Scope and Contents From the Series: The Subject Files series documents the wide variety of topics that were of interest to Lederberg. These topics include abortion, AIDS, biotechnology, education, the environment, Israel, medicine, the Middle East, nuclear policy, pandemics, population issues, racism, social science, the space program, the Soviet Union, television, transportation, the United Nations, viruses, women, World War II, and many other subjects.Folders are arranged alphabetically. Documents were left in...

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Correspondence, minutes, photographs, publications, clippings, printed matter, and legal cases and legislation covering the society's entire history. Includes extensive materials from antivivisection groups from 1924 to 1983, and a large collection of animal pound laws, federal legislation, and government regulations relating to the research use of animals.

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Biographical data, correspondence, and reprints.

A sizable part of the collection consists of correspondence relating to the subject of the history of medicine and to the activities of the National Library of Medicine. The 1990 accession to the collection includes material on the history of Egyptian medicine, the Loeb Classical Library, and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Collection Summary From the Collection: The materials in this topical, artificial collection were gathered by Dan Sheridan in an effort to document the early influencers in this area of study. The collection is primarily organized by format rather than by provenance or creator. The collection is mostly devoted to writings about domestic violence originating in academia, through publications, and in the form of public service awareness literature. Smaller portions contain limited correspondence and educational presentations. Series...

Collection Summary From the Collection: Collection has extensive general correspondence from individuals as well as relating to conferences and organizations. Includes a large number of photographs. Contains reports, memoranda, and other data, pertaining to the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. Among the many correspondents are C. Sidney Burwell, Vannevar Bush, James B. Conant, George M. Guest, Lawrence J. Henderson, Manfred L. Karnovsky, Bernard R. Landau, Franklin C. McLean, C. Phillip Miller, Francis D....

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A sizable portion of the collection consists of children's drawings collected by Dr. Dennis in his cross-cultural studies of behavior and intelligence. Includes a large number of notes and printed matter on the subject of intelligence testing of children. Contains material Dr. Dennis was working with at the time of his death.

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A sizable portion of the collection consists of children's drawings collected by Dr. Dennis in his cross-cultural studies of behavior and intelligence. Includes a large number of notes and printed matter on the subject of intelligence testing of children. Contains material Dr. Dennis was working with at the time of his death.

Collection Summary From the Collection: Correspondence, photographs, diaries, research materials, reports, writings, drafts, and audiovisual materials (1910-2002; 62.5 linear feet) document the semi-official portion of Donald S. Fredrickson's professional career as a leading biomedical administrator and policy maker. Beginning with his clinical laboratory career at the National Heart Institute, Fredrickson spent over 28 years at NIH, culminating in 1975-1981 when he was Institute Director. During the course of his career,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The CD sub-series documents Lederberg's tenure at Stanford University and his eventual resignation. While the majority of the correspondence in this sub-series relates to Lederberg's career, material of a more personal nature can be found in the Seymour Lederberg folder.The sub-series is organized alphabetically by correspondent. Documents were primarily left in original order. Document types found in the sub-series include correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, reports,...

Collection Summary From the Collection: Administrative material, correspondence, reports, publications, minutes, and personal items (92 linear feet; 1941-2004) document the career of Julius B. Richmond, pediatrician, public health official, and university professor. The papers are a complete and comprehensive documentary record of his service and activities. The main focus of the collection is on his career in the academic world as well as service to the public, including his tenure as the U.S. Surgeon General (1977-1981). The...