Series I. Research Projects Records, 1975-1998
Scope and Contents
Consists of research, publishing, and administrative records generated and compiled by Steven Lawrence Gortmaker in the course of his research on obesity, infant mortality, and organ donation. The obesity studies records were generated using raw data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and include summarized and analyzed data concerning obesity and body structure, as analyzed by age, race, socioeconomic background, social behavior, family structure, region, survey cycle, and other variables. Infant mortality research records were generated during the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Rural Infant Care Program, and consist of: analyzed and coded data; codebooks; manuscript drafts; grant application records; reports; and administrative correspondence. Organ donation research records were generated through research in cooperation with the Partnership for Organ Donation, and include: raw, coded, analyzed, and summarized data; four 3.5" floppy disks containing analyzed and coded data, papers, and presentations; methodologies; blank survey instruments; manuscript drafts; grant applications; financial records; human subjects research approval records; and other research administrative records.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1998
Language of Materials
The papers are predominantly in English.. Occasional papers are in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Series I includes patient and personnel 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.
Access to electronic records in this subseries is premised on the availability of a computer station, requisite software, and/or the ability of Public Services staff to review and/or print out records of interest in advance of an on-site visit. Researchers should contact Public Services for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Access to electronic records in this subseries is premised on the availability of a computer station, requisite software, and/or the ability of Public Services staff to review and/or print out records of interest in advance of an on-site visit. Researchers should contact Public Services for more information.
Extent
3.7 cubic feet (3 records center cartons, 1 half legal-size document box, and 5 flat oversize boxe.)0.01 Gigabytes (electronic records on network storage)
Arrangement
Series I is arranged in three subseries: A. Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Obesity Study Records, 1978-1985; B. Rural Infant Care Program and Child Health Studies Records, 1975-1997; and C. Partnership for Organ Donation Records, 1990-1998.
Processing Information
Where possible, electronic records were imaged using Access Data’s FTK and a Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device. Records were then transferred to secure storage. Using FTK, records were screened for explicit and encrypted files, and use copies were extracted. Files that could be opened were sampled for content, however, researchers should be aware that not every file in the subseries could be opened and assessed. Regardless of copy status, all original media have been retained.
Creator
- From the Collection: Gortmaker, Steven Lawrence, 1949- (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.