Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit July 11, 2014 Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Alexander M. Bracken Library 2000 W. University Avenue Muncie, Indiana, 47306 765-285-5078 libarchives@bsu.edu Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History......................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................5 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997.............................................6 - Page 2 - Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Title Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records Date 1955-1997 Extent 4.1 Cubic feet 6 boxes Language English Language of Materials Materials in English. Preferred Citation Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History In 1955 Nila Kirkpatrick Covalt started a conference on aging in memory of her parents J. Walter and Arrena I. Kirkpatrick under the name of the J. Walter and Arrena I. Kirkpatrick Memorial Workshop and/or Lectureship. Per J. Walter's wishes, upon his death in 1953 the family home was donated to the Muncie Women's Club to provide a base for a new organization for senior citizens: the Golden Age Club. Arrena (d. 1947) had actively participated in the Women's Club and J. Walter wanted to help the club in remembrance of her. The Women's Club was unable to accept the donation due to problems in financing the maintenance of the home. In lieu of this, Lall Montgomery and Bruce Stocking of Ball State Teachers' College introduced the idea for a lectureship and workshop dedicated to the same ideals: to further studies in the field of gerontology and community service for the aged. Wilma Donahue from the University of Michigan and John D. Van Nuys from the Indiana University School of Medicine helped to shape the concept of the lectureship further. Funding came from a trust set up by Nila Kirkpatrick which housed the proceedings raised from the sale of her family home. This trust transferred annually $2000 divided between Ball State and Indiana University Medical Center for the endowment of the lectureship. In 1959, the two conferences on aging held in Indiana- at the above-mentioned schools- merged to become a single conference held at Ball State. This also merged the funding for the two conferences. When Nila died in 1975 she ensured the continuance of the conference by setting forth a bequest for a further trust from her personal funds. The Kirkpatrick Conference has worked with many agencies and organizations throughout the country which deal with geriatrics: Indiana State Commission of the Aging and Aged, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Muncie Academy of Medicine, Delaware- Blackford County Medical Society as well as various universities and academic programs. A further broadening of the goals and parameters of the conference came in 1989 when Gary Meunier, professor of psychology and Director of the Institute of Gerontology at Ball State, became coordinator of the conference. He added mental health to the scope of the conference which became the Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging and Mental Health. This began a much larger involvement from other academic fields such as sociology, psychology, physical education, nursing, and physiology and health science. Royda Crose became director of the Institute of Gerontology at Ball State in 1993 and as well as coordinator for the Kirkpatrick Conference adding her experience in clinical psychology to the scope of the studies on aging. Scope and Contents The Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging collection contains material dating from 1954 to 1997, including: reports, registration, mailing lists, costs, speeches, programs and brochures, correspondence, evaluations, news clippings, cassette recordings, photographs, news releases, publicity material, programs and other related material. - Page 4 - Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 The collection is arranged chronologically by year of conference with some further breakdown within those years. In most instances the conference files are in one folder with all papers relating to that year contained within. In other cases, however, the records are subdivided by type of material according to the original structure. Arrangement This collection is arranged chronologically. Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Controlled Access Headings Subject(s) • Gerontology - Page 5 - Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Collection Inventory Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1955-1961 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging,1962-1963 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1964-1966 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1967/03/15 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1970/03/18-1972 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1973/03/14 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1975-1978 Subject Files - Nursing and Conference on Aging, 1979-1984 First Workshop I, 1955 First Workshop II, 1955 Second Workshop I, 1956 - Page 6 - Box Folder 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 2 1 2 2 2 3 Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Second Workshop II, 1956 Second Workshop - Organizational Files, 1956 Second Workshop - Cost, 1956 Second Workshop - Attendance, 1956 Third Workshop, 1957 Third Workshop - Speeches and Reports, 1957 Fourth Workshop, 1958 Fourth Workshop - Requisitions, 1958 Fourth Workshop - Cost, 1958 Fourth Workshop - Attendance, 1958 Fifth Workshop, 1959 Fifth Workshop - Attendance, 1959 Fifth Workshop - Cost, 1959 Sixth Workshop, 1960 - Page 7 - 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Sixth Workshop - Cost, 1960 Sixth Workshop - Attendance, 1960 Sixth Workshop - Symposium, 1960 Sixth Workshop - Questionaire, 1960 Sixth Workshop - Speechs & Correspondence, 1960 Seventh Workshop - 1961 Seventh Workshop - Attendence, 1961 Seventh Workshop - Speeches & Reports, 1961 Eighth Workshop, 1962 Eighth Workshop - Registration, 1962 Eighth Workshop - Reports, 1962 Eighth Workshop - Cost, 1962 Ninth Workshop, 1963 Ninth Workshop - Registration, 1963 - Page 8 - 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 2 22 2 23 2 24 2 25 2 26 2 27 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Ninth Workshop - Reports, 1963 Ninth Workshop - Cost, 1963 Tenth Workshop, 1964 Tenth Workshop - Registration, 1964 Tenth Workshop - Reports, 1964 Tenth Workshop - Cost, 1964 Eleventh Workshop, 1965 Eleventh Workshop - Registration, 1965 Eleventh Workshop - Reports, 1965 Eleventh Workshop - Cost, 1965 Twelfth Workshop, 1966 Thirteenth Workshop, 1967 Fourteenth Workshop, 1968 Fifteenth Workshop, 1969 - Page 9 - 2 32 2 33 2 34 2 35 2 36 2 37 2 38 2 39 2 40 2 41 2 42 3 1 3 2 3 3 Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Workshop Proceedings/Brochures, 1969-1985 Sixteenth Workshop, 1970 Seventeenth Workshop, 1971 Eighteenth Workshop, 1972 Nineteenth Workshop I, 1973 Nineteenth Workshop II, 1973 Twentieth Workshop I, 1974 Twentieth Workshop II, 1974 Twentieth Workshop - Speeches, 1974 Twenty-First Workshop, 1975 Twenty-First Workshop - Speeches, 1975 Twenty-First Workshop - Registration, 1975 Twenty-Second Workshop, 1976 Twenty-Third Workshop, 1977 - Page 10 - 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 14 3 15 3 16 3 17 Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Twenty-Third Workshop - Speeches, 1977 Workshop Proceedings/Brochures Twenty-Fourth Workshop, 1978 Twenty-Fourth Workshop - Speeches, 1978 Twenty-Fifth Workshop, 1979 Twenty-Fifth Workshop - Newsclippings, 1979 Twenty-Fifth Workshop - News Releases, 1979 Twenty-Sixth Workshop I, 1980 Twenty-Sixth Workshop II, 1980 Twenty-Sixth Workshop - Correspondence, 1980 Twenty-Seventh Workshop, 1981 Twenty-Eighth Workshop, 1982 Twenty-Ninth Workshop, 1983 Thirtieth Workshop, 1984 - Page 11 - 3 18 3 19 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Thirty-First Workshop I, 1985 Thirty-First Workshop II, 1985 Thirty-Second Workshop, 1986 Thirty-Third Workshop, 1987 Thirty-Third Workshop - Evaluations, 1987 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - Presenters, Table of Contents, 1988 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - Publicity, 1988 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - The President's Dinner & Luncheon, 1988 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - Evaluations, Catering, Space Arrangements, 4 13 4 14 4 15 4 16 4 17 4 18 4 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 4 23 4 24 4 25 Mailing List & Expenditures, 1988 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - The Day's Sessions, Professional Workshop & Search for Keynote Speaker, 1988 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - Forms, Volunteers, Program Packets, Exhibitors, Canteen, Health Fair, 1988 Thirty-Fourth Workshop - Mailing List & Registration, 1988 Thirty-Fifth Workshop, 1989 - Page 12 - Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Thirty-Sixth Workshop, 1990 Thirty-Seventh Workshop, 1991 Thirty-Eighth Workshop, 1992 Thirty-Ninth Workshop, 1993 Fortieth Workshop - General Horizon, Poster Presentations, Bangquet, 4 26 4 27 4 28 4 29 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 Poster Proposals, C.E. Credit, Mailings I, 1994 Fortieth Workshop - Speeches, Publicity, Duties, Packets II, 1994 Forty-Fourth Workshop - Financila Reports, Evaluations, General, Speakers, Mailings, Promotions, Food, Registration, CEU's. Corporate Sponsor, Packets I, 1995 Forty-First Workshop - Registration 2, Horizon Center, Nominations, Poster Presentations, Brochures II, 1995 Forty-Second Workshop, 1996 Forty-Second Workshop - Press, 1996 Forty-Second Workshop - Speakers, 1996 Forty-Second Workshop - The Program, 1996 - Page 13 - Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging records RG.22.08.05 Series 1: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging papers, 1955-1997 Forty-Second Workshop - CEU Information, 1996 Forty-Second Workshop - Horizon Center, Awards, 1996 Forty-Second Workshop - Posters & Registration, 1996 Kirkpatrick Conference - Photographs, 1961-1964 Kirkpatrick Conference - Photographs, 1988-1996 Kirkpatrick Conference - Correspondence - Dr. Richard W. Burkhardt, 5 9 5 10 5 11 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 1954-1975 Forty-Third Workshop - Registration, Achor - Kovacs, 1997 Forty-Third Workshop - Registration Katzner-Zacher, 1997 Series 2: Kirkpatrick Memorial Conference on Aging audio recordings, 1980 Box RG.22.08.05.01 Reed, William S. "Healing the Whole Person" Address Kirkpatrick 6 Conference on Aging audio cassette, 1980 "Implications for Older Hoosiers" Second Session Symposium Panel Kirkpatrick Conference on Aging audio cassette, 1980 - Page 14 - 6