Henry K. Beecher papers
Collection Identifier: H MS c64Overview:
The Henry Knowles Beecher papers, 1848-1976, include Beecher's personal and professional correspondence, research files, meeting minutes, professional activities records, writings, and lectures generated during his tenure as Henry Isaiah Dorr Professor of Research in Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School and anaesthetist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital. Beecher's research and writings focused on physiology and control of pain, effects of drugs, medical ethics and human...
Jacob L. Moreno papers
Collection Identifier: B MS c66Overview:
Consists of correspondence, patient records, financial and other related material from Beacon Hill (Moreno) Sanitarium, Moreno Research and Training Institutes, and several sociometric and psychodramatic professional societies and international associations and congresses. Also includes correspondence and manuscripts of journal articles edited by Moreno for Beacon Publishing House (which published most of his books) and for the three major journals he founded: Sociometry, Sociatry/Group...