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. There are two groups of minutes included in this series: a set of printed transcripts for 1936-2001, and a set of audiocassette tapes for meetings recorded from 1978-1991. (A small group of audiocassettes is undated, as it was not possible to ascertain dates from listening to the tapes.) Additionally, the files for the meetings held between 1992 and 2001 also include the files and documents presented at the meetings as well as loose files and documents associated with each meeting. 

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): 1936-2001.

Volume: 13.00 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in February 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

1936-1957: "Board's Agenda: 1936-1957" (reads back to front)08395
1958-1964: "Board's Agenda: 1958-1964"08396
1965-1970: "Minutes of Board: 1965-1970, Vol. 3"08397
1971-1974: "Minutes of Board, 1971-1974, Vol. 4"18866
1975-1977: "Minutes of the Board, 1975-1977, Vol. 5"18867
1978-1984: "Minutes of Meetings, State Board of Health, 1978-[1984]"18868
1985 (Jan) - 1988 (Apr): Audiocassette tapes [Limited access]19670
1988 (Jul) - 1991 (Oct): Audiocassette tapes [Limited access]19671
1991 (Feb) - 1993 (Oct): Audiocassette tapes [Limited access]19672
1991 (Jan - Oct): Audiocassette tapes [Limited access]19673
1992 (Feb – Oct): Minutes and Agenda Files36188
1992 (Dec) – 1993 (Aug): Minutes and Agenda Files36189
1993 (Oct) – 1994 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36190
1994 (Jul) – 1995 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36191
1995 (Jul) – 1996 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36192
1996 (Jul) – 1997 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36193
1997 (Jul) – 1998 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36194
1998 (Jul) – 1999 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36195
1999 (Jul) – 2000 (Apr): Minutes and Agenda Files36196
2000 (Jul) – 2001 (Jul): Minutes and Agenda Files36197
Undated: Audiocassette tapes [Limited access]19673