Creator: Department of Health (RG 51).

Collection Summary: Minutes of the Board of Health’s Executive Committee recording business relating to the establishing and updating of the administrative and procedural policies of the Board of Health. These minutes also contain licensing approval for new physicians, and beginning in 1967, the printed transcripts contain a separate entry for medical licensures. The bulk of the collection are transcripts of the board meetings as well as agenda files which represent the material presented and discussed at each meeting. Also included are loose files and documents associated with each meeting. The collection has transcripts and material for each meeting from 1936 to 2018. There are also agenda files for the Aug. 2020, Jan. 2021, and Apr. 2021 meetings, but these lack the transcripts of the board meeting. Additionally, the collection contains audiocassette tapes for meetings recorded from 1985-1993 as well as a small portion of undated audiocassettes whose dates could not be discerned from listening to the tapes. There are also various tapes and CDs of material that were presented at board meetings and some CDs containing recordings of the meetings. Many of these materials are undated and not every meeting has a corresponding recording, but the rough range of dates for these materials are from the 1990s into the mid-2010s.  

Access Restrictions: Arrangements to listen to the cassette tapes in this series must be made with an Image & Sound Archivist, who can determine the availability of equipment and time required for duplication.

Date(s): 1936-2021.

Volume: 39.00 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in July 2025.

Related Materials: TBD.

Record Group History: The Mississippi State Department of Health was originally created in 1877 as the Mississippi State Board of Health before being redesignated into its current name in 1982. The Department of Health is charged with supervising the health interests of the citizens of Mississippi. The Department works with federal and local agencies to enhance the quality of the healthcare provided in the state as well as respond to incidents and emergencies that threaten the health of Mississippians.  

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

Audiocassette Tapes – Jan. 1985 – Apr. 1988 [Limited Access] 19670
Audiocassette Tapes – Jul. 1988 – Oct. 1991 [Limited Access]19671
Audiocassette Tapes – Jan. 1991 – Oct. 1991 [Limited Access]19672
Audiocassette Tapes – Feb. 1991 – Oct. 1993 [Limited Access]19673
Audiocassette Tapes - Undated [Limited Access]19673
"Board's Agenda: 1936-1957" (reads back to front)08395
"Board's Agenda: 1958-1964"08396
"Minutes of Board: 1965-1970, Vol. 3"08397
"Minutes of Board, 1971-1974, Vol. 4"18866
"Minutes of the Board, 1975-1977, Vol. 5"18867
"Minutes of Meetings, State Board of Health – 1978 - 198418868
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jun. 1958 – Dec. 197236274
Minutes and Agenda Files – Mar. 1973 – Sep. 197636275
Minutes and Agenda Files – Dec. 1976 – Oct. 197836276
Minutes and Agenda Files – Dec. 1978 – Aug. 198036277
Minutes and Agenda Files – Sep. 1980 – Apr. 198336278
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 1983 – Mar. 198636279
Minutes and Agenda Files – Apr. 1986 – Jul. 198736280
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 1987 – Jul 198936281
Minutes and Agenda Files – Sep. 1989 – Dec. 199036282
Minutes and Agenda Files – Feb. 1991 – Dec. 199136283
Minutes and Agenda Files – Feb. 1992 – Oct. 199236188
Minutes and Agenda Files Dec. 1992 – Aug. 199336189
Minutes and Agenda Files Oct. 1993 – Apr. 199436190
Minutes and Agenda Files Jul. 1994 – Apr. 199536191
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 1995 – Apr. 199636192
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 1996 – Apr. 199736193
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 1997 – Apr. 199836194
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 1998 – Apr. 199936195
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 1999 – Apr. 200036196
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jul. 2000 – Jul. 200136197
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2001 – Jul. 200236284
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2002 – Jul. 200336285
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2003 – Jul. 200436286
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2004 – Jul. 200536287
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2005 – Jul. 200636288
Minutes and Agenda Files – Sep. 2006 – Feb. 200736289
Minutes and Agenda Files – Apr. 2007 – Dec. 200736290
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jan. 2008 – Oct. 200836291
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jan. 2009 – Jul. 200936292
Minutes and Agenda Files – Sep. 2009. – Jan 201136293
Minutes and Agenda Files – Apr. 2011 – Jul. 201236294
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2012 – Jan 201436295
Minutes and Agenda Files – Apr. 2014 – Oct. 201536296
Minutes and Agenda Files – Jan. 2016 – Jul 201736297
Minutes and Agenda Files – Oct. 2017 –  Dec. 2018 (Also Includes Agenda Files for the Aug. 2020, Jan. 2021, and Apr. 2021 Meetings) 36298
Miscellaneous Recordings and Videos - 1990s – 2010s (Cassettes and CDs)36299