive Press.
Box 42
Newsletters from Olive View
1980-2006
Scope and Contents
A collection of various newsletters published by Olive View between 1980 and 2006. Olive Branch, Olive View Press, Olive View
Foundation, Special Edition, Olive Views, Valley Views, Reengineering News, My OVMCED, and Customer Service Excellence are
all represented. Also, two folders of correspondence regarding the newsletters is also included.
Box 6, Folder 7-38
Patients and patient work
Scope and Contents
Patients participated in many types of recreation at Olive View. Many wrote about Olive View long past their time as patients.
Types of work represented in this sub-series include emails, journals, stories, poetry, writing, artwork, and more. Also included
are lists of past patients, letters and photographs from past patients and notes/transcripts of conversations that Selma Calmes
and other Olive View staff had with past patients (and/or their families), especially in preparation for anniversary events.
The materials in this sub-series give perspective from a patients point of view, on what life was like at a TB Santorium and
Olive View in particular. Folders are listed by type of activity (i.e. Radio Station, Homecoming Days) and by patient or family
name (i.e. Robert Olsen, Williams Family).
Box 106
Crosley radio
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
This CR-1 1938 repro made in the 1990s is a collectors item. It features AM/FM, casette player, and push button presets. Dark
brown with white buttons and clock face display.
Box 107
RCA Victor radio
1946
Scope and Contents
This is a standard short wave tube radio by RCA Victor, model 66X1. Mahogony and gold with a brown basket weave for the speaker.
Dial knobs for tone and station. Electrical safety check sticker by Olive View Medical Center is on the bottom.
case 109
Operating room video camera
c. 1968-1971
Scope and Contents
This S2008 Beaulieu camera with type S41 lens was used to capture surgery in the 60s and 70s, after Olive View reorganized
into an acute care facility and when many new operating procedures were introduced. Olive View performed the first open heart
surgery in the state of California.
Photographic material
1920-2007
Scope and Contents
This large volume of photographs representing life at Olive View includes patients, staff, events, public affairs, anniversary
celebrations, fires, earthquakes, views of buildings, and more.
Box 44, Box 45, Box 53, Box 54, Box 104
Departments, patients, staff, events
1920-1970
Scope and Contents
This collection of mixed subject photographs depict aspects of life at Olive View from a variety of perspectives. Departmental
photos include staff in action, capture the first surgery at Olive View, and span several wards from Rehabilitation to Cardiology.
These photographs also give glimpses of patients at rest, work, and play, and show several patient and staff events, including
recognition, annual homecoming, and holidays. Photographs in this collection were created and/or commissioned by staff, patients,
and some by the hospital itself. A few of the folders contain indices and there is a notebook by John Barraba that indexes
photographs with numbers that are scattered throughout the collection. Box 54 contains photos of Nelle Regan, the mother of
Ronald Regan, who regularly volunteered at the hospital.
Box 46, Box 43
Departments, patients, staff, events
1960-1970
Scope and Contents
Photographs in this date range still capture patients and staff, but focus more on public affairs and fundraising events,
natural disasters, volunteers and volunteer work, advances in medical equipment, and include small collections of identified
staff and patient photos.
Box 54
Events, patients, and staff
circa 1970-1980
Scope and Contents
This set of photographs captures staff and patients in action,and includes portraits as well. They represent a variety of
events, both internal and external, on-site and off-site.
Box 47, Box 48, Box 49, Box 50, Box 43, Box 52, Folder 7
Events, patients and staff
1980-2005
Scope and Contents
These later photographs contain mainly events, both on and offsite. The celebration of the opening of Olive View in 1986,
the dedication of the infant and child center in 1987, fundraising events, and many employee recognition and cultural events
are included.
Box 58, Box 54
Olive View history
1920-1992
Scope and Contents
A variety of slides featuring staff, patients, buildings, work, construction, events, and more. A significant amount of the
slides feature the Mid-Valley years, the new 1987 hospital building, and the re-opening ceremonies. There are also several
slides created for a presentation that contain text only. A set of slides from the 1950s-1960s have staff, patients, pedatric
patients, events, and volunteers as subject.
