]> org_nc_med_soc_all Finding Aid of the North Carolina Medical Society Alliance Records, 1922 - 1999 Processed by: Aaron Cusick; machine-readable finding aid created by: Aaron Cusick &hdrNcDncsa; 2009 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July, 2009 Description is in English Finding Aid of the North Carolina Medical Society Alliance Records, 1922 - 1999 State Archives of North Carolina &tpNcDncsa; Descriptive Summary State Archives of North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Society. Alliance North Carolina Medical Society Alliance Records, 1922 - 1999 ORG.127 Materials in English 34 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, State Archives of North Carolina. The North Carolina Medical Society Alliance (NCMS Alliance) was formed on April 18, 1923, originally called the Woman's Auxiliary to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. The NCMS Alliance is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization comprised of physician spouses and physicians. Members are dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of North Carolinians through community service, advocacy and fundraising aimed at promoting better public health. The NCMS Alliance also supports county medical society alliances, provides leadership opportunities and training for its members and offers grants for health-related programs. The NCMS Alliance is governed by its Board of Directors representing all regions of the state and is headquartered at the NC Medical Society building in Raleigh. The collection contains various records of the North Carolina Medical Society Alliance including bylaws, handbooks, directories, meeting minutes, accounting ledgers, and publications. Officer notebooks include correspondence, agendas, programs and goals, and reports. Also included is information about conferences, conventions, and lecture series. Scrapbooks contain news clippings, photographs, and summaries of the Alliance's activities, including the annual Doctors' Day event. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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[Identification of item], ORG.127, North Carolina Medical Society Alliance Records, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

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Aaron Cusick worked as a Youth Advocacy Intern for the State Archives during the summer of 2009. Youth Advocacy Interns are funded through the Youth Advocacy Office (YAIO), North Carolina Department of Administration.

Historical Note

The North Carolina Medical Society Alliance (NCMS Alliance) is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization comprised of physician spouses and physicians dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of North Carolinians through community service, advocacy and fundraising aimed at promoting better public health. The NCMS Alliance also supports county medical society alliances, provides leadership opportunities and training for its members and offers grants for health-related programs. The NCMS Alliance is governed by its Board of Directors representing all regions of the state and is headquartered at the NC Medical Society building in Raleigh.

The North Carolina Medical Society Alliance was formed on April 18, 1923 as the Woman's Auxiliary to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. The first meeting for the Auxiliary was held in Asheville, NC and Sadie McCain of Southern Pines was elected as the first president. As early as the second Annual Meeting, held in Raleigh, the members began promoting an expanded role for the Auxiliary beyond their original purpose, which was primarily social. Some of the early programs of the Woman's Auxiliary included maintaining a bed at the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium near Southern Pines, observing "Doctors' Day," and starting a health education program and student loan fund.

During World War II, the Auxiliary collected surgical instruments and medical supplies to send overseas, sold Mercy Emblems for emergency medical field kits, and funded the U.S.S. Fremont battle dressing station. Their efforts were recognized in 1946 with a U.S. Treasury Department Award for Patriotic Service. Throughout the next five decades, the Auxiliary established more sanatorium beds, continued to raise money for student assistance, began a nursing recruitment program, sent medical books and supplies overseas, participated in civil defense projects, and participated in legislative projects, including the first "Day at the Legislature". In 1975 the "Woman's" was dropped from the organization's name, and in 1993 the "Auxiliary" became the "Alliance."

More recently, family health issues have taken the forefront. Domestic violence, media violence, drug abuse, tobacco use, and other issues have kept members busy in the counties and at the state level. Legislative issues continue to be of crucial interest. The members are dedicated to assisting physicians in their mission to serve the health care needs of the people of North Carolina on behalf of public health, medical education, and legislation.

