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National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Office of the Director, Donald A.B. Lindberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 627
 

Subject files, reports, correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, speeches and presentations, published and draft writings, research files, electronic, and audiovisual and photographic materials largely document Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg's professional career as Director of the National Library of Medicine.

Dr. Lindberg's personal life is lightly documented in Series 1, which contains several of Dr. Lindberg's curriculum vitae, some personal correspondence, awards and honors, photographs, and materials pertaining to his nomination and retirement as Director of the National Library of Medicine.

The bulk of the collection pertains to Dr. Lindberg's tenure as Director of the National Library of Medicine and comprises Series 2, with the Chronological Files and the General Files subseries making up the core of the series. The Chronological Files subseries consists primarily of incoming correspondence and some copies of outgoing correspondence. The General Files subseries consists of incoming correspondence, reports, publications, and other related materials pertaining to the organization or subject of each file. General files are organized alphabetically, sometimes by full title and sometimes by acronym, so in some cases multiple files pertaining to a single organization or subject are filed separately according to the different naming conventions. The Staff Action Files subseries consists primarily of incoming correspondence which Dr. Lindberg delegated to various other staff members to resolve; it is organized alphabetically by the surname of the staff member assigned. The Special Projects subseries contains correspondence, reports, publications, and related material pertaining to initiatives within and without the National Library of Medicine in which Dr. Lindberg took special interest or held a leadership role. Notably, the Special Project series contains the bulk of records related to NLM's Clinical Trials website, the establishment of the NCBI, and the NIH Roadmap strategic planning process. The NLM Programs and Activities subseries consists primarily of Dr. Lindberg's files related to a variety of NLM-led initiatives such as AIDS information, biotechnology, exhibits, long-range strategic planning, MEDLARS and MEDLINE, and outreach. The Presentations, Talks, Speeches, and Interviews subseries consists primarily of transcripts of Dr. Lindberg's talks and presentations with accompanying reference material, slides, and a small amount of audio recordings.

A relatively small set of records pertaining to Dr. Lindberg's tenure and research as Professor of Information Science and Professor of Pathology at the University of Missouri-Columbia comprises Series 3. The series notably contains reports and research out of the Health Services Research Center/Health Care Technology Center (HSRC/HCTC), of which Dr. Lindberg served as director. Dr. Lindberg's collection of pathology slides as well as slides accompanying his research and talks are also contained in this series. The series also contains Dr. Lindberg's personal collection of published information science literature dating between the 1960s and 1980s.

Most of the records relating to Dr. Lindberg's research in artificial intelligence in medicine can be found in Series 4. Notable among these are records relating to the AI/Rheum, a knowledge-based computer consultant system that Dr. Lindberg helped develop during the 1980s which used artificial intelligence techniques to assist with rheumatology diagnoses.

Dr. Lindberg's writings are found in Series 5. The majority are reprints of Dr. Lindberg's published articles. One subseries contains manuscripts and drafts and other material related to the books that Dr. Lindberg authored. Records relating to the various other professional organizations that Dr. Lindberg participated in outside of his official titles, notably the American Medical Informatics Association and the G-7 Global Healthcare Applications Project, comprises Series 6.

Access Restrictions

Collection contains restricted material. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

Dates
Creation: 1930-2018
Extent
381 Linear Feet (308 boxes + 5 volumes)
Related Names
National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Office of the Director
Lindberg, Donald A.B., 1933-2019
American Medical Informatics Association
Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (U.S.)
University of Missouri--Columbia
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latn
Dates
Creation: 1930-2018

Curriculum Vitae, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Bibliographies, 1991-2017

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1991-2017

Biographical Sketches, 1989, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1989, undated

NLM Appointment, 1984-1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1984-1985
Dates
Creation: 1984
Dates
Creation: 1984 Jun 12-14
Dates
Creation: 1984 Oct
Dates
Creation: 1984-1985

Medical Licenses, 1965, 1992

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1965, 1992
Dates
Creation: 1930-2000
Dates
Creation: undated

Lindberg family photographs, 1930s-1940s

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1930s-1940s
Dates
Creation: c.1940s-1950s
Dates
Creation: 1950s-1980s

Headshot portraits, 1951

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1951

Headshot portraits, c.1980s

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: c.1980s
 
Dates
Creation: c.1960-1970s

DABL at work, in the computer lab, c.1960s

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: c.1960s

Japan group photographs, 1975; 1978

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1975; 1978

DABL at work, publicity photos?, 1970s

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1970s

President Jimmy Carter and DABL, c.1978

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: c.1978

Asia travel and events, c.1980s

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: c.1980s
Dates
Creation: March 1983
Dates
Creation: Oct. 11, 1984
Dates
Creation: Oct. 11, 1984

Friends of the NLM events, 1987-1996

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1987-1996
Dates
Creation: Sept. 1988

NIDR holiday party, Jan. 1989

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: Jan. 1989
Dates
Creation: Sept. 1990

Claude Moore Library event, UVA, May 7, 1991

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: May 7, 1991
Dates
Creation: March 12, 1992

Woods Hole informatics classes, 1995-1996

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1995-1996

DABL and Vice President Al Gore, June 26, 1997

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: June 26, 1997

DABL and Michael DeBakey, c.1990s

 File — Box: 304, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: c.1990s
Dates
Creation: c.2000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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