MACRO final report (2 of 2), 2003

File — Box: 4, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The records of the C. Everett Koop Community Health Information Center (CHIC) span the years 1991 to 2003 and include correspondence regarding planning and operations; grant proposals to fund the CHIC; basic information about the collection materials; and pamphlets, flyers, and branded realia.

The collection is arranged into five series: Organizational information; Planning; Marketing; Administration; and Grants. Researchers should note that boxes 5 and 6, part of Series V: Grants are restricted to internal (current College employee) use only.

Series I: Organizational information dates from 1991 to 2001, although the bulk of the material begins in 1994, when the College first began planning a health resource center. Correspondence regarding the planning of; securing funding for; purchasing materials for; staffing; and operating the CHIC comprises much of the series. Researchers may find the branded realia interesting; it includes jar openers and circulation desk signs. Also included in the series are informational pamphlets and fact sheets about the CHIC.

Series II: Planning dates to the first three of the CHIC, 1994-1996. Floor plans, correspondence and meeting agendas of the Advisory Committee are held in this series. Please note that the media (three 3.5” floppy disks) are not able to be viewed as the Library does not have the required hardware. Of note in this series is the 1994 “Survey of Librarians and Physicians for the Development of a Consumer Health Information Center” prepared for the College by Hoover Anwar Associates.

Series III: Marketing includes marketing plans; correspondence with the consulting firm, MCB Communications; flyers and advertisements; and a SEPTA bus sign purchase agreement, all dating from 1994 to 1997. Please note that the media (two 3.5” floppy disks) are not able to be viewed as the Library does not have the required hardware. Newsclippings and other public relations materials concerning the opening of the CHIC can also be found in this series, and date from 1996 to 2001.

Series IV: Administration spans the years 1995 to 2001, and may hold the most interest for those interested in materials found in late 20th-century consumer health collections. Along with procedures and workflows followed by employees and public access policies, this series contains lists of recommended internet links for authoritative online health resources as well as “pathfinders” – lists of resources held by the CHIC, seemingly related to disorders discussed in contemporary Museum exhibits. A very few print-outs of user statistics, arranged by year, are also available.

Series V: Grants comprises most of the records of the CHIC. Researchers should note that boxes 5 and 6 are restricted to internal (current College employee) use only. These boxes contain grant applications with sensitive information, as well as contracts, including financial receipts, for the consulting company, MACRO International. Accessible material in Series V dates from 1999 to 2003 and includes grant proposals and progress reports that document the goals, activities, and final evaluation of the CHIC. Those interested in the planning of and implementing multi-year grant projects in non-profit institutions will find these materials rich in detail.

Dates

2003

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 5 and 6, part of Series V: Grants are restricted to internal (current College employee) use only. Please contact the Archivist for more details.

Researchers should note that the media found in this collection (3.5” floppy disks) are not able to be viewed as the Library does not have the required hardware.