Children's Hospital Boston Vascular Biology Program collected publicity related to M. Judah Folkman
Content Description
Collection consists of an alphabetical vertical file of publicity and associated correspondence related to the professional activities of M. Judah Folkman collected and maintained by the Vascular Biology Program of Children's Hospital Boston (called Boston Children's Hospital since 2013). Some correspondence with journalists is by Wendy Foss or Jenny Grillo on Folkman's behalf. Records are in English with occasional items in Dutch, Italian, German, Japanese, and Portuguese. Two files contain DVDs.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-2012 (inclusive)
Creator
- Children's Hospital Boston. Vascular Biology Program (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Technical access to digital files (as noted in Boxes 02 and 05) 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.
Conditions Governing Use
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in the collection. Researchers are responsible for identifying and contacting any third-party copyright holders for permission to reproduce or publish. For more information on the Center's use, publication, and reproduction policies, view our Reproductions and Use Policy.
Extent
6 cubic feet (6 records center cartons)Administrative History
The interdisciplinary Vascular Biology Program at Children's Hospital Boston (now called Boston Children's Hospital), Boston, Massachusetts, was founded by M. Judah Folkman (1933-2008) in 2003 as an interdisciplinary research unit focusing on the study of physiological and pathological processes dependent on adaptation of the vascular system. Folkman's research contributed to the field of angiogenesis, or the creation of new blood vessels. Folkman posited that bloodflow to tumors promotes their growth; the idea that blocking the bloodflow to tumors would prevent their growth had important implications for cancer treatment.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order by name of the publication. Any slight inaccuracies in alphabetization reflect the original order of the records. Boston Globe files and "Newspaper Clippings" folders kept by Folkman are filed at the end of the alphabetical run.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted to the Harvard Medical Library by Wendy Foss of the Vascular Biology Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts in 2016 (Accession #2018-100).
Processing Information
Processed by Charlotte Lellman in February, 2024. Collection was processed according to Level 1 protocol. When a folder contained many copies of a publication, multiples beyond three were discarded.
Electronic media were imaged using Access Data’s FTK Imager and a Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device. Use copies were then extracted from the disk images using Access Data’s Forensic Toolkit, and digital files were transferred to secure network storage. FTK was used to screen files for explicit and sensitive content. Digital files that could be opened were sampled for content, however, researchers should be aware that not every file in the collection could be opened and assessed. Electronic media that could not be imaged were retained (and are noted in the box list).
Creator
- Children's Hospital Boston. Vascular Biology Program (Organization)
- Folkman, M. Judah (Person)
Subject
- Folkman, M. Judah (Person)
- Title
- Children's Hospital Boston. Vascular Biology Program. Collected publicity related to M. Judah Folkman, 1966-2012 (inclusive): Finding Aid
- Status
- in_progress
- Author
- Charlotte Lellman
- Date
- 2024-02-28
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- med00418
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.