Series I. Professional Activities Records, 1867-1979, undated., 1867-1979,
Scope and Contents
Consists of correspondence, administrative records, article drafts, reports, meeting minutes, committee records, newspaper clippings, awards, and photographs. The records in this series were generated as a result of Baumgartner’s administrative and teaching activities at: the New York City Department of Health; Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; the American Public Health Association (Washington, D.C.); the Agency for International Development (Washington, D.C.); and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (Washington, D.C.). Series also includes records relating to the formation of the Medical Care and Education Foundation’s Tri State Regional Medical Program and publicity and planning records for the "Medicine in Society" student-faculty lecture series at Harvard Medical School.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1979,
Physical Description
12.5 cubic feet in 11 record storage cartons, 2 legal sized document boxes, 1 small oversize flat storage box, and 4 large oversize flat storage boxes.
Conditions Governing Access
Series I contains personal information that is restricted for 80 years and university records that are restricted for 50 years. The end of the restriction period is noted with each folder.
Extent
89 cubic feet ((84 record cartons, 2 legal sized document boxes, 1 small oversize flat storage box, and 4 large oversize flat storage boxes).)Arrangement
Boxes reflect original order of records as received and are roughly arranged by topic. Similar topical groupings of records found elsewhere throughout the collection have been integrated.
General note
Please note that the abbreviations "L.B." and "HEW" on folder titles are for "Leona Baumgartner" and the "United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare," respectively. These abbreviations are used throughout the collection.
Creator
- From the Collection: Baumgartner, Leona, 1902-1991 (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.