National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis: South St. Louis County Chapter records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the records of the South St. Louis County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The records contain minutes from 1941-1961 and a manual for chapters from January 1, 1961.
Dates
- 1941-1961
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as a national successor to the Warm Springs Foundation President Roosevelt established in 1927. The purpose of the foundation was to provide funds for polio research, education, and patient aid. It was supported by private donations to what was throughout the 1950s an annual fund-raising drive called the March of Dimes. By the mid 1950s most large cities held televised twenty-four-hour telethons in which celebrities would urge viewers to give. The telethons were augmented by door-to-door collections performed by individuals and community groups. Between 1937 and 1957 the March of Dimes collected approximately $500 million, and 1956 alone the March of Dimes raised $52 million. In 1958, the war against polio largely won, the organization changed its name to the National Foundation and broadened its interests. Over the years, the name "March of Dimes" became synonymous with that of the charity and was officially adopted in 1979. March of Dimes is an American health charity whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
The March of Dimes Minnesota Chapter has evolved over the decades, and it now has regional divisions. The South St. Louis County Chapter is now part of the Northland Minnesota Division at 130 W. Superior Street, Suite 100, in Duluth.
Extent
6.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of the records of the South St. Louis County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The records contain minutes from 1941-1961 and a manual for chapters from January 1, 1961.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.
- Childhood and youth Subject Source: Local sources
- Children with disabilities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medicine--Societies, etc Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- People with disabilities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Physicians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Voluntarism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis: South St. Louis County Chapter records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
