urn:taro:utmb.00083 Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Records, (1946-1997) The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. November 1997 Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., July 2003. Finding aid written in English. March 2006.Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Patricia R. Wilkinson.September 2011.Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Patricia R. Callaway. Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Records, (1946-1997) RG 11 Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1035, phone (409) 772-2397
SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (TOTA) Records, (1946-1997), occupy 14 linear feet of shelf space, and consist of the administrative records; minutes of meetings; records of various committees, councils and districts; and publications of TOTA. The TOTA Records consist of 180 folders arranged in 28 boxes.

 DESCRIPTION OF SERIES Series 1. Administrative Records:

This group of records includes the minutes of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee as well as the correspondence of these bodies. Also included are the correspondence of the President and Secretary of TOTA, and files relating to officers, delegates, and membership.

 Series 2. Committees, Councils, and Districts:

The series is divided into subseries: Committees (Subseries 2.1), Councils, (Subseries 2.2), and Districts (Subseries 2.3). Records are first arranged alphabetically by name (e.g. Nominating Committee or Council on Development) and then chronologically within each group.

 Series 3. Annual Meetings:

Minutes of meetings, programs, correspondence, and other materials relating to annual meetings are contained in this series. Also of interest are the records documenting the plans and activities of TOTA, which hosted the 1969 Annual Meeting of the American Occupational Therapy Association in Dallas.

 Series 4. Subject Files:

This series is comprised of files relating to various subjects and/or projects as well as several health care organizations in Texas. A small group of historical materials associated with William R. Dunton is also included.

 Series 5. Publications and Publicity:

Issues of the TOTA Newsletter and related correspondence are included in this series. Various newspaper accounts of TOTA activities have been also filed chronologically.

