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The Medical Library Association papers document the growth of the organization through correspondence, journals, surveys, minutes, and photographs. Series numbers reflect record group numbers used by the association. Not all record groups are accounted for in this guide.

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The archives span the years from l944 to the present, with the bulk of the material covering the period since l962.

The collection documents the selection process, public relations, and presentation of the Albert Lasker Awards. Included are materials on the enormous administrative efforts, and especially the work of Ruth R. Maier's Public Information Office, which have contributed so much to the success of the awards.

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Biographical data, correspondence, photographs, and clippings. A sizable portion of the collection consists of correspondence. Includes letters from Christiaan Barnard, Lester Bryant, Stacey Day, Michael DeBakey, Warfield M. Firor, Steele Mattingly, Roy McClure, Jonathan E. Rhoads, Albert Wyss and Herbert E. Wyss.

Collection Summary From the Collection: Patient records, correspondence, administrative records, lectures, writings, and motion picture films and videos document the surgical, teaching, hospital administrative, and editorial and writing career of pediatric surgeon Mark M. Ravitch, perhaps best known as an expert on the correction of chest-wall deformities in children and as a pioneer in the use of mechanical suturing in surgery. The collection is especially rich in surgical records and patient/physician correspondence, records of...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains photographs of Heidelberger both at work and in recreation. Several of the family photographs are reprints of very old photos; the dates given above reflect the date the photo was originally taken. Ninety-two individual images, in sizes ranging from snapshots to portraits, make up this series. This series also includes a volume commemorating, in photos, Heidelberger's 1954 award of the Emil von Behring prize. Some of the largest images are housed in Oversized Folder #2,...

Collection Summary From the Collection: Correspondence, reprints, drafts, statistical data, reports, and legal testimonies document Nathan Mantel's career as a medical statistician with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and later as a professor at George Washington University and American University. He worked primarily in area of analyzing the health effects of drugs, chemicals, and environmental conditions. The bulk of the collection primarily consists of subject files and analytic data reports from NCI, GWU, and his...

Collection Summary From the Collection: Correspondence, subject files, journals, photographs, maps, awards, and electronic media document the wide and varied scientific and ethnological career of Carleton Gajdusek. Gajdusek's multi-disciplinary interests make the collection extremely diverse and appealing to researchers in several disciplines including anthropology, biology, ethnology, geography, linguistics, medicine, primitive arts, and psychology. The bulk of the collection is contained in Series 2: Correspondence, Series 3:...

Collection Summary From the Collection: Photographs, diaries, research materials, slides and reports (1932-1986; 3.75 linear feet) document the official portion of Mason V. Hargett's career in tropical medicine. From 1938 to 1946, Hargett was instrumental in the research and production of yellow fever vaccine, including providing the vaccine for the U.S. military during World War II. This collection consists primarily of records concerning Hargett's work with the International Health Division of the Rockefeller...

Collection Summary From the Collection: The bulk of the collection documents research conducted by Dr. Calhoun during his career at NIMH. Users will also find much information in Calhoun's writings about NIH internal and external politics. Calhoun was often on the cutting-edge of behavioral research during a time of dramatic scientific organizational change at NIH. Calhoun arranged the entire corpus of his research documentation within a series entitled the Historical Flow Chart (HFC). In addition to this, Calhoun employed several...

Collection Summary From the Collection: Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, printed materials, publications, photographs, audio tapes and recordings, electronic records, and memorabilia (43.6 linear feet; 1929-2008) document the many corporate activities of the American College of Cardiology. Produced by the American College of Cardiology's executive offices; i.e., its Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, and two Executive Directors, Dr. Philip Reichert and Mr. William Nelligan. While most of the material is...