Oakland County Tuberculosis Sanatorium records
Scope and Contents note
The Oakland County Tuberculosis Sanatorium records are a sampling of correspondence of the Business Manager of the Oakland County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Folders have been kept in the order and with the labeling in which they were received. They are organized chronologically and cover the years 1928-1949. They include correspondence, budgets and financial reports to the County Board of auditors, Michigan Department of Health, Michigan Sanitorium Association, and Michigan Tuberculosis Association, as well as miscellaneous materials that document the management of the institution during the Great Depression and World War II. Prior to 1941, accounts with other counties for care of non-resident and indigent patients are filed by name of county. A summary is available for 1941-1949. Of particular note are 1930 issues of Bugg News, the newsletter of the sanatorium, that provides a vivid glimpse into its daily life.
Dates
- 1928 - 1949
Access and Use note
The Oakland County Tuberculosis Sanatorium records are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright retained by the donor.
History
The Oakland County Tuberculosis Sanatorium (or Sanitorium) was built in 1927 to take care of tuberculosis patients. As increasingly effective drug treatments were found in the 1950s, the patient population dwindled. In late 1964, the buildings and property were sold to the Oakland Community College (OCC). Until its demolition in 2013 it was known as Highland Hall on OCC’s Highland Lakes campus in Waterford.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (5 half-size boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Selected records from the Oakland County Sanatorium, which operated in 1927-1964 to care for tuberculosis patients. As increasingly effective drug treatments were found in the 1950s, the patient population dwindled. In late 1964, the buildings and property were sold to the Oakland Community College (OCC). Until its demolition in 2013 it was known as Highland Hall on OCC’s Highland Lakes campus in Waterford. Material is a sampling of records of the Business Manager, including correspondence, budgets and financial reports that document the management of the institution during the Great Depression and World War II. Of particular note are 1930 issues of Bugg News, the newsletter of the sanatorium.
Processing
Processed by Shirley Paquette and Dominique Daniel, August 2017
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Oakland University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Kresge Library
100 Library Drive
Rochester MI 48309 USA