Fadette Gossard
Scope and Contents
Fadette Gossard was an administrator during Olive View's early days, and secretary to William H. Bucher, MD. Fadette kept
copious records of her work files, personal files, and Dr. Bucher's files. Fadette functioned as much more than a secretary,
and she like Bucher, made rounds in the wards, and wrote and delivered Radio Talks. She was also deputized as the postmaster
for Olive View. Fadette was a favorite among patients, known for her empathy and advocacy. She was also an advocate for the
Rehabilitation program, even penning a published article.
Box 7, Folder 7-11
Correspondence
1921-1946
Scope and Contents
These meticulously kept files of letters and correspondence shed light on the vast amount of tasks and responsibilities Fadette
Gossard took on during her time at Olive View. Language and business practices of the times are represented as Fadette corresponds
with a wide variety of people from government officials to staff and patients. These letters also give a glimpse into what
life was like at Olive View during the 1920s-1940s.
Box 7, Folder 1
Correspondence with Dr. Bucher
1924-1932
Scope and Contents
This small file contains notes and correspondence between Fadette Gossard and her supervisor and Olive View superintendent,
Dr. Bucher. Most of the memos are written by Ms. Gossard and illuminate just a little bit about their working relationship.
Box 7, Folder 13
Olive View Point correspondence
1948-1951
Scope and Contents
These letters relate to the publishing of Olive View Point and contain a range of subjects to a variety of individuals including
patients. Subjects range from soliciting subscriptions, how to run the magazine.
Box 7, Folder 4
Personal correspondence
1931-1934
Scope and Contents
This file also contains material related to Olive View, patients, activities Fadette conducted at Olive View. They also show
Fadette's personal life and how that connected with Olive View.
Box 7, Folder 3, 5
Talks and articles
1920-1948
Scope and Contents
The Radio Program was a popular program with the patients at Olive View. Dr. Bucher wrote and delivered many of the talks,
but Fadette has quite a collection as well. The talks are sometimes inspirational, sometimes educational, and often discuss
current and historical events. Fadette also wrote an article on the Rehabilitation program at Olive View, a program she was
very involved with during her tenure.
Box 7, Folder 12
Medical articles
1932-1943
Scope and Contents
Ms. Gossard kept a file of research papers and professional association newsletters related to Tuberculosis and often by doctors
and lab members at Olive View. There are several articles signed by Emil Bogen in this file.
Box 7, Folder 2
Rehabilitation file
1927-1943
Scope and Contents
This file contains much of Fadette Gossard's collection of research, notes, correspondence, etc. on Olive View's Rehabilitation
program that she took great interest in as a positive program for patients.
Box 7, Folder 6
Stories for Olive View Point
1935-1950
Scope and Contents
In addition to writing articles and delivering radio talks, Fadette Gossard also wrote both fiction and non-fiction narratives
for the Olive View Point. This file contains both typed and hand-written manuscripts.
Box 7, Folder 14
Copies of interest
1929-1934
Scope and Contents
This is a file of copied letters, articles, correspondence, etc. that were "of interest" to Fadette Gossard.
Box 6, Folder 1-6
Charlotte (Lottie) Lucetta Marler
1954-1972
Scope and Contents
Charlotte (Lottie) Lucia Marler was a patient at Olive View during the 1950s. This sub-series, donated by Lottie's granddaughter,
contains photographs, poems, correspondence, letters, and recollections from family members, and illuminate the patient experience
of tuberculosis.
Buildings and plans
1920-1995
Scope and Contents
Blueprints, drawings, photographs, maps, brochures, artwork depicting Olive View buildings from its earliest days as a sanatorium
to its current iteration as UCLA/Olive View Medical Center. Accompanying documentation about buildings or re-building/earthquake
recovery also included.
Box 60, Box 73, Box 104
Designs, plans, reports
1971-1995
Scope and Contents
These documents show designs and plans for new builings, and for building recovery following events such as the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake. Reports detail project status. There are also a few administrative documents related to buildings.
