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OHA 31

Museum Records: Accession Records, 1862-present

140 cubic feet, 186 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, active, restricted.

Records concerning the acquisition and history of objects in the Museum collection. These records are maintained by the Museum registrar and are not for general research use. Division curators should be contacted for information.

OHA 32

Museum Records: Administrative Office Records, 1972-present

24 cubic feet, 28 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, active, restricted.

Memoranda, minutes, publications, policies, schedules, monthly activity reports, and personnel records transferred from the Administrative Office, roughly arranged by year and subject. Includes records of the associate director.

OHA 33

Museum Records: Anatomical Collections Records, 1952-present

6 cubic feet, 16 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, active, restricted.

Inactive records of the Museum's Anatomical division. Includes 1952 bone inventory, 1986 American Indian skeletal inventory, forensic anthropology and paleopathology course material, archeological project records, and photographs of collections.

OHA 34

Museum Records: Anatomical Collections, LeGrande Office Files, 1990-1994

1.5 cubic feet, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of plastination technician Yvette LeGrande, including photographs, plastination manuals, minutes, correspondence, specimen and supply order forms, notes, journals, logbooks, course materials, and supply catalogs.

OHA 35

Museum Records: Anatomical Collections, Sledzik Office Files, 1984-present

1.5 cubic feet, 4 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, active, restricted.

Partial office files of Paul Sledzik, curator of Anatomical Collections. Includes purchase orders, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and materials from forensic anthropology courses.

OHA 36

Museum Records: Anatomical Collections, Willcox Office Files, 1990-1995

1.5 cubic feet, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of Allison Willcox, who began at the Museum in 1989 and served as Anatomical Collections collection manager from 1990 to 1994. In 1995 Willcox worked in Exhibits. Includes correspondence, memoranda, minutes, Anatomical Collections records, exhibit plans and scripts, and material from a sexual harassment course.

OHA 37

Museum Records: Architectural Drawings of the Medical Museum, 1887-1968

12 cubic feet, 31 boxes.

Partial finding aid, part arranged, inactive, part restricted.

Architectural drawings and blueprints of the Army Medical Museum building ("Old Red Brick"), 19th century; the AFIP building, 1941 and 1949; and the AFIP Medical Museum annex, 1968.

OHA 38

Museum Records: Articles and Clippings, 1863-present

2.5 cubic feet, 5 boxes.

Finding aid available, arranged, active, unrestricted.

Newspaper and magazine articles, arranged by year, with references to the Museum or Museum staff. Also includes a few audio and videotapes of media programs. See also Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, Levinson Office Files and the NMHM Audiovisual Collection.

OHA 39

Museum Records: Biographical Files, 19th century-present

4 cubic feet, 8 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, active, unrestricted.

Biographical information including articles, correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts, both original documents and copies, on Museum curators and other staff.

OHA 40

Museum Records: Blue Ribbon Panel Records, 1987-1989

1 cubic foot, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, inactive, restricted.

Records of an ad hoc panel established by AFIP director Dr. Robert R. McMeekin and Museum director Dr. Marc Micozzi to determine future plans for the Museum. The panel led to the establishment of the NMHM Foundation. Initial members included Under Secretary of Health and Human Services Don Newman, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, Tom Freudenheim, Carleton Gajdusek, William Narva, Thomas Paine, John Parascandola, Jay Sanford, Grant Thompson, and Martin Cummings.

OHA 41

Museum Records: Director's Records, Micozzi Office Files, 1983-1995

15 cubic feet, 10 boxes.

Finding aid available, arranged, inactive, restricted.

Office records of Dr. Marc Micozzi, director of the Museum in 1986-1995. Includes grant applications, material on the National Museum of Health and Medicine Foundation and campaign to relocate the museum, AIDS exhibit records, personnel files and organizational charts, fund-raising records, correspondence, alternative medicine information, forensic materials, and some records of Micozzi's previous positions.

OHA 42

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, 1986-present

2.5 cubic feet, 5 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, restricted.

