Jessie Groves Photographs and Oral History
Collection
Identifier: MSS058
Scope and Contents
From the beginning of her career in Indianapolis Jessie Groves took candid photographs of nurses, doctors, and the campus, compiling these in a photo album (or perhaps albums). These photographs arrived in the IUPUI University Archives sometime in the 1970s. In 1977 University Archivist Jeannette Matthew interviewed Jessie, and that tape is also a part of the Archives collections. At some point the album was dismantled and the photographs were integrated into the rest of the university photo collection. Almost all of the photographs have now been reassembled and the album has been virtually recreated through digitization. The photographs provide a personal documentary record of the first four decades of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Medical Center.
The entire collection of photographs from the scrapbook and others gathered throughout Jessie's career are available online, along with the complete oral history and transcription.
The entire collection of photographs from the scrapbook and others gathered throughout Jessie's career are available online, along with the complete oral history and transcription.
Dates
- 1915 - 1977
Creator
- Groves, Jessie Lucile, 1894-1994 (Creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Biographical / Historical
Jessie Groves was born in Montgomery County, Indiana on February 6, 1894. Following training as a nurse at the Culver Union Hospital in Crawfordsville, IN she moved to Indianapolis in 1915 to take a position as the Night Supervisor at Long Hospital on the campus of the fledgling Indiana University School of Medicine. Just two years later, at the age of 23, Jessie became the Operating Room Supervisor at Long Hospital. In 1938 she added this same position at Riley Hospital, and thus became the Operating Room Supervisor for all of the Indiana University Medical Center. She spent the rest of her career working at Long and Riley hospitals, retiring sometime in the 1950s. Jessie died in Crawfordsville on February 13, 1994, having just celebrated her 100th birthday.
Extent
300 Photographic Prints
36.56092 Megabytes (3 mp3 files, 1 pdf )
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photos were donated by Jessie Groves in the 1970s. Jeanette Matthew conducted the oral history in 1977.
General
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Creator
- Groves, Jessie Lucile, 1894-1994 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Jessie Groves Photographs and Oral History, 1915-1977
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the General Collections Repository
Contact:
IUPUI University Library
755 W. Michigan St.
Room 0133
Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
317-274-4064
speccoll@iupui.edu
IUPUI University Library
755 W. Michigan St.
Room 0133
Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
317-274-4064
speccoll@iupui.edu