Box 51, Folder 1-15, Box 52, Folder 4-6, Box 53, Box 54
Photographs
1920-1990
Scope and Contents
Photographs of buildings and grounds can be found throughout the collection, sometimes mixed in with photographs of patients
and staff, other times in compilations or scrapbooks. This collection of photographs depicts buildings and grounds from the
early days of Olive View through the 1990s. There is a set of architectural renderings of some of the newer buildings, as
well as a set of architectural photographs done by a professional photographer. Other photographs were taken by patients and
staff. The changes in Olive View's campus over time are very apparent in this collection.
Box 104, Box 105, Oversize-folder 1
Aerial Photographs
1971, 1975
Scope and Contents
These aerial photographs taken in the 1970s show the entire Olive View campus, as well as the surrounding mountains. From
this perspective it is easy to see the isolation of the hospital and how, in its early years, evolved into what amounts to
a small town.
Box 75
Photographic material
Scope and Contents
This compilation of building photographs is stored on a Photo CD using PCD software. There is a viewing page showing the 31
photos on the CD.
Box 54
Slides
circa 1950-1969
Scope and Contents
These slides depict buildings at Olive View, some with labels, captured with an artistic lens.
Box 61
Slides
1970-1989
Scope and Contents
These slides show groundwork and construction of the new hospital following the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake.
Box 53, Box 73, Box 104
Maps
Scope and Contents
Maps in this series include both arial drawings of the entire campus, as well as up close maps of buildings and wards. Maps
are used for fire escape plans, insurance reasons, and building projects, among other uses.
Box 74
Framed photo-Olive View Chapel
Earthquakes and fires
1962-1994
Scope and Contents
The trajectory of Olive View was shaped by two fires, the Melody Ranch/Placerita Canyon fire in 1962 and the Loop fire in
1966, and also by two substantial earthquakes in the Sylmar quake of 1971, which damaged structures beyond repair and led
to its implosion in 1973, and the Northridge earthquake in 1994.
Box 46, Box 54
1962 and 1966 Fire Photographs
1962, 1966
Scope and Contents
The majority of photographs are from the 1962 Melody Ranch fire (Santa Clarita). Some may be from the 1966 Loop fire (Sylmar).
Photographs depict patient transport, damage, smoke, and show the confusion and fear in faces of those on the scene.
Box 57
1962 and 1966 Fire Slides
1962, 1966
Scope and Contents
These slides show the fire from several perspectives, including ariel, they also show the post-blaze damage.
Box 57
Sylmar Earthquake Slides
1971, 1973
Scope and Contents
Slides in this series include damage from the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and its aftermath, up through the 1973 building implosion.
Box 51, Folder 16-24, Box 52, Folder 1-3, Box 55, Box 56
Sylmar Earthquake Photographs
1971-1986
Scope and Contents
Photographs from the 1971 earthquake show building damage, and photographs of rescues and action from first responders. They
also depict patients and staff post-earthquake. A photograph of then governor, Ronald Regan, at Olive View just after the
earthquake is included. Extensive building photographs that were taken for insurance purposes are included.
Box 59
Sylmar Earthquake Newspaper clippings
1971-1987
Scope and Contents
The collection of newspaper clippings by various staff and patients from the hospital represent the damage of the earthquake
and its aftermath. Includes clippings post-earthquake including the 1983 implosion of the condemed building all the way through
the opening of the new hospital building in 1986.
Box 56, Box 55
Sylmar Earthquake Documents and Reports
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
This file set contains articles, compilations, filed paperwork, and reports, including a large bound volume by the U.S. Department
of Commerce on the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake. Some of the photographs in box 55 are mounted on paper with additional information,
report-style.
Box 62, Box 63
Sylmar Earthquake Scrapbooks
1971-1986
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks related to the 1971 earthquake include photos and clippings of the earthquake and its aftermath, including the
1973 implosion and the long process of rebuilding until the opening of the new hospital in 1986.