 Detailed Description 1-7 Series 1. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS 2 8 Annual Reports to AOTA 1958-69, 1979-80 3 14 Board of Directors. Correspondence 1974-80, 1983 3 15 Board of Directors. Minutes 1974-75 3 16 Board of Directors. Minutes 1976-77 3 17 Board of Directors. Minutes 1978-79 3 18 Board of Directors. Minutes 1980-81 3 19 Board of Directors. Minutes 1982-83 1 1 Bylaws and Revisions 1946-72 1 2 Bylaws and Revisions 1973-79 1 2a Bylaws and Revisions 1980-92 2 9 Delegates, TOTA 1948-56 2 10 Delegates, TOTA 1965-79, 1982-83 1 3 Emblems and Logos 4 20 Executive Committee. Correspondence 1954, 1956-59 4 21 Executive Committee. Correspondence 1960-62, 1967-71 4 22 Executive Committee. Minutes 1955-63 4 23 Executive Committee. Minutes 1964-69 4 24 Executive Committee. Minutes 1970-73 4 25 Financial Reports 1959-83 1 4 Goals and Objectives 2 11 Membership 1964-74 2 12 Membership 1975-78 2 13 Membership Lists 1947-63, 1980-82 1 5 Officers, TOTA 1958-77 1 6 Organizational Charts 1963-77 1 7 Policy Statements 1968, 1974-80 5 26 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1947-50 5 27 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1951-53 5 28 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1954-55 5 29 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1956-57 5 30 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1958-59 6 31 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1960-61 6 32 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1962 6 33 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1963 6 34 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1964-65 6 35 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1966-67 6 36 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1968-69 7 38 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1970-71 7 39 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1972-75 7 40 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1976 7 41 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1977 7 42 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1978 7 43 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1979 7 44 President, TOTA. Correspondence 1980-83 6 37 Secretary, TOTA. Correspondence 1965-70 8-10 Series 2.1. COMMITTEES 8 45 Accreditation Committee 1971-73 8 46 Advisory Committee. Correspondence 1952-58 8 47 Advisory Committee. Correspondence 1959-70 8 48 Bylaws Committee 1967-68, 1974-80 8 49 Certified O.T. Assistants Committee 1967-68, 1974-75 8 50 Deaf and Blind Committee 1974 8 51 Disaster Preparedness Committee. Correspondence 1961-63 8 52 Disaster Preparedness Committee. Literature 8 53 Exhibits Committee 1959-61, 1967 8 54 Governmental Affairs Committee 1974-77 8 55 International Committee 1968-70 8 56 Legislative Committee 1952-74 9 57 Miscellaneous Committees 9 58 Nominating Committee 1960-67 9 59 Nominating Committee 1968-80 9 60 Placement Committee 1962-78, 1980 9 61 Public Affairs Committee 1976-80 9 62 Recognition Committee 1968-70 9 63 Recognition Committee 1976-80, 1983 10 66 Recruitment Committee 1960-63 10 67 Recruitment Committee 1965-66 10 68 Recruitment Committee 1967-70, 1975-76 9 64 Recruitment Publicity Committee 1953-57 9 65 Recruitment Publicity Committee 1958-59 10 69 Rehabilitation Physical Disabilities Committee (1) 1955-56 10 70 Rehabilitation Physical Disabilities Committee (2) 1955-56 10 71 Scholarship Committee 1954-67 10 72 Scholarship Committee 1968-80 10 73 Special Projects Funds Committee 1959 10 74 Special Studies Committee 1959-67 11. Series 2.2. COUNCILS 11 75 Commission on Practice 1978, 1980 11 76 Council on Budget and Finance 1974-80 11 77 Council on Development 1974-83 11 78 Council on Education 1974-80, 1982 11 79 Council on Education, O.T. Study 1975 11 80 Council on Membership Services 1974-79, 1982-83 11 81 Council on Practice 1967-70 11 82 Council on Standards and Practice 1970-71 11 83 Council on Standards and Practice 1973-80, 1983 12-13 Series 2.3. DISTRICTS 12 85 Alamo-South District 1974-80 12 86 Alamo-South District (Rio Grande) 1958-61, 1967-68 12 88 Capital-Centex District 1974-83 12 87 Capital-Centex District (Central) 1956-69 12 84 Districts. Policies 12 89 Great Plains District 1967-68, 1975-83 12 90 Gulf Coast-East District (South Central, Southeast District) 1957-74 12 91 Gulf Coast-East District. Board of Directors 1975-83 12 92 Gulf Coast-East District. Business Meetings 1974-81 13 97 Gulf Coast-East District. Bylaws 1978, 1983 13 94 Gulf Coast-East District. Correpondence 1956, 1966, 1975-78 13 95 Gulf Coast-East District. Correpondence 1978 13 96 Gulf Coast-East District. Correpondence 1979-81 13 93 Gulf Coast-East District. Executive Committee 1976-81 13 98 Gulf Coast-East District. Newsletters 1975-81 13 99 Trinity-North District 1955-68, 1970-71, 1974, 1983 14-16 Series 3. ANNUAL MEETINGS 16 116a Annual Meeting Guide 1990 14 100 Annual Meetings 1940-55 14 101 Annual Meetings 1956-58 14 102 Annual Meetings 1959 14 103 Annual Meetings 1960 14 104 Annual Meetings 1961 14 105 Annual Meetings 1962-63 14 106 Annual Meetings 1964 15 107 Annual Meetings 1966-67 15 108 Annual Meetings 1968, 1970-71 15 110 Annual Meetings 1977-79, 1980 15 111 Annual Meetings 1981 15 112 Annual Meetings 1982-83 15 112a Annual Meetings 1985-97 16 113 Dallas Meeting (1969) 1969 16 114 Dallas Meeting (1969). Committees 1969 16 115 Dallas Meeting (1969). Correspondence 1965-69 16 116 Dallas Meeting (1969). Correspondence 1969-70 17-23 Series 4. SUBJECT FILES 23 164 Accreditation Manual 1972 23 165 Aging 1965 23 166 Facilities Survey 1975 17 122 Health Manpower Project 1967-68 17 123 Health Manpower Project 1969-70 18 125 Health Planning 1974-77 18 126 Health Planning 1978-79 18 127 HEW Region VI, Long Term Care 1976-77 17 124 History File 1946-54 18 128 Home Health Care (Region IV) 1975-76 18 129 Legislative 1964, 1972, 1974 18 130 Legislative 1975-78, 1983 18 131 Licensure 1965-71 18 132 Licensure 1972-77 19 133 Licensure 1978-79 19 134 Licensure 1980-82 19 135 Licensure 1983-86 19 136 Long Term Care Project 1975-76 19 137 Long Term Care Project 1977 19 138 Long Term Care Project 1978-79 19 139 Occupational Therapy Week 1980, 1983 23 167 Photographs 20 140 PSRO 1972-74 20 141 PSRO 1975 20 142 PSRO 1976 20 143 PSRO 1977 20 144 PSRO 1978-79 20 145 PSRO 1980-81 20 146 PSRO. Correspondence 1974-80 20 146 PSRO. Correspondence 1974-80 20 147 PSRO. Miscellaneous 1974-76 21 148 Quality Assurance Questionaire 1979 21 149 Scholarship Awards 1957-65 21 150 Scholarship Awards 1966-70 21 151 Scholarship Awards 1971-78 21 152 Specialty Sections (Mental Health and Gerontology) 1977-78, 1978-80 21 153 Task Force on Insurance 1975-79 21 154 Task Forces 1969-81 22 156 Texas Association for Mental Health 1961 22 158 Texas Commission of Organizations for the Handicapped 1976-80 22 157 Texas Commission on Patient Care 1955-57 22 155 Texas Health Careers Program 1968-70 22 159 Texas Hospital Association 1960-65 22 160 Texas Hospital Association 1966-68 22 161 Texas Hospital Association 1969-71, 1976 22 162 Texas Society of Allied Health Professions 1978-79 23 168 Training O.T. Education Management (1) 1980-81 23 169 Training O.T. Education Management (2) 1980-81 23 170 Training O.T. Education Management (3) 1980-81 23 171 Training O.T. Education Management (4) 1980-81 22 163 United Cerebral Palsy 1976-79 24-25, 27-28 Series 5. PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLICITY 24 172 Newsletter 1946-52 24 173 Newsletter 1953-57 24 174 Newsletter 1958-61 24 175 Newsletter 1962-65 24 176 Newsletter 1966-69 24 177 Newsletter 1970-76 24 178 Newsletter 1977-81 24 178a Newsletter 1982-83 25 178b Newsletter 1984-86 25 181 Newsletter. Correspondence 1953-67 25 182 Newsletter. Correspondence 1968 25 183 Newsletter. Correspondence 1969-95 25 179 Newspaper Clippings 1930-59 25 180 Newspaper Clippings 1960-80 27 Rehabilitation Manuals 28 Rehabilitation Manuals 29. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS (to be integrated at a later time) 29 184 Brochures 1982-96 29 185 Correspondence 1974-97 29 186 Membership Application Process 1981-91 29 187 Membership Directories 1989-91 29 188 Membership Directories 1992-94 29 189 Membership Directories 1994-95 29 190 Miscellaneous 1990-97