Texas Extended School and Community Health Education Program Records
An Inventory of the Collection
Overview of the Collection | ||
| Creator: | Bodine, Willis R. | |
| Title: | Texas Extended School and Community Health Education Program Records | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1947-1949 | |
| Abstract: | Photographs, short historical narrative of the program, copies of annual reviews from 1948 and 1949, one teachers' manual to radio show "Healthy Living in Our County", and the publication "Current Problems in Health Education and Selected Texas Communities" make up this collection. | |
| Identification: | AR.2002.017 | |
| Quantity: | .5 linear feet (1 box, 229 items) | |
| Location: | Outer Vault - Archival Collections | |
| Language: | The records are in English. | |
| Repository: | Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe, PO BOX 2287, Austin, TX 78768 | |
Administrative History
The Austin History Center acquired Willis R. Bodine's records on the University of Texas Extended School and Community Health Education Program by donation from Nancy E. Bodine. Begun upon the invitation of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in the mid 1940's, the program was the joint responsibility of UT's Division of Extension and Department of Physical Education. The purpose of the program was to provide in-service and pre-service training to teachers in public health education with the intention of improving public health overall in selected communities. Travis County schools were among its participants. Besides teacher training, the program included a weekly radio program ("Healthy Living in Our County") which was broadcast from UT's Radio House during school hours. A "picture story" of the radio program, which constitutes the bulk of the records, was photographed over the 1949-1950 school year by Willis R. Bodine, who was the full-time consultant to participant schools.
Scope and Contents
The records on the Texas Extended School and Community Health Education Program include: a folder containing a short historical narrative about the program and copies of annual reviews from 1948 and 1949; a teacher's manual to the program's radio show, "Healthy Living in Our County"; a copy of "Current Problems in Health Education and Selected Texas Communities; and a collection of photographs, the bulk of the records, which comprise the "picture story" documenting the program. The "picture story" is a photographic history of the role the radio program played in improving public health in Travis County schools. Its photos depict the following: students and teachers listening to broadcasts; live broadcasts being made from schools; unsanitary conditions in schools and in students' homes; teachers instructing students in health education; field trips to Radio House; students eating in cafeterias; students at play; and the superintendent advising teachers. Photos that show the interior and exterior of the different Travis County schools will be especially interesting and useful to researchers.
Arrangement | ||
| Willis R. Bodine's photograph collection consists of 1 file box with 23 numbered folders. The photographs were received in a series of labeled envelopes. Many of the photographs are dated and labeled with the names of various Travis county schools. Unlabeled photographs in the collection were matched as much as possible to labeled photographs by comparing certain features. Out of 214 photographs, 29 remain unidentified. The schools are presented in random order. Unidentified photographs are located in the last two folders. | ||
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
None.
Index Terms | ||
| This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Bodine, Willis R. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| University of Texas at Austin | ||
| Bee Cave School | ||
| Bryker Woods School | ||
| Creedmore School | ||
| Creedmore School | ||
| Colorado School | ||
| Fiskvile School | ||
| Hornsby-Dunlap School | ||
| Montopolis School | ||
| Nichols School | ||
| New Sweden School | ||
| Oak Hill School | ||
| Pecan Springs School | ||
| Pflugerville School | ||
| Pilot Knob School | ||
| Pleasant Valley School | ||
| Summit School | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Rural Schools | ||
| Radio - KUT | ||
| Places: | ||
| Austin (Tex.) | ||
| Travis County (Tex.) | ||
| Bee Cave (Tex.) | ||
| Creedmore (Tex.) | ||
| Fiskville County (Tex.) | ||
| Hornsby Bend (Tex.) | ||
| Pflugerville (Tex.) | ||
| Pilot Knob (Tex.) | ||
| Pleasant Valley (Tex.) | ||
| Montopolis (Tex.) | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Silver Gelatin black and white photographs | ||
| Narrative Reports | ||
| Instructional Materials | ||
Related Material
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Austin Files: AF R6600 - Rural Schools AF R0300(10) - Radio - KUT General Collection: Austin Schools 1881-1954 Origin, Growth, Future. 2 vols., 1954 Travis County (Tex.). Public Schools. The Defender, 1936 |
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Nancy E. Bodine in 1995.
Preferred Citation
Texas Extended School and Community Health Education Program Records (AR.2002.017). Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas.
Acquisition Information
Donor #: DO/1995/052
Donation Date: 1995
Processing Information
Finding aid was prepared by Erin McGuffee and Margaret Schlankey/2002.
Finding aid was encoded by Evan Usler/2010.
Detailed Description of the Collection