Alliance Presidents 1923-1924 Sadie McCain 1924-1925 Mrs. I.W. Faison 1925-1926 Marietta Way 1926-1927 Het McGeachy 1927-1928 Carrie Tom Lawrence 1928-1929 Bea Holmes 1929-1930 Annie Macon 1930-1931 Olive Murphy 1931-1932 Het McGeachy 1932-1933 Nell Knight 1933-1934 Mrs. J.W. Huston 1934-1935 Willie Sidbury 1935-1936 Lucy Eldridge 1936-1937 Lola Terry 1937-1938 Merle Louise Rainey 1938-1939 Myrtle Elliott 1939-1940 Ann Stronsnider 1940-1941 Stella Hedrick 1941-1942 Melissa Smith 1942-1943 Nellie Moore 1943-1944 Lida Pace 1944-1945 Thelma Saunders 1945-1946 Inza Bell 1946-1947 Rachel Taylor 1947-1948 Norma Berryhill 1948-1949 Mary Thompson 1949-1950 "Bert" Lee 1950-1951 Louise Johnson 1951-1952 Libby Roberts 1952-1953 Hannah McMillian 1953-1954 Charlotte Billings 1954-1955 Shirley Fox 1955-1956 Rosa Croom 1956-1957 Pat May 1957-1958 Dorothy Royal 1958-1959 Mary Johnson 1959-1960 Trudy Garrard 1960-1961 Helen Hitch 1961-1962 Marguerite Noel 1962-1963 Ursula Wilkinson 1963-1964 Adelaide Reece 1964-1965 Monk Dichtenmuellar 1965-1966 Leila G. Sikes 1966-1967 Virginia Robertson 1967-1968 Virginia Clayton 1968-1969 Betty McCain 1969-1970 Peggy Crutchfield 1970-1971 Bee Troutman 1971-1972 Ruby Byrum 1972-1973 Turid Seear 1973-1974 Betty Dixon 1974-1975 Lu Russell 1975-1976 Shirley Herring 1976-1977 Martha Martinat 1977-1978 Mary Leila Andrews 1978-1979 Mary Jane Means 1979-1980 Ann Frazier 1980-1981 Ann Rollins 1981-1982 Anne Hubbard 1982-1983 Eleanor M. Hunt 1983-1984 Marguerite T. Trexler 1984-1985 Linda P. Nance 1985-1986 Darlene Young 1986-1987 Pamela Sacco 1987-1988 Jacqueline T. Snyder 1988-1989 Carolyn Niemeyer 1989-1990 Imogene Hayes 1990-1991 Helen Boyette 1991-1992 Constance N. Parker 1992-1993 Ann Faris 1993-1994 Gay Bowman 1994-1995 Joyce Trado 1995-1996 Mary Frances Forrester 1996-1997 Ann Siva 1997-1998 Pat Morayati Collection Overview

The collection contains various records of the North Carolina Medical Society Alliance including bylaws, handbooks, directories, meeting minutes, accounting ledgers, and publications such as newsletters, yearbooks, and annual reports. Officer notebooks include correspondence, agendas, programs and goals, and reports. Also included is information about conferences, conventions, and lecture series. Scrapbooks contain news clippings, photographs, and summaries of the Alliance's activities, including the annual Doctors' Day event.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically within the series.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Subject Terms American Medical Association Alliance Child abuse--North Carolina--Prevention Doctors' Day Health education McCain, Sadie Medical social work--North Carolina Medicine--Societies, etc. North Carolina Medical Society North Carolina Medical Society. Alliance North Carolina Medical Society. Auxiliary Physicians Public health Scrapbooks VHS (TM) Videocassettes Voluntarism Women volunteers in social service--United States--History--20th century World War, 1939-1945 Geographic Terms Raleigh (N.C.) Related Collections

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/.

See also: ORG.181 North Carolina Medical Society Container List General Records, 1922-1998

This series includes the bylaws, handbooks, published histories of the North Carolina Medical Society Auxiliary (Alliance) and the American Medical Association Auxiliary (Alliance), master lists and directories, financial statements, and related materials.

1 Bylaws and Policies Histories President's Handbook Board of Directors Handbook Leadership Handbook Master Lists Reference Material Programs Medical Society of North Carolina Transactions "Funny Tummy" Video Information 2 Financial Statements Anne Hubbard Lecture Recognition Awards Resources 3 Planning Council Planning and Development Meeting Minutes, 1938-1997

This series includes minutes from the various county and state meetings, such as the fall, mid-winter, and annual conventions. Minutes include records from the Board of Directors, House of Delegates, General Meetings, and various committees. Also included with the minutes are agendas, correspondence, reports, and meeting programs. The minutes are arranged chronologically.

