4.  Departments.

Contains materials relating to, or created by, various departments and working groups at Rancho Los Amigos.  These records include reports to the central administration, photographs, some publications, and some employee records.  The arrangement is alphabetical, by department.

Administrative Offices

1930-1940.............................. Box:  22     File:  21

Canteen

Receipt and Expenses
1941-1950
Ledger Book........................... Box:  49

Chapel

1955-1979.............................. Box:  22     File:  22

Cineradiology

Test Results
1957-1967
Ledger Book........................... Box:  19     Item:  15

Clinic

Patient Registry
1969
Ledger Book........................... Box:  47     Item:  3

Clinical Investigation

.......................................... Box:  22     File:  23

Clinical Laboratory

................................................... Box:  22     File:  24

Dairy Ranch

(See also, Farm, below)
1924-1957............................... Box:  22     File:  25

Dental Clinic

Photographs............................ Box:  27     File:  17

Drug Treatment Center

1971-1973............................... Box:  22     File:  26

Emergency Medical Services

Patient Registry
1965-1971
Ledger Book............................. Box:  45     Item:  1

Farm

Dairy
c.1920-c1955
Photographs............................. Box:  27     File:  32

First and second place medals,
LA County Farm Bureau Dairy Cow Competition
Copper Alloy Medallions............... Box:  41     File:  13

General Photos
1920-1940
Photographs............................ Box:  27     File:  33

Livestock
c.1920-c1955
Photographs............................ Box:  27     File:  31

Fire Department

1930
Photographs............................ Box:  27     File:  29

Geriatric Program

.......................................... Box:  22     File:  29

Gyms

1965.................................... Box:  22     File:  27

Home Care

Home Care Trucks Inventory
1962........................................... Box:  29     File:  35

Intensive Treatment Program

1959.................................... Box:  22     File:  28

Kitchen

1929-c.1960
Photographs........................... Box:  27     File:  18

Lab and Research
n.d.
Photographs........................... Box:  29     File:  13

Landscape

c.1915-c.1965
Photographs........................... Box:  27     File:  30

Laundry

n.d.
Photographs........................... Box:  27     File:  16

Maintenance Log

1958-1962
Ledger Book.................... Box:  19     File:  2

1963-1964
Ledger Book.................... Box:  19     File:  3

Liver Service

1988.................................... Box:  22     File:  30

Maintenance

1954-1955............................. Box:  22     File:  31

Materials Management

1987-1988............................. Box:  22     File:  32

Medical Records Department

1987................................... Box:  22     File:  33

Medical

Treatment Photographs............. Box:  29     File:  6

Medical Social Services

Photographs.......................... Box:  27     File:  20

Neuro-Stroke Services

1988.................................... Box:  22     File:  34

New Work Program

1960.................................... Box:  22     File:  35

Nursing Education

Getting to Know Rancho 

#III  Nursing, Nursing Education, and Safety
09 Mar 1959
Reel to Reel Audio............. Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  85

#VIII  Program Department
Reel to Reel Audio............. Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  86

#X Housekeeping and Laundry Departments
06 Jan 1960
Reel to Reel Audio............. Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  87

#XI  Central Services and Pharmacy
02 Feb 1960
Reel to Reel Audio............. Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  88

#XII Laboratory and X-ray Departments
01 Mar 1960
Reel to Reel Audio............. Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  89

#XVII Personnel Office
04 Oct 1960
Reel to Reel Audio............. Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  90

Hiscock, Florence.  
Nursing Care at RLAH  #II  Habilitation of the Pediatric Patient
07 Nov 1963
Reel to Reel Audio.................... Box:  16       Case:  Loose     File:  91

Jones, Robert.  
Lecture (recorded by Dr. Nickel)
Reel to Reel Audio.................... Box:  16     Case:  Loose       File:  93

Rancho Medical Philosophy
08 Oct 1965
Reel to Reel Audio.................... Box:  16     Case:  Loose       File:  92

Skinner, Geraldine.  
The Associate Degree Nurse Comes to Rancho
29 Aug 1961
Reel to Reel Audio.................... Box:  16     Case:  Loose       File:  84

Smyth, Persus (Mrs.).  
Getting to Know Rancho #XVIII
07 Feb 1961
Reel to Reel Audio.................... Box:  16     Case:  Loose       File:  82

Photos......................................... Box:  22     File:  38

Nursing Services

Employee Time Book
1953
Ledger Book........................................ Box:  19     File:  7

1959... ....................................................... Box:  22     File:  36

1960-1963........................................... Box:  22     File:  37

Hanger for Respirator Mirror
Provenance uncertain
Photo of a technical drawing.................... Box:  29     File:  24

Photographs........................................ Box:  27     File:  15

Occupational Therapy

1932-1949........................................... Box:  22     File:  39

c.1944-c.1970
Photographs........................................ Box:  27     File:  25

