C. Unnumbered Writings and Publications, 1951-2012, undated., 1951-2012
Scope and Contents
Consists of paper reprints, newspaper and journal clippings, manuscript drafts for published and unpublished writings, typed lectures, and related correspondence generated and compiled by Fein as a product of his writing and publishing activities. Subject areas include: health care costs and financing; primary and preventive care; medical manpower supply and distribution; financing of medical education; universal and federally-funded health insurance; quality of health care; Medicare; financing biomedical research; Clinton-era healthcare reform; and other topics in medical economics. Newspaper clippings include editorials on health care, health insurance, the Holocaust, and presidential campaign fundraising, among other topics in health care, politics, and economics. Publications also contain manuscript drafts, book reviews, and related publication correspondence for Fein’s books: Financing Medical Education: An Analysis of Alternative Policies and Mechanisms (1971) with Gerald I. Weber; The Health Care Mess: How We Got Into It and What it Will Take to Get Out (2005) with Julius B. Richmond; and Learning Lessons: Medicine, Economics, and Public Policy (2010). Subseries also includes published hearings and discussions before the United States Congress in which Fein participated, concerning health care financing and national health insurance.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-2012
Language of Materials
Papers are predominantly in English. Some correspondence and reprints are in French and Japanese.
Physical Description
1 cubic foot in 2 records center cartons, and 1 half-legal size document box.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Access to Harvard University records is restricted for 50 years from the date of creation. These restrictions are noted where they appear in Series I and III. Access to personal and student information is restricted for 80 years from the date of creation. These restrictions are noted where they appear in Series I, III, and IV. Researchers may apply for access to restricted records. Consult Public Services for further information.
The Papers are stored offsite. Researchers are advised to consult Public Services for further information concerning retrieval of material.
Extent
12.26 cubic feet (12 records center cartons, 1 legal size document box, and 1 half legal size document box)Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged alphachronologically by folder title.
Creator
- From the Collection: Fein, Rashi. (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.