1 1938-1965 2 1966-May 1979 3 September 1979-April 1988 4 May 1988-May 1991 5 May 1991-February 1994 6 May 1994-1997 Officer Notebooks, 1982-1997

This series includes the notebooks for Presidents, Presidents-Elect, and Vice Presidents. The files in this series mainly contain correspondence, but also have memos, reports, and evaluations.

1 Presidents, 1982-1989 2 Presidents, 1992-1994 3 Presidents, 1994-1996 4 Presidents, 1996-1997 5 Presidents-Elect, 1982-1990 6 Presidents-Elect, 1991-1994 7 Presidents-Elect, 1994-1996 8 Presidents-Elect, 1995-1996 Vice President, 1986-1988 Meeting Files, 1980-1997

This series includes schedules, agendas, correspondence, evaluations, registration information and participant lists for various workshops and conferences, such as the fall, mid-winter, and Confluence conferences, as well as miscellaneous subject files.

1 Meeting Files, 1980-1984 2 Meeting Files, 1984-1985 3 Meeting Files, 1985-1986 4 Meeting Files, 1986-1989 5 Meeting Files, 1989-1990 6 Meeting Files, 1990-1991 7 Meeting Files, 1992-1993 8 Meeting Files, 1993-1994 9 Meeting Files, 1994-1995 10 Meeting Files, 1995-1996 11 Meeting Files, 1996-1997 Subject Files Publications, 1945-1987

This series includes the Alliance's yearbook called the "Guidepost" which serves as source of information and a guide for the activities and programs in the year ahead. Yearbooks also include a directory of members, officers, and committee chairs. Also included are the "Auxiliary News" and "Tarheel Tandem" newsletters and the published meeting minutes, called "Transactions," as well as miscellaneous publications.

1 Yearbooks, 1945-1971 2 Yearbooks, 1971-1985 3 Yearbooks, 1985-1986 Newsletters, 1953-1956, 1990-1993 Transactions of the Auxiliary to the NCMS, 1955-1959 Miscellaneous Annual Reports, 1957-1996

This series includes reports of meetings, committees, officers, and districts, financial statements, and awards.

1 Annual Reports, 1957 to 1976/1977 2 Annual Reports, 1977/1978 to 1995/1996 County Annual Reports, 1988-1999

This series includes reports on membership, goals, activities and projects from the county chapters of the Alliance.

1 County Annual Reports, 1988/1989, 1995-1998 2 County Annual Reports, 1997/1998-1998/1999 Scrapbooks, 1958-1991

This series includes 21 scrapbooks which contain news clippings, photographs, and written reports documenting the activities of the Alliance. Several of the scrapbooks are dedicated to "Doctors' Day," an annual event that recognizes physicians, and is celebrated by the county chapters with either a social event or service project.

1 Scrapbook, 1958-1960 2 Scrapbook, 1960-1962 3 Scrapbook, 1964-1965 4 Scrapbook, 1970-1971 5 Scrapbook, 1972-1973 6 Scrapbook, 1973-1974 7 Scrapbook, 1974 8 Scrapbook, 1974-1975 9 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1974-1975 10 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1975-1976 11 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1976-1977 12 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1978 13 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1979 14 Scrapbook, 1979-1980 15 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1984 16 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1985 17 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1986 18 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1987 19 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1988 20 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1989 21 Doctors' Day Scrapbook, 1991 General Ledgers, 1988-1994

This series includes computer printouts of financial information from North Carolina Medical Society Alliance and Health Education Foundation.

1 Alliance Accounting, 1990-1991 2 Alliance Accounting, 1991-1992 3 Alliance Accounting, 1992-1993 4 Alliance Accounting, 1993-1994 1 Foundation Accounting, 1988 2 Foundation Accounting, 1990-1991 3 Foundation Accounting, 1991-1992 4 Foundation Accounting, 1992-1993 5 Foundation Accounting, 1993-1994 Videos, circa 198512 VHS videocassettes

This series includes twelve copies of a video called “Funny Tummy.” The video was designed to teach children aged five to twelve to protect themselves from physical and sexual abuse.

1 "Funny Tummy" Videos