Series III. Professional Activities Files, 1929-1974, undated., 1929-1974, undated.
Scope and Contents
Consists of membership correspondence, committee records, professional society conference programs and announcements, and lecture transcripts, generated by Erich Lindemann as a product of his public speaking activities and his service in professional organizations and national committees. The bulk of the series contains: meeting minutes, memoranda, committee reports, and related correspondence, generated during Lindemann’s service on various committees, including: the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Preventive Psychiatry; the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Subcommittee on Pilot and Special Projects; the National Institute of Mental Health Committee on Social and Physical Environmental Variables as Determinants of Mental Health; and the World Health Organization. Professional conferences concern various areas in psychiatry and mental health, including: community mental health; education in psychiatry and public health; child psychiatry; psychosomatic disorders; psychotherapy; preventive psychiatry; and psychiatry and mental health in other countries. Please note that some professional activities papers may also be found in Series IV (Correspondence), VI (Subject Files), and VII (Audio-Visual Records).
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1974, undated.
Language of Materials
Papers are predominantly in English. Occasional correspondence and collected publications are in French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Physical Description
7.2 cubic feet in 8 records center cartons and 1 oversize box.
Conditions Governing Access
Series III contains personal and patient information that is restricted for 80 years from the date of record creation, and Harvard University records that are restricted for 50 years from the date of record creation. The end of the restricted period is noted with each folder.
Extent
87.52 cubic feet (88 records center cartons, 5 letter size document boxes, 7 half letter size document boxes, 2 legal size document boxes, 1 tall legal size document box, 1 cd box, and 5 flat oversize boxes)Arrangement
Series III is arranged alpha-chronologically by organization or conference title.
Processing Information
Due to the large number of abbreviations in folder titles, only occasionally used abbreviations are written out in the folder’s Scope and Content note. Frequently used abbreviations that were not clarified at the folder level include CMH (Community Mental Health), GAP (Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry), HMS (Harvard Medical School), MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital), NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), and WHO (World Health Organization).
Creator
- From the Collection: Lindemann, Erich, 1900-1974. (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.