1. Administrative Records, 1966-1974., 1966-1974.
Scope and Contents
Consists of manuscript drafts and related publication correspondence for Man, Mind and Medicine, The Doctor’s Education: A Chairman’s View of the Swampscott Study on Behavioral Science in Medicine (1968), conference-planning correspondence, and reports, generated and compiled by Oliver Cope during his service as Chairman of the Swampscott Study on Behavioral Science in Medicine. Publication correspondence includes: correspondence of Cope with J.B. Lippincott Company and the Carnegie Corporation concerning Man, Mind and Medicine; conference participants’ comments and suggestions for the draft of Man, Mind and Medicine; and press releases for the book’s release. Reports include participants’ summarized observations on medical education after small-group discussions at the conference. Subseries also contains: lists of conference participants; steering committee meeting notes; Man, Mind and Medicine galley proofs; and photographs of Cope, Jerrold Zacharias, and a Dr. Bond, for publication with the book.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1974.
Language of Materials
Papers are predominantly in English. Occasional correspondence and collected publications are in French, Italian, and Spanish.
Physical Description
1 cubic foot in 2 records center cartons and 1 legal size document box.
Conditions Governing Access
Subseries 1 contains Harvard University records that are restricted for 50 years. The end of the restricted period is noted with each folder.
Extent
29.1 cubic feet (30 records center cartons, 2 legal size document boxes, 1 tall legal size document box, 1 letter size document box, 1 oversize box, 1 lantern slide box, and 1 oversize videotape reel in container (12.25" diameter))Arrangement
Subseries 1 is arranged alpha-chronologically, as per the original arrangement.
Processing Information
Due to the large number of abbreviations in folder titles, only occasionally used abbreviations are written out at the folder level. Frequently used abbreviations that were not clarified at the folder level include BSIM (Swampscott Study on Behavioral Science in Medicine).
Creator
- From the Collection: Cope, Oliver, 1902-1994. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.