Bernadine Healy (1944-2011) was a cardiologist who served as the first female director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) between 1991 and 1993. In addition to her work at Johns Hopkins University and the Cleveland Clinic, she also served as CEO of the American Red Cross and President of the American Heart Association. She is well-known for her work helping to establish equality for women in health policy and research, notably establishing the Women's Health Initiative at NIH.

Collection of interviews conducted for source material for Rosen's projected history of United States public health in the postwar years; also included is some draft background materials.

Contains appropriations and obligations for the National Institutes of Health, by institute, from fiscal year 1950 through fiscal year 1984, as generated by the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation's Management Databank.

Speeches and articles from his tenure as Director of the National Institutes of Health (1966-1973).

Twelve speeches and one article by Dr. Robert S. Stone, arranged chronologically and includes a content list.

Two kinds of materials are found in the collection: copies of documents located in public repositories, such as the National Archives, the American Dental Association Archives, and the National Library of Medicine.

Newspaper clippings pertaining to the work of the U.S. Public Health Service.