Title X, 1997-2008

The Edgerton Women's Health Center records, 1972-2016, contains administrative and financial records of the EWHC's board of directors, pamphlets and publications, newsletters, evaluations and patient surveys, educational materials, and other records related to the operation of the Edgerton Women's Health Center. The collection has been arranged into five series. There are no individual EWHC patient records in the collection.

Administrative records, 1972-2016, contains board member notebooks, meeting minutes, bylaws, reports, records of administrative audits, planning documents, fundraising documents, lease agreements, and other records related to the administration of the Edgerton Women's Health Center. Included in this series are records related to compliance with regional and national health care governing bodies, such as the Family Planning Council of Iowa and the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) program, and a folder of material on the dissolution of the EWHC in 2016.

Financial records, 1972-2014, includes financial reports, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms, grant documents, and proposals related to the financial operations and accounts of EWHC.

General records, 1972-2015, contains papers primarily relating to the general functions and operations of the clinic. Papers include correspondence, photographs, patient surveys, statistics, operating policies, newsclippings, and blueprints, wall hangings, and signage from the clinic's offices. Included are newsclippings related to the David McMenemeny terrorist attack in 2006, historical information on EWHC and Dow Edgerton, and materials from various events, anniversaries, and campaigns, including photographs of a dress and vest constructed of multicolored condoms for the center's teen pregnancy prevention campaign.

Community education and outreach, 1973-2014, contains materials related to the EWHC's various outreach and educational efforts. The bulk of these materials consists of pamphlets on various women's health concerns (such as childbirth, ovarian cancer, and nutrition) that were likely handed out to attendees at events or made available in the EWHC's offices for patients to reference. Also included are educational materials on Title X and the Affordable Care Act, presentation evaluations, pamphlets and brochures on EWHC services, training and planning materials created for clinic staff who presented community programming on women's health, and audiovisual materials. The audiovisual materials primarily include television commercials, advertisements, and informational segments about the EWHC, in addition to televised news reports and original commercial jingles.