Utah Medical Association Alliance records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2587

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Utah Medical Association Alliance records present the history of the organization beginning with its establishment in 1922. This collection consists of scrapbooks describing annual activities, events, budgets, officers, and board meetings of the organization. The scrapbooks include photographs, clippings, brochures and other ephemeral materials. The records also contain information and materials related to the chapters of the Utah Medical Auxiliary Association which includes Salt Lake County Chapter, Davis County Chapter, Weber County Chapter, and the University of Utah Medical School Alliance Chapter.

Dates

1924-2005

Creator

Utah Medical Association. Alliance Section (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Historical Note

The Woman's Auxiliary to the American Medical Association was organized in St. Louis, Missouri, May 26, 1922. It was the logical outgrowth of the state and county auxiliaries that were already in existence in Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas. Maine and Montana had organized but had not been active. The idea of a National Auxiliary originated with the Woman's Auxiliary to the State Medical Association of Texas. Mrs. Samuel Clark Red, President of the Auxiliary, with the assistance of Dr. Edward H. Gary of Dallas, introduced a resolution that was adopted, and the Woman's Auxiliary to the American Medical Association was organized.

Each state was contacted regarding the Auxiliary, and the Woman's Auxiliary to the Utah Medical Association was organized in Salt Lake City in September 1922. By June of 1923, ten states were reported organized and eight more states in the process of organization. Mrs. E.D. Hammond served as President of the Utah Auxiliary from 1923-1933. At the Utah House of Delegates in April 1993, it was voted upon to change the name of the Utah Medical Association Auxiliary to the Utah Medical Association Alliance. In June of 1993 at the National House of Delegates in Chicago, the national organization name was changed from the American Medical Association Auxiliary to the American Medical Association Alliance.

The objectives of the Utah Medical Association Alliance is to assist in those programs of the American Medical Association that improved the health and quality of life for all people; to promote health education; to encourage participation of volunteers in activities that meet health needs.

Extent

95.75 Linear Feet (70 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Utah Medical Association Alliance records (1924-2005) present the history of the organization beginning with its establishment in 1922. This collection consists of scrapbooks describing annual activities, events, budgets, officers, and board meetings of the organization. The records also contain information and materials related to the chapters of the Utah Medical Auxiliary Association which includes Salt Lake County Chapter, Davis County Chapter, Weber County Chapter, and the University of Utah Medical School Alliance Chapter. The objectives of the Utah Medical Association Alliance is to assist in those programs of the American Medical Association that improved the health and quality of life for all people; to promote health education; to encourage participation of volunteers in activities that meet health needs.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged into three series: I. General association records; II. Chapters of the Utah Medical Auxiliary Association which includes materials related to the Salt Lake County Chapter, Davis County Chapter, Weber County Chapter, and the University of Utah Medical School Alliance Chapter; III. General materials.