Primarily records of visitors and tours. Includes a 1988 visitors survey and a guard's logbook (1989-1983) recording visitors, tours, and information requests.

OHA 43

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, Brody Office Files, 1988-1989

1 cubic foot, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of Charlotte Brody, a Public Programs staff member. Includes material on a proposed polio exhibit.

OHA 44

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, Dondero Office Files, 1992-1993

1.5 cubic feet, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Files of Lisa Dondero, health educator/evaluator, who worked on contract for the Museum from November 1992 to December 1993. Includes articles, exhibit scripts, and correspondence.

OHA 45

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, Levin Office Files, 1993

3 cubic feet, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, restricted.

Records of tours from the files of tour coordinator Jeanne Levin.

OHA 46

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, Levinson Office Files, 1989-1995

9 cubic feet, 6 boxes.

Finding aid available, arranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of Richard (Dick) Levinson, the Museum's community relations specialist or public affairs officer from 1989 to 1995. Includes information on the Museum's planned relocation to the National Mall, a proposed study of Lincoln's DNA, alternative medicine, exhibits, activities of Museum director Marc Micozzi, and audio and videotapes of media coverage of the Museum.

OHA 47

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, O'Reilly Office Files, 1988-1993

21 cubic feet, 14 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of Orla O'Reilly, head of the Education Office and its successor, the Public Programs Office. She also served briefly as the Museum's office manager.

OHA 48

Museum Records: Education/Public Programs, Pinsker Office Files, 1986-1990

6 cubic feet, 4 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of Sheila Pinsker, a Public Programs staff member (briefly titled curator of education). Includes Museum policies, volunteer records, and program and exhibit material, including an AIDS exhibit.

OHA 49

Museum Records: Executive Administrator, D'Amato Office Files, 1991-1993

3 cubic feet, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Records concerning executive administrator James D'Amato's work in AIDS education.

OHA 50

Museum Records: Executive Administrator, Goler Office Files, 1993

.5 cubic foot, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, restricted.

Files of executive administrator Robert Goler, containing records of a 1993 American Association of Museums Accreditation Self Study of the Museum, conducted by Jeff Splitstoser.

OHA 51

Museum Records: Exhibit Division Records, 1950s-present

3.5 cubic feet, 5 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, active, restricted.

Artificial collection of Museum exhibits records (incomplete) including catalogs, labels, photographs, artwork, scripts, and correspondence. Also includes slides of exhibits in other museums. The division was made part of Museum Programs in 1987, reestablished in 1989, transferred to AFIP's Scientific Illustration Division in 1990, and reestablished again in 1993.

OHA 52

Museum Records: Exhibit Division, Landry Office Files, 1980s

4.5 cubic feet, 3 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, restricted.

Exhibit records transferred by staff member Doug Landry. Many earlier records that predate Landry's tenure in the exhibit division are included.

OHA 53

Museum Records: Exhibit Division Photographs, 1950s-1970s

3 cubic feet.

No finding aid, arranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Photographs of Museum exhibits arranged alphabetically by exhibit title.

OHA 54

Museum Records: Historical Collections Records, 1941-1985

4 cubic feet, 12 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, inactive, restricted.

Primarily catalogs and inventories, including published catalogs, drafts, photographs, and related correspondence and documents.

OHA 55

Museum Records: Historical Collections, MSeries Logbooks, 1976-1978

.75 cubic foot, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Inventory catalogs of Historical Collections items accessioned in the Mseries, an obsolete numbering system.

OHA 56

Museum Records: Historical Collections, Billings Microscope Collection Catalog Notes, 1960s

2.5 cubic feet, 5 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Material compiled by Helen Purtle while writing the Catalog of the Billings Microscope Collection, published by the American Registry of Pathology in 1967. Includes notes, drafts, and pasteups.

OHA 57

Museum Records: Historical Collections, Catalog Files, 1970s-1980s

.75 cubic foot, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Inactive catalog files of objects no longer in the Museum which had never been assigned accession numbers.

OHA 58

Museum Records: Historical Collections, Hawk Office Files, 1986-present

1.5 cubic feet, 3 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, active, restricted.