Box 51, Folder 25, Box 56
Northridge Earthquake Photographs
1994
Scope and Contents
A small collection of photographs from the 1994 Northridge earthquake are included in this series. These mostly include damage,
which was minimal for this earthquake.
Box 56
Northridge Earthquake Slides
1994
Scope and Contents
The slides in this collection mainly document damage from the Northridge Earthquake in 1994. As the hospital was reconstructed
to withstand an 8.1 quake following the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake, the damage to the hospital was minimal.
Box 56
Northridge Earthquake Documents and Reports
1994-2007
Scope and Contents
The administrative files in this set belonged to an administrator named Cherry. There are articles, compilations, narratives,
memos, and other correspondence related to the earthquake and recovery from the earthquake, and earthquake preparedness.
Box 87
Earthquake and Disaster Drills
1980-1995
Scope and Contents
A robust cataloguing of Earthquake and Disaster Drills in the 1980s and 1990s. The collection includes photographs, procedural
manuals, notes, and post-drill feedback.
Staff publications and research files
1908-1975
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains reprints, typescripts, and unpublished manuscripts, publications, and collected literature of doctors,
researchers, and other staff at Olive View.
Emil Bogen
1908-1975
Biographical / Historical
Emil Bogen, 1896-1962, was a well-known physician and laboratory researcher at Olive View from 1929-1959. His research work
was published in major medical journals, as well as in proceedings of professional medical association conferences, contributing
over 300 articles in his lifetime. His work focused on tuberculosis, but also included research on cancer, the effects of
alcohol and alcohol abuse, and spider bites. His work on tuberculosis was used by those who discovered a cure. He was married
to another skilled physician, Jane Skillen, and raised his family on the campus of Olive View. He continued at Olive View
and retired in 1959 a few years before his death.
Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69, Box 70
Manuscripts and Reprints
1923-1960
Scope and Contents
Bogen's manuscripts were kept with original numbering by Bogen, and as much of the original order as possible when received.
Some manuscripts are numbered with a stamp, some with handwritten numbers, and some with both. There are both reprints and
manuscripts, the latter often with significant handwritten corrections and revisions. The manuscripts and reprints from many
sources, including Bogen himself and his daughter, and continued after his death. The office files also include correspondence,
unnumbered manuscripts, and an index of Bogen's writings. One index has annotations by Bogen. There is also an index of published
works by Bogen's colleagues and associates, including Seymour Froman and Jane Skillen. All of the indices are in box 66. The
work by Bogen's associates is numbered with the letter "A" before the number, writings between A5 and A90 are included in
this sub-series. As for Bogen's writings, numbers between 19 and 1023, are included. For the most part, they are consecutive,
but some are missing. Many of Emil Bogen's papers are also held at the Huntington Library.
Box 71
Medical Literature
1908-1975
Scope and Contents
Research files of both Bogen and Froman are included in this sub-series. They include files with medical research and reference,
as well as reference books and literature.
Box 71
Seymour Froman - medical literature
1908-1975
Scope and Contents
Research files of both Bogen and Froman are included in this sub-series. They include files with medical research and reference,
as well as reference books and literature.
Biographical / Historical
Seymour Froman, Ph.D, started as a researcher at Olive View while still a graduate student at UCLA, circa 1950-1951. Dr. Myles
Black, superintendent at the time asked Dr. Froman to stay, and he became the Medical Microbiologist, starting official residence
at Olive View on January 2, 1953. Dr. Froman stayed until his retirement in 1981. He wrote and published numerous articles
in peer-reviewed journals, both on the topic of tuberculosis, and other medical topics as well. An oral history recorded with
Dr. Froman is in the Oral History Interviews series in this collection.
