Mountain Maternal Health League Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: BCA 0053 SAA 053

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, historical materials, administrative and financial records, and educational materials relating to the work of the Mountain Maternal Health League (MMHL) for the period 1937-1997.

Dates

created: 1936-1986

Creator

Mountain Maternal Health League. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

Records containing personnel, personal and medical information may be restricted. Please contact archivist for more information. Federal copyright restrictions apply. Please cite all materials.

Extent

8.33 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The League was founded in 1936 in Berea, Kentucky for the purpose of promoting birth control as a means of improving the health of mothers and children in portions of south central and eastern Kentucky. The League’s service area has included Estill, Harlan, Garrard, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Powell, Rockcastle, and Whitley counties. To reach rural women, League nurses traveled by auto and on horseback, delivering babies and providing birth control education. In addition, an office worker kept clients supplied with refills of contraceptive supplies via mail. In 1944 the League established a clinic at the Berea Hospital staffed by volunteer women physicians and soon thereafter affiliated with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Arrangement Note

Arrangement of the collection is by series: History, Related Agencies, Administrative and Financial Records, Medical & Clinical, Publicity and Fundraising, Correspondence, Planned Parenthood Association of America, Artifacts, and Restricted Correspondence.