Photographs........................................ Box:  27     File:  22

A Driver's Training Program for Persons with Disabilities
1984................................................. Box:  22     File:  40

Rancho Crafters Rehab Fund
1965-1978
Ledger Book........................................ Box:  50     File:  3

Wicker Chairs
Photographs........................................ Box:  27     File:  23

Orthodontics

3 glass slides......................................... Box:  18     File:  3

3 glass slides......................................... Box:  18     File:  4

Orthopedics

1960
Photographs........................................ Box:  22     File:  41

Orthotics

Records
1965-1970........................................... Box:  22     File:  42

Photos

Adults
Photographs................................. Box:  27     File:  21

Children
Photographs................................. Box:  27     File:  26

Equipment

Photographs................................. Box:  28     File:  32

Photographs................................. Box:  28     File:  33

Loose Photos
Photographs........................................ Box:  28     File:  34

Photographs........................................ Box:  28     File:  35

Photographs........................................ Box:  29     File:  1

Photographs........................................ Box:  29     File:  2

Loose Photos
Photographs........................................ Box:  29     File:  3

Photographs........................................ Box:  29     File:  4

Problems
Photographs........................................ Box:  28     File:  30

Loose Photos
Photographs........................................ Box:  28     File:  31

Scrapbook
1961
Photographs........................................ Box:  27     File:  24

[Orthotics (?) Photos]

31 glass slides (photographic)...................... Box:  14

25 glass slides (photographic)...................... Box:  15

Personnel
Photographs.......................................... Box:  28     File:  21

Swivel Bar Transfer
Photographs.......................................... Box:  28     File:  25

Swivel Bar Transfer, Bushnell Paralytic Lift
Photographs.......................................... Box:  28     File:  26

Therapeutic Techniques
Photographs.......................................... Box:  28     File:  24

Training Photos............................................... Box:  22     File:  47

Pediatrics

.................................................................. Box:  22     File:  43

Pharmacy

1987................................................. Box:  22     File:  44

Physical Rehabilitation

1955-1960........................................... Box:  22     File:  46

Physical Therapy

Bulbar
16 glass slides....................................... Box:  18     File:  1

Deformities
12 glass slides....................................... Box:  18     File:  2

Equipment
Photographs......................................... Box:  28     File:  23

General Photos
1955
Photographs......................................... Box:  28     File:  27

Gym (Adults)
1955
Photographs......................................... Box:  28     File:  28

Gym (Children)
1955
Photographs......................................... Box:  28     File:  29

Kappa Kappa Gamma Presentation
Photographs......................................... Box:  28     File:  22

Postmaster

1941-................................................... Box:  22     File:  48

Power House

Machinery Data
After 1950
Ledger Book........................................... Box:  19     File:  14

Psychological Services

1987.................................................... Box:  22     File:  45

Psychology

Photographs........................................... Box:  27     File:  12

Pulmonary Respiratory Service

1964..................................................... Box:  22     File:  50

Quality Assurance/Utilization Management Program

1987..................................................... Box:  22     File:  51

Rancho School

c. 1955
Photos................................................... Box:  22     File:  54

Recreation Therapy

1984... ........................................................... Box:  22     File:  52

Photographs........................................... Box:  27     File:  14

Rehabilitation Engineering

Annual Reports of Progress and Continuation Plans
1973-1974............................................... Box:  23     File:  19

Grant: Functional Electrical Stimulation
1983-1988............................................... Box:  23     File:  21

Program Highlights
1972-1974............................................... Box:  23     File:  14

Progress Reports

1971-1972........................................ Box:  23     File:  15

1973-1975........................................ Box:  23     File:  16

1976-1979........................................ Box:  23     File:  17

1980-1981........................................ Box:  23     File:  18

Project Threshold--Annual Report
1980..................................................... Box:  23     File:  20

Project Threshold--Pamphlet
1988..................................................... Box:  22     File:  49

Proposal
1970..................................................... Box:  23     File:  13

Respiratory Care Services

1988..................................................... Box:  22     File:  53

Surgery

Record of Surgery
1953-1958
Ledger Book............................................ Box:  20     Item:  13

Transportation

Motor Vehicles
Photographs............................................ Box:  27     File:  27

Trains
c.1924
Photographs............................................ Box:  27     File:  28

Vocational Services

1945-1963............................................... Box:  22     File:  55

Volunteer Services

Dog Shows
Coordinated by  Helen Johnson  and  Jeannette Lois Potter
1960-1962............................................... Box:  22     File:  58

Lucille Borowick's Scrapbook
1953-1954............................................... Box:  22     File:  57

Volunteer Awards
1970...................................................... Box:  22     File:  56

Volunteers
1953-c.1960
Photographs............................................. Box:  27     File:  19

Women's Ward

Annual Report
1935-1937................................................ Box:  23     File:  10

X-ray

Photographs............................................. Box:  27     File:  13