Jaroslav Nemec Medico-Legal Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS C 430

Abstract

Material assembled by Jaroslav Nemec as part of his work at the National Library of Medicine. Included are short biographies of important figures in forensic medicine, a directory of institutes of legal medicine, two narrative articles, and correspondence and other material resulting from a project to identify all conference, congresses, and meetings on legal medicine.

Dates

Creation: 1959-1991

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Creator

Nemec, Jaroslav, 1910-1992 (Person)

Physical Location

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

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English, French, Spanish, Czechoslovakian

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

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Biographical Note

Jaroslav Nemec was a lawyer and librarian. From 1959 he worked in the Reference Division of the National Library of Medicine.

Collection Summary

Notebooks and correspondence, organized into four series: Medico-Legal Biographies; Medico-Legal Conferences; Institutes of Legal Medicine; Writings. The collection consists mostly of material assembled by Jaroslav Nemec as part of his work at the National Library of Medicine. Included are short biographies of important figures in forensic medicine, a directory of institutes of legal medicine, and correspondence and other material resulting from a project to identify all conferences, congresses, and meetings on legal medicine. Writings consist of two works on medico-legal history researched by Nemec, and several articles written by Robert P. Brittain, a correspondent and fellow researcher.