Abstract
The National Society for Medical Research was established in 1946 with the purpose of insuring the freedom of investigators and teachers to use laboratory animals, whenever such use is justified. Over three hundred organizations supported NSMR. 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.
Dates
- 1946-1984
Extent
40.1 Linear Feet (75 boxes, one oversize folder)
Creator
- National Society for Medical Research (U.S.) (Organization)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
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Historical Note
The National Society for Medical Research was established in 1946 with the purpose of insuring the freedom of investigators and teachers to use laboratory animals, whenever such use is justified. Over three hundred organizations supported NSMR. The official publication was the Bulletin of the National Society for Medical Research. The Board of Directors of the National Society for Medical Research was also active in lobbying for or against legislation involving the use of animals in research. NSMR also monitored the impact of mandated testing required by regulations on the use of human subjects in research. In 1984 the National Society for Medical Research merged with the Foundation for Bio-Medical Research.
In 1946 the National Society for Medical Research instituted the "Research Dog Hero Award," awarded annually to one particular research dog used for heart surgery or cancer research. An honorary collar was put around the "Research Dog Hero's" neck.
The National Society for Medical Research sponsored the Claude Bernard Science Journalism Award which gave recognition to responsible science reporting which has made a significant contribution to public understanding of basic research in the life sciences, including but not limited to experimental medicine. The Science Journalism Awards were established in 1967 by the Board of Directors of the National Society for Medical Research in the name of Claude Bernard, the great 19th century Frence physiologist and "founder of modern experimental medicine."
The National Council of the National Society for Medical Research was conceived as an instrument to permit many organizations to conduct a joint program of public education on the methods and needs of biological and medical research. The purpose of the program was to educate the public about the need for animal research, in an effort to halt the growth of anti-vivisection, anti-dissection and other related anti-science cults.
Collection Summary
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.
Abstract
The National Society for Medical Research was established in 1946 with the purpose of insuring the freedom of investigators and teachers to use laboratory animals, whenever such use is justified. Over three hundred organizations supported NSMR. 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.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Gift from the FASEB offices of Bethesda in 1984.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff
- Processing Completed
- 1985
- Encoded by
- Electronic Scriptorium
Creator
- National Society for Medical Research (U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the National Society for Medical Research Archives, 1946-1984
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff
- Date
- 1985
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latn
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
Revision Statements
- July 2004: PUBLIC "-//National Library of Medicine::History of Medicine Division//TEXT (US::DNLM::MS C 417::National Society for Medical Research Archives)//EN" "nsmr" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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