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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Collection Summary
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Restrictions
Series Descriptions
General File, 1948-1975
Minutes, 1955
Condensed Minutes, 1955
Chronological Files, 1955
Program Analyses, 1945-1955
Publications, 1952-1956
Dictaphone Recordings of Meetings, 1955
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Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
Processed by Karen Pitts
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Dan Jenkins
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| Collection Number: | MS C 419 |
| Creator: | National Science Foundation Special Committee on Medical Research |
| Title: | National Science Foundation Special Committee on Medical Research Records
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| Dates: | 1948-1975 |
| Quantity: | 2.1 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The papers in the collection reflect the committee's activities and interests. Included in the files are the program analyses prepared for the committee, background information on medical research in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and other information reflective of the state of federal medical research in the mid-1950's. |
In January, 1955, at the request of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Oveta Culp Hobby, the National Science Foundation appointed a Special Committee on Medical Research, also known as the Long Committee, to undertake a review and evaluation of the medical research programs of the department. The committee was composed of C.N.H. Long, M.D., Chairman, Edward A. Doisy, Ph.D., Ernest W. Goodpasture, M.D., A. Baird Hastings, Ph.D., Charles B. Huggins, M.D., Colin M. MacLeod, M.D., C. Phillip Miller, M.D., and W.M. Stanley, Ph.D., with Joseph M. Pisani, M.D., serving as Executive Secretary.
Due to the limited time available to the committee, their investigations focused on the largest segments of the department's medical research programs. Included in the final report was discussion of the research activities of the Children's Bureau of the Social Security Administration, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Bureau of State Services of the Public Health Service. By far, however, the committee spent the most time investigating the intramural and extramural research programs of the National Institutes of Health. For each of the institutes at NIH program analyses which included curriculum vitae of researchers, bibliographies, and publications of the institutes were prepared. Meetings were also held with officers of NIH and its institutes. The committee's investigations were summarized in a final report delivered in December, 1955. A revised form of the report is found in the general collection under the call number W20.5 U587 1955.
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The papers in the collection reflect the committee's activities and interests. Included in the files are the program analyses prepared for the committee, background information on medical research in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and other information reflective of the state of federal medical research in the mid-1950's. The operation of the committee is also well documented in the minutes of its seven meetings, in the chronological correspondence files, and in the numerous memoranda to committee members written by Dr. Pisani. Also of interest are the letters between Dr. Long and Pisani on the long-term impact of the committee's report.
Arranged into 7 series: I. General file; II. Minutes; III. Condensed Minutes; IV. Chronological Files; V. Program Analyses; VI. Publications; VII. Dictaphone Recordings of Meetings.
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Restrictions
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/custserv-email.html.
Copyright
Copyright to the collection was transferred to the public domain. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/custserv-email.html.
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| MeSH Subjects |
| | Health Services Research |
| Personal Names |
| | Doisy, Edward Adelbert, 1893-1986 |
| | Goodpasture, Ernest W. |
| | Long, C.N.H. |
| | MacLeod, Colin M. |
| | Miller, C. Phillip |
| | Stanley, W.M. |
| Corporate Names |
| | National Institute of Health |
| | United States. Children's Bureau |
| | United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| | United States. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. Vocational Rehabilitation Administration |
| | United States. Food and Drug Administration |
| | United States. Social Security Administration |
| Other |
| | Medicine -- Research |
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National Science Foundation Special Committee on Medical Research. National Science Foundation Special Committee on Medical Research records. 1948-1975. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.; MS C 419.
The papers were acquired in September 1986 from Dr. Pisani.
Papers were processed in October, 1986 by Karen Pitts, who also contributed to the scope and content note. The organization of the papers corresponds to the arrangement devised by Dr. Pisani.
