Margaret L. Clay Papers, 1963-2003 (majority within 1988-1996)

Summary

Creator:

Clay, Margaret L.

Abstract:

Margaret Leone Clay was a psychologist and researcher who focused her career on raising awareness for public health disparities and treating substance abuse. The Margaret L. Clay Papers provide evidence of her involvement with several health organizations in Northern Michigan, primarily the Community/University Health Partnerships and the Northeast Community Partnership for Prevention. Meeting agendas, minutes, executive board reports, and financial records comprise much of the collection.

Extent:

6.5 linear feet

Language:

English

Call Number:

2012129 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Jarrett Drake, 2012

Background

Scope and Content:

The Margaret L. Clay Papers are significant for their illustration of late twentieth-century public health concerns in rural Northern Michigan. The documents demonstrate collaborative efforts to eradicate health outcome disparities in Alpena and Montmorency Counties. Additionally, the Papers constitute a rich source of material related to alcohol and drug prevention at the regional, state, and federal levels.

The Margaret L. Clay Papers provide evidence of her involvement with several health organizations in Northern Michigan. The collection is arranged into two series, Public Health Initiatives and Substance Abuse Prevention.

Biographical / Historical:

Margaret Leone Clay was a psychologist and researcher who focused her career on raising awareness for public health disparities and treating substance abuse. Clay was born October 23, 1923, in St. Joseph, Missouri and then raised in Chicago, Illinois. In 1956 she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan. Two years later she completed a Master's Degree in psychology at the University of Michigan and by 1962 she obtained her Ph.D. in psychology.

Clay spent the next twenty years working at the University of Michigan's Mental Health Research Institute, where she served associate research psychologist and assistant director. During this time she also received an appointment as lecturer in psychology (1963-1971) and assistant professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry. Upon her retirement in 1982, the University conferred upon Clay the title of assistant professor emeritus of psychology in the department of psychiatry.

Following her retirement, Clay relocated to Hillman, Michigan with her partner Phyllis Brooks and was self-employed as a human services consultant. Clay became involved as a board member on a range of health agencies in northeastern Michigan, including the Thunder Bay Community Health Service (1983-2006), the Northeastern Michigan Community Mental Health Authority (1993-2011), the Northern Michigan Regional Academic Community Health System (NMRACHS), the Northern Michigan Regional Community Board, and the Michigan Division of the National Council on Alcoholism. Additionally, in 1991 she co-founded the Northeast Michigan Community Partnership for Prevention.

Dr. Margaret L. Clay died March 17, 2012, in Hillman, Michigan.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was received Alma Sutphen (donor no. 10785 ) in May 2012.

Accruals:

No further additions to the records are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Public health -- Michigan, Northeastern.
Substance abuse -- Michigan -- Prevention.
Substance abuse -- Research -- Michigan, Northeastern.

Names:

Michigan Coalition on Substance Abuse.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (U.S.)
Northeast Michigan Community Partnership for Prevention.
Thunder Bay Community Health Services.
Clay, Margaret L.