Indiana Medical History Museum Inc

IMHM VISUAL COLLECTIONS STORAGE AND PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION PROJECT [THIS PROJECT AIMS TO BETTER PRESERVE, AND THUS EXPAND ACCESS TO, THE INDIANA MEDICAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S IMPORTANT VISUAL COLLECTIONS BY IMPROVING STORAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. WE WILL THEN SHARE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS FACING THE SAME CHALLENGES WE CURRENTLY FACE.]

VOICES FROM CENTRAL STATE: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EXPERIENCE [THROUGH ITS VOICES FROM CENTRAL STATE INITIATIVE, THE INDIANA MEDICAL HISTORY MUSEUM WORKS TO FOCUS MORE ATTENTION ON THE LIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF THE PATIENTS WHO LIVED AND SOMETIMES DIED WITHIN THE HOSPITAL GROUNDS. BUILDING UPON PAST WORK OF THE VOICES INITIATIVE, IMHM IS NOW DEVELOPING AN ONLINE MEMORY FORUM AND DIGITAL ARCHIVE FOR FORMER PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, NEIGHBORS, AND FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOSPITAL'S HISTORY AND SHARE THEIR OWN STORIES, PHOTOS, AND MEMORIES. THIS NEXT PHASE OF THE INITIATIVE INCLUDES COLLECTION OF ORAL HISTORIES AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH TO PRODUCE A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER, THROUGH THE LENS OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING HISTORY, AND THE INTERSECTION OF MEDICAL AND LEGAL HISTORY. WE WILL CONSIDER HOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHIATRY IS REFLECTED IN PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE, LEGAL PRECEDENCE, AND THE TREND OF HOSPITAL DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT STAFF IN THE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF THE HISTORY OF A STATE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN INDIANA. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STAFF AT THE INDIANA MEDICAL HISTORY MUSEUM WILL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP AN ONLINE MEMORY FORUM AND DIGITAL ARCHIVE RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF INDIANA?S CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COLLECTING ORAL HISTORIES AND ADMINISTERING SURVEYS TO CAPTURE ACCOUNTS FROM THE HOSPITAL?S FORMER PATIENTS, STAFF, AND AREA RESIDENTS. STAFF WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING HISTORY OF THE HOSPITAL GROUNDS, CONNECT THE COLLECTED PERSONAL ACCOUNTS TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, AND DISSEMINATE THE RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS WALKING TOURS, ONLINE EXHIBITS, AND BLOG POSTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PROJECT, INCLUDING TWO EXISTING STAFF, TWO GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNS, AND A PUBLIC HISTORY RESEARCHER. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INDIANA MEDICAL HISTORY MUSEUM PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SPECIFIC LOCAL AUDIENCES SUCH AS THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES REFLECTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE PROJECT DOES NOT INTEND TO ISSUE SUBAWARDS.]