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General File, 1948-1975
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1-2 | Final Report - Medical Research Activities of HEW, Dec. 1955 |
| 2 | 3 | Correspondence, 1956-1975 |
| 1 | 4 | Dr. Long, 1955 |
| 1 | 5 | Notes, 7/22/55 |
| 1 | 6 | Agenda, 1955 |
| 1 | 7 | Committee, 1955 |
| 1 | 8-9 | Legislative, 1954-1955 |
| 1 | 10 | Memos, 1952-1955 |
| 1 | 11 | HEW Meeting, 7/14/55 |
| 1 | 12 | Meeting Schedule, 1955 |
| 1 | 13 | Press, 1955-1956 |
| 1 | 14 | Miscellaneous, 1951, 1955 |
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Minutes, 1955
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 15 | Minutes, 1955 |
| 1 | 16 | First Meeting, 7/22/55 |
| 1 | 17 | Second Meeting, 9/19/55 |
| 1 | 18-19 | Third Meeting, 10/3/55 |
| 1 | 20-21 | Fourth Meeting, 10/16/55 |
| 1 | 22 | Fifth Meeting, 10/31/55 |
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Condensed Minutes, 1955
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| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 1 | First Meeting, 7/22/55 |
| 2 | 2 | Second Meeting, 9/19/55 |
| 2 | 3 | Third Meeting, 10/3/55 |
| 2 | 4 | Fourth Meeting, 10/16/55 |
| 2 | 5 | Fifth Meeting, 10/31/55 |
| 2 | 6 | Sixth and Seventh Meetings, 11/14 & 11/28/55 |
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Chronological Files, 1955
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| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 7 | Chronological File, 7/55 |
| 2 | 8 | Chronological File, 8/55 |
| 2 | 9 | Chronological File, 9/55 |
| 2 | 10 | Chronological File, 10-11/55 |
| 2 | 11 | NIH General Operations, 7/55 |
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Program Analyses, 1945-1955
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| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 12-14 | Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, 1955 |
| 2 | 15-18 | Cancer, 1955 |
| 3 | 1-2 | Dental, 1954-1955 |
| 3 | 3-6 | Heart, 1955 |
| 3 | 7-9 | Mental, 1955 |
| 3 | 10-12 | Microbiological, 1955 |
| 3 | 13-14 | Neurobiological and Blindness, 1955 |
| 4 | 1 | NIH, 1954-1955 |
| 4 | 2 | NIH Fellowship and Training Programs: NIMH, 10/10/55 |
| 4 | 3 | NIH Fellowship and Training Programs: NINDB, 10/14/55 |
| 4 | 4 | NIH Fellowship and Training Programs: Fellowships Program, 10/10/55 |
| 4 | 5 | Inter-Council Committee on Institutional Grants: Report, 5/23/52 |
| 4 | 6 | Research Activities at NIH: Misc., 1953-1955 |
| 4 | 7 | Research Activities at NIH: Misc., 1955 |
| 4 | 8 | Bio-Sciences: (N.S.F.), 7/19/54 4-9 |
| 4 | 9 | Bio-Sciences: (Bio-Sciences Information Exchange), 1952-1955 |
| 4 | 10 | Bio-Sciences: (Public Health Service), 8/22/55 4-11 |
| 4 | 11 | Data Relating to Medical Research, 7/21/55 |
| 4 | 12 | The Public Health Service Today, 1953 |
| 4 | 13 | Medical or Health Research in Constituents of HEW, 10/55 |
| 4 | 14-17 | Research Activities in the Bureua of State Services, 10/55 |
| 4 | 18 | Selection, Training, and Support of Medical Research Workers (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences Meeting, London), 10/54 |
| 4 | 19 | Chart - Organization of Federal Executive Departments and Agencies, 1955? |
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Publications, 1952-1956
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| 5 | 1 | Kelly, Fred J. Land-Grant Colleges & Universities: A Federal-State Partnership. (Federal Security Agency, Bulletin No. 21)., 1952 |
| 5 | 2 | Telephone Directory, DHEW, June 1955 |
| 5 | 3 | Study Committee on Federal Aid to Agriculture, ,A Study Committee Report on Federal Aid to Agriculture (Washington), 1955 |
| 5 | 4 | National Science Foundation Federal Grants and Contracts for Unclassified Research in the Life Sciences, F.Y. 1954 (Washington D.C.), 1954 |
| 5 | 5 | Ibid., Projects listed by Agencies, n.d. |
| 5 | 6 | U.S. Public Health Service, Research and Training Grants and Awards of the Public Health Service: Information Statement (Bethesda, MD), 1956 |
| 5 | 7 | Withrdawn Materials, 1955 |
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Dictaphone Recordings of Meetings, 1955
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| Box | Folder |
| 5 | 8 | Condensed Minutes, 1955 |
| 5 | 9 | First Meeting, 1955 |
| 5 | 10 | Second Meeting, Records, 1-6, 1955 |
| 5 | 11 | Second Meeting, Records 7-16, 1955 |
| 5 | 12 | Third Meeting, Records 1-6, 1955 |
| 5 | 13 | Third Meeting, Records 7-14, 1955 |
| 5 | 14 | Fourth Meeting, Records 1-6, 1955 |
| 5 | 15 | Fourth Meeting, Records 7-13, 1955 |
| 5 | 16 | Fifth Meeting, Records 1-6, 1955 |
| 5 | 17 | Fifth Meeting, Records 7-13, 1955 |
| 5 | 18 | Sixth Meeting, Records 1-6, 1955 |
| 5 | 19 | Sixth Meeting, Records 7-12, 1955 |
| 5 | 20 | Seventh Meeting, Records 1-6, 1955 |
| 5 | 21 | Seventh Meeting, Records 7-12, 1955 |
| 5 | 22 | Seventh Meeting, Records 13-15, 1955 |
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