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SERIES Identifier: H MS c477

Series IV. Collected Printed Material, 1956-2005

Scope and Contents

Consists of collected publications, bibliographies, reading notes, publication citations, and related correspondence collected by Marie C. McCormick as reference in her professional and research activities. Publications include scientific paper reprints, manuscripts, newspaper and journal clippings, brochures, and pamphlets. Subject areas include allergies, blood, cancer, nutrition, various body systems (including cardiovascular, endocrine, and gastrointestinal), infections, lungs, metabolic diseases, neonates, pediatrics, psychology, urinary tract infections, public health, health care services, health care financing, health care in various geographic regions, and numerous other topics. Some papers are in French and Spanish.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-2005

Language of Materials

The papers are predominantly in English. The collection also contains occasional papers in French, Japanese, and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions apply (see below).

Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.

Access to longitudinal patient information is restricted for 80 years from the most recently dated records in Series IC. These restrictions appear in Series I and III. Access to student, personnel, and personally-identifying information is restricted for 80 years from the date of record creation. These restrictions appear in Series I, II, and III. Access to Harvard University and Children's Hospital Boston institutional records is restricted for 50 years from the date of record creation. These restrictions appear in Series I, II, and III. Consult Public Services for further information.

Access to electronic records 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. Please note: the records contain 5.25" floppy disks that have not been surveyed for content, and are restricted to access until such a time as they can be surveyed. Once surveyed, electronic media will be restricted by the media's content, or per the restrictions assigned to the media’s original folders.

Extent

4.15 cubic feet (5 records center cartons and 1 flat oversized box)

Arrangement

Series IV is arranged numerically, where numbers refer to topical classification areas, as per the original arrangement. The first folder in the series contains a key to the classification scheme.

Creator

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.

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