Office files of Historical Collections curator Alan Hawk, including project reports, correspondence, cataloging manuals, and photographs.

OHA 59

Museum Records: Historical Collections, Medals and Numismatics Information, 1930s-present

.25 cubic foot, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, unrestricted.

Catalogs, military documents, lists, and articles about various medals and numismatics, collected by staff for reference purposes in identifying Museum objects.

OHA 60

Museum Records: Historical Collections, Medical Instrument Catalogs, 1980s-present

.5 cubic foot, 1 box.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, unrestricted.

Catalogs collected by staff for reference in identifying Museum objects.

OHA 61

Museum Records: Historical Collections, Shehadi XRay Collection, 1939-1981

1 cubic foot, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Material pertaining to the donation of xray tubes and books to the Museum by Dr. William H. Shehadi in 1976 for an exhibit. The exhibit was never completed and Shehadi reclaimed the collection in 1981. Includes copies of correspondence between Shehadi and the Museum, photographs of the Shehadi x-ray collection, and reprints of articles by Shehadi.

OHA 62

Museum Records: NMHM Foundation Records, 1989-present

7.5 cubic foot, 5 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, restricted.

Records of the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) Foundation, which was established in 1989 as a forum for Museum planning and development. Includes proposals from design consultants, records of an AIDS exhibit consortium, and published materials. Related records are in Museum Records: Blue Ribbon Panel Records.

OHA 63

Museum Records: NMHM Foundation Planning Office, Fauriol Office Files, 1994

5.5 cubic feet, 3 boxes.

No finding aid, unarranged, inactive, restricted.

Files of Sandy Fauriol, fundraiser.

OHA 64

Museum Records: NMHM Foundation Planning Office, Videnieks Office Files, 1992

.5 cubic feet, 1 box.

No finding aid, arranged, active, restricted.

Grant proposal to the Hughes Foundation from the office files of planning officer Libby Videnieks.

OHA 65

Museum Records: Official Records, 1908-1983

14 cubic feet, 28 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Incomplete file of 20th century official records, arranged chronologically after the end of the numbering system. This series ends with the appointment of Dr. Marc Micozzi as Museum director.

OHA 66

Museum Records: Otis Historical Archives Records, 1940-present

8.5 cubic feet, 18 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, active, restricted.

Inactive records of the Otis Historical Archives division of the Museum, including research request logs, collection acquisition records, visitor records, correspondence, book dealer catalogs, and administrative materials. The Historical Archives was formally established in 1968 and named Otis Historical Archives in 1971, although similar functions existed previously. Archivists were Joyce W. Garris, 1970-1973; Helen Purtle, 1972-1974; Ann E. Zibrat, 1974-1987 (ceased acting in 1983 but retained title); Jimmy Harrison, 1981-1984; Daniel W. Bennett III, 1984-1989; and Michael Rhode, 1989-present.

OHA 67

Museum Records: Pamphlets, 1950-present

1 cubic foot, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, active, unrestricted.

Pamphlets from the 1950s, including preliminary notes. Pasteup photographs produced by AFIP's Scientific Illustration Division for pamphlets from the 1970s. Also includes recent pamphlets.

OHA 68

Museum Records: Professional Services Division, Zibrat Office Files, 1982

1 cubic foot, 2 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, inactive, restricted.

Office files of Ann E. Zibrat, chief of the Professional Services Division. Includes purchase requests, correspondence, and personnel records. The division existed from 1975 to 1986, primarily engaged in planning exhibits but eventually handling a variety of functions.

OHA 69

Museum Records: Publications, 1867-present

12 cubic feet.

No finding aid, unarranged, active, unrestricted.

Various publications by the Museum or Museum staff, including The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, Surgeon General's Office circulars, and reports such as an 1898 report by Walter Reed on typhoid fever in military camps. Also includes many drafts of publications.

OHA 70

Museum Records: Registrar's Records, 1920-present

5 cubic feet, 10 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, active, restricted.

Artificial collection of registrar's material including records of the transfer of Signal Corps material (