Surgeon-General's Office AIDS Subject Files Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS C 549

Abstract

Subject files/vertical file collection on the topic of AIDS maintained by the Surgeon-General's office largely during the C. Everett Koop administration.

Dates

Creation: 1980-1989

Extent

16.25 Linear Feet (36 boxes + 2 oversized folders)

Creator

United States. Surgeon-General's Office (Organization)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Copyright and Re-use Information

Copyright status is unknown. Archival materials often contain mixed copyright ownership. While the NLM is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. It is the user's responsibility to research and understand any applicable copyright and re-publication rights not allowed by fair use. NLM does not grant permissions to publish.

Privacy Information

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Collection Summary

Subject files/vertical file collection on the topic of AIDS maintained by the Surgeon-General's office largely during the C. Everett Koop administration. The collection largely consists alphabetically arranged files which include publications, reports/report drafts, informational and educational materials, posters/ephemera, copies of articles, and copies of some memoranda and correspondence. The materials were declared not of permanent historical value by the National Archives and offered to NLM for its value as ephemera.

Additional Description

Abstract

Subject files/vertical file collection on the topic of AIDS maintained by the Surgeon-General's office largely during the C. Everett Koop administration.

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Transfer, Surgeon-General's Office, 2/28/1990, Accession #630.

General

Processed by:: Lloyd Willliams
Processing completed:: March 2003
Encoded by:: John Rees

Processing Information

The Surgeon-General's Office AIDS Subject Files Collection was rehoused from original containers into archival folders and boxes upon receipt from the donor.