William Henry Bucher
1924-1940
Biographical / Historical
William Henry Bucher, M.D. (1874-1934) was a beloved superintendent of Olive View Sanatorium. He was the first permanent superintendent
at Olive View, following his service in the Navy during the Spanish-American War. It was there he got his first experience
with tuberculosis patients in the Navy's first sanatorium, and also where he contracted tuberculosis. Because of his own experience
as a patient with tuberculosis, he was especially suited to understand the needs of the patients at Olive View and was very
effective at meeting these needs. During his tenure many programs were established, including Occupational Therapy, Convalescent
Camps (reentry program) and Labor Camps (work, room, and board for homeless men), a county library branch, and the construction
of the Olive View chapel also happened under his purview. After his death in 1934, and a tree was planted at Olive View and
Emil Bogen collected and edited his writings in the the biography, Surgeon Errant: The Life and Writings of William Henry
Bucher, 1874-1934 (published by The Angeles Press, Los Angeles, 1935). Notes and correspondence by Bucher are included in
the Administration series of this collection.
Box 72
Surgeon Errant
Scope and Contents
Surgeon Errant, the Life and Writings of William Henry Bucher, 1874-1934, is a biography and compilation of Bucher's writings
edited by Emil Bogen after Bucher's untimely death. It includes travel notes from his time in the Navy, journal entries from
his time at Olive View, and essays and poems written by Bucher.
Box 72
Manuscripts and correspondence
1924-1933
Scope and Contents
This set of documents contains both correspondence about Bucher's writings, as well as manuscripts of writings himself. Poems,
essays, toasts, speechers, and articles are represented. Many of the speeches are titled with the events they were for, such
as Homecoming Day and Labor Camp.
Box 72
Radio Talks
1931-1940
Scope and Contents
The Radio Talks in this file are written by Bucher until his death in 1934, but continue on, written by a myriad of those
who picked up the baton to keep them going for the patients. The loose file contains manuscripts with edits and the notebook
contains finished writings.
Public Affairs
1929-2007
Language of Material: English.
Charity, fundraising, and volunteers
1931-1991
Box 78, Box 77, Box 79
Olive Guild
1931-1991
Scope and Contents
Contains newsletters, programs, annual event meeting minutes, and events from the Olive Guild's volunteer efforts. Activities
and projects are discussed, process and correspondence when choosing new chaplains are enlightening, and budgets, fundraising,
as well as more personal insights like devotionals and prayer requests all give a window into the parochial volunteer work
of this group, the network of churches that supported it, and the thinking behind it.
Box 79, Box 80, Box 87
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.
Box 76, Box 80
Olive View Foundation
Scope and Contents
Records from the Olive View Foundation volunteer and fundraising efforts. These files include press, clippings, events, ephemera,
and more. There are several copies of the OVMC Foundation event recognizing Nelle Regan, the mother of Ronald Regan. Ronald
Regan spoke and his message is copied on about 3 VHS tapes.
Press and publications
1930-2015
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes press about Olive View and articles collected regarding public affairs that impact Olive View. In
addition, the sub-series includes published materials aimed at the general public and/or patients of Olive View and their
families, including patient handbooks, family handbooks, programs for dedications, groundbreaking, and re-opening ceremonies,
and other events, as well as advertising brochures, postcards, and other marketing materials.
Box 76, Box 83, Box 84, Box 81, Box 86
Public Events
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains events held by Olive View for the public. From dedications to open houses to education days to school
visits, Olive View participated in many community engagement events. This sub-series is a record of many of those events and
includes items, media, and documents. The photograph collection under the Life at Olive View series also contains photographs
of some of these events.
Box 81, Box 82, Box 86
Articles and clippings
Scope and Contents
There is a robust collection of newspaper clippings about Olive View and about other hospitals and issues of public health
affecting patient care.
Box 83, Box 84, Box 86
Publications
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of a variety of publications designed to interface with the general public and with Olive View's
staff and/or patients. There are training materials, informational and marketing brochures, postcards, handbooks, and more.
These are a deep dive into values, perceptions, and actions of Olive View.
Box 104
Newspapers
1937; 1952-1962
Box 85
President Regan letter, framed
March 7, 1986
Scope and Contents
President Regan had a special relationship with Olive View, from the early days when his mother was a volunteer to his support
of the hospital after the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake. This letter was written to Olive View from the White House on the occassion
of Olive View's return to Sylmar in a new, modern, and expanded building.
Box 88
Plaques
Scope and Contents
These plaques are from the 5K running events that Olive View hosted in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Oversize-folder 2
LA County Department of Health Posters
Commemorative
1920-1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Olive View hosted many commemorative events, such as annual homecomings and, in later years, anniversary celebrations organized
by Selma Calmes and the other history committee members.
Scrapbooks and Memory Books
Box 64
Memory Book 1
1920-1970
Scope and Contents
This robust memory book was dedicated to the Nursing Service by two Nurses, Helen Dran and Catherine McCormich. The memory
book is photographs juxtaposed with newspaper clippings, Olive View Point articles, or entire issues. Book 1 contains more
of a timeline and more newspaper clippings thatn Book 2. Photographs are nicely labeled.
Box 65
Memory Book 2
1920-1970
Scope and Contents
This robust memory book was dedicated to the Nursing Service by two Nurses, Helen Dran and Catherine McCormich. The memory
book is photographs juxtaposed with newspaper clippings, Olive View Point articles, or entire issues. Group photographs are
well-labeled. Memory book 2 shows more people and fewer events on a timeline than book 1.
Box 91, Folder 1-3
Olive View History Scrapbook
1908-1930
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook spanning a large part of Olive View's history, this compilation provides photographs, ephemera, and written context
of photographs.
Box 91, Folder 4-9
Olive View History Scrapbook (Mr. Beard)
1920-1983
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook is a compilation of photographs and written material that provides context for the photographs. Put together
by a staff member, Mr. Beard.
Box 92
Groundbreaking Scrapbook
1986
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook contains written and visual media from the groundbreaking of a new Olive View hospital building and from the Open
House for the new labor and delivery ward.
Box 63
Scrapbook
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook contains mostly clippings and ephemera like programs for dedication events and business meetings. It also contains
a few photographs and many issues of the Olive Press.The main part of the scrapbook seems to end around 1970 and then contains
mostly blank pages. At the very back of the book there are several articles about the 1971 earthquake.
Anniversary collections
1993-2007
Box 76, Box 91, Folder 12-15, Box 99, Folder 23-25
10th Birthday/Anniversary
1995-1997
Scope and Contents
This anniversary event was commemorating 10 years after the move into the new building. This event was more internally focused,
compared to the very externally focused 75th anniversary of Olive View. Historical material, plus planning documents, programs
and other ephemera are included.
Box 76, Box 97, Folder 1-21, Box 98, Folder 1-6, Box 99, Folder 1-22, Box 100, Folder 3-5
75th Anniversary collection
1993-1995
Scope and Contents
The 75th anniversary sub-series contains correspondence, exhibit material, historical compilations used to create exhibits,
newspaper clippings, programs, invitations, guest lists, meeting minutes from the historical committee, agendas and notes
from Tuberculosis events and other 75th anniversary related events, and collected material found elsewhere in the collection,
collated to craft a robust presentation for the event. There are also copies of press releases and press received from hosting
the event. Some diary entries of Jane Skillen, M.D. are also in this collection (box 97).
Box 99, Folder 26-27, Box 100, Folder 8-14, Box 101
80th Anniversary collection
2000
Scope and Contents
Like the 75th anniversary collection, the 80th anniversary collection contains planning documents, guest lists, press releases,
historical research and compilations, programs and other ephemera, and some photographic material. Commemorative collections
are excellent places to start with a broad understanding of Olive View.
Box 99, Folder 28, Box 100, Folder 15, Box 101
85th Anniversary collection
2005-2007
Scope and Contents
Like the 75th anniversary collection, the 85th anniversary collection contains planning documents, guest lists, press releases,
historical research and compilations, programs and other ephemera, and some photographic material. Commemorative collections
are excellent places to start with a broad understanding of Olive View.
Historical compilations
1922-2007
Scope and Contents
Over the years, various Olive View staff created historical compilations comprising clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and
other materials.
Box 75, Box 76, Box 93
Media compilations
Scope and Contents
Historical compilations are contained on slides, VHS, disc, and CD. Some of the titles are, "The Olive View Story," "Olive
View History," "Olive View Hospital Historic Walk," and "1971 Earthquake 25 years later." A large set of collated slides
shows Olive View's history, including a robust set of building slides from the old grounds.
Box 89, Box 90, Box 91, Folder 10-11, Box 100, Folder 1-2; 6-7; 16, Box 102
Written and visual compilations
Scope and Contents
The compilations in this sub-series are historical in nature and contain either just visual, often photographic, or both written
and visual material. They are sometimes in notebooks, and sometimes were found as loose papers. There were many staff who
put together compilations and/or scrapbooks, and some of the compilations, especially the later ones, were created for anniversary
or other events and presentations, such as the presentation at the Huntington on 2/2/2007. Selma Calmes put together the bulk
of compilations, and made efforts to gather narratives from ex-patients to gain a patient perspective. The notes and labelling
of photographs and written narratives in these volumes give a strong sense of what life was like at Olive View.
Box 89
Manuscript and book, The Captain of all these men of death, Alejandro Morales
1996; 2008
Scope and Contents
This manuscript and book by Alejandro Morales is written about his Uncle's experience with Tuberculosis and explores the history
of the disease and the effects of Tuberculosis on the Chicano/Latino community in Los Angeles. His Uncle, Robert Contreras,
was at Olive View during his recovery. The book spans three sections, and one section is devoted to Olive View and gives an
excellent snapshot of what life was like at Olive View before the curing of Tuberculosis.
Box 89, Box 94, Box 95, Box 96
Robert Bauman draft and manuscript, History of Olive View
1988
Scope and Contents
Richard Bauman completed a Master's Thesis in History chronicalling Olive View's history. In the collection are various stages
of his manuscript, some he wrote while serving as the historian for the Olive View History Advisory Committee. There are also
two complete copies, draft chapters, and correspondence related to the writing process.
Oral History Interviews
1988-1990
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of interviews with staff and families who spent time at Olive View.
Box 103, Folder 1
Index of Interviewees
1988
Box 103, Folder 3
Waite, Katherine
1988-08-16
Box 103, Folder 4
Froman, PhD., Seymour and Bauman, Bob
1988-08-25
Box 103, Folder 5
Hughes, Miss Gladys
1988-08-30
Box 103, Folder 9
Auerbanch, Fred
1988-09-13
Box 103, Folder 11
Hamel, PhD., Neal
1988-09-26
Box 103, Folder 13
Minning, Karen
1988-09-29
Box 103, Folder 14
Shiraishi, PhD., T.J.
1988-10-04
Box 103, Folder 17
History Roundtable: Dr. T.J. Shiraishi, Marie Smith, Dr. Seymour Froman
1988-10-21
Box 103, Folder 18
Iovine, PhD., Gino
1988-11-01
Box 103, Folder 22
Glenchur, PhD., Harry
1988-11-18
Box 103, Folder 25
Karvas, Jackie
1988-12-08
Box 103, Folder 26
Edwards, Mikki
1988-12-15
Box 103, Folder 29
Kainz, Marianne
1988-12-30
Box 103, Folder 30
Robinson, Donna
1989-01-04
Box 103, Folder 31
Feinberg, Milton
1989-01-10
Box 103, Folder 34
Greenblatt, PhD., Milton
1989-01-13
Box 103, Folder 36
McDermott, Peter
1989-02-01
Box 103, Folder 37
Harris, PhD., Dorris and Anderson, Melinda
1989-02-15
Box 103, Folder 38
Johnson, PhD., Francis T.
1989-02-17
Box 103, Folder 39
Wooley, Carolyn
1989-02-28
Box 103, Folder 40
O'Hanlon, Lois and Wilda and Mason, Mary
1989-10-03
Box 103, Folder 41
Fielder, Mr. & Mrs. Pat, Firth, Mrs. James "Whitney," McKinley-Franklin, Mr. & Mrs., O'Hanlon, Lois & Wilda
1989-10-17
Box 103, Folder 42
Alkon, Ellen and Skillen, Jane
1990-02-01
Box 103, Folder 43
Alkon (Bogen), Ellen - speech
