Topeka library to celebrate 100th anniversary of the Menninger Clinic

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topekans interested in learning more about the impact and history of the Menninger family can visit the local library later this month for a special event.

The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library announced that it will be hosting a Menninger Clinic 100th Anniversary celebration from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 inside the Marvin Auditorium. Dr. W. Walter Menninger and former staff will be present sharing memories of their time at the clinic prior to its exit from Topeka in 2002.

Members of the Shawnee County Historical Society will help co-host the upcoming round-table discussion. Other people with connections to the clinic who will be in attendance include:

• Jon Allen - spent 40 years with the Menninger Clinic as a staff psychologist.
• Dr. Marceil Bauman-Bork - psychiatrist and co-founder of the Heritage Mental Health Clinic who spent 18 years with the Menninger Clinic.
• David Park - first moved to Topeka in 1970 for a post-master's social work program at the Menninger Clinic and remained with it until 2001.
• Ira Stramm - worked at the Menninger clinic for 23 years in the Adult Hospital and Outpatient Department.

Dr. Roy Menninger recently passed away on Oct. 24 at the age of 97. His brother, Walter Menninger, spoke with 27 News about his brother a few days after his death.

To learn more about this upcoming round-table discussion on the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library's website, click here. You can send questions to the library at ask@tscpl.org or by calling 785-580-4400. The library is located at 1515 Southwest 10th Avenue.

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