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National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Bertram Brown Papers

 Collection — Box 166
Identifier: MS C 493
Abstract

Dr. Bertram S. Brown was a key figure in the national effort to redefine and expand mental health services during the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Brown's distinguished federal career at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) helped shape many of the decisions which led to these changes. His tenure at NIMH culminated in his appointment as the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health in 1970.

Dates: 1884-1988 (bulk 1960-1980)

John B. Calhoun Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 586
Abstract

Research data, audio and video tapes and film, photographs and negatives, charts and graphs, and reprints document Dr. Calhoun's research activity at NIMH's Section on Behavioral Systems.

Dates: 1909-1996

Louis Sokoloff Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 591
Abstract

Dr. Louis Sokoloff was a neurochemical researcher who conducted and directed research projects at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for 50 years, most of that time as Chief of the Section (later Laboratory) of Cerebral Metabolism. He was best known for his use of PET imaging to examine chemical reactions in the brain.

Dates: 1923-2016

National Advisory Mental Health Council meeting minutes

 Collection
Identifier: HMD MS ACC 2015-026
Dates: 1947-1960

National Institute of Mental Health Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OH 144
Abstract

The collection contains interviews with former directors and other individuals significant to the foundation and early history of the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Eli A. Rubenstein conducted the interviews between the years 1975-1978 as background for an intended book about the institute.

Dates: 1975-1978

National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of the Director. Congressional Inquiries Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 557
Abstract

Congressional correspondence regarding various aspects of NIH's research programs, appropriations and policy. Topics range from mundane constituent letters to top-level policy questions from Senate and House members.

Dates: 1949-1971

Robert H. Felix Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 331
Abstract

Includes talks, reprints, and miscellaneous publications through his retirement from St. Louis University.

Dates: 1943-1975

Some Suggestions on What to Take

 Digital Record
Identifier: 101743403X79
Dates: [August 1967]

Tod Mikuriya Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 633
Abstract Tod Mikuriya (1933-2007) was a psychiatrist and medical marijuana activist. In addition to his work in addiction medicine and biofeedback, he is well-known for compiling Marijuana: Medical Papers, 1839-1972, a master bibliography of historical resources on marijuana, and for campaigning for California Proposition 215 which legalized medical marijuana in the state in 1996. Dr. Mikuriya conducted research on marijuana use and founded the California...
Dates: 1933-2015