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Acadia Institute Ethnographic and Medical Sociology Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 632
Abstract

Interview transcripts and memos, field notes, correspondence, subject files, reprints, and newspaper clippings documenting multiple ethnographical medical sociology research projects conducted by Judith Swazey and Renée Fox, working independently and jointly under the auspices of the Acadia Institute which primarily focused on social, ethical, and policy issues in biomedical research and healthcare.

Dates: 1966-1987

National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Human Radiation Studies Task Force Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 604
Abstract

Photocopied correspondence, minutes, records, and reports gathered by NIH's Human Radiation Studies Task Force to evaluate and document NIH-related human radiation studies conducted under PHS authority from 1948-1974.

Dates: 1944-1995

"The artificial heart: a case study of social and ethical issues posed by advanced medical technology" Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OH 166
Abstract

Interviews, interview summaries, testimonies, audiocassettes, field notes, and background articles created and collected by Judith Swazey and Renee Fox as part of their study of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart's development and clinical use.

Dates: 1982-1987