Planned Parenthood of Houston & Southeast Tex. records, 1936-2004.

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Planned Parenthood of Houston & Southeast Tex. records, 1936-2004.

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This collection is comprised of 12 boxes and 17 linear feet and documents the evolution of the Maternal Health Center of Houston into the Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas branch. Material in the collection is dated from 1936 until 2004. The collection contains historical information about the origins of the Planned Parenthood of Southeast Texas and the Maternal Health Center as well as the national birth control movement and Planned Parenthood Federation. The collection features an extensive series of recorded and transcribed oral interviews documenting the memories of staff and patients of Planned Parenthood of Southeast Texas, as well as an unpublished written history of the organization called Sixty Years of choice. In addition, there is a large series of dated photographs featuring staff of Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, and chronicling their fundraisers, galas and other events. A large part of the Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas' work involves community education and outreach thus a large series contains the publications and pamphlets used for these purposes, as well as the newspaper articles and clippings from Houston and national periodicals featuring topics of interest to the organization. Smaller series feature the financial history of the organization dating back to the Maternal Health Center, correspondence from the organization, and publications from organizations affiliated with Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas.

17 linear ft.

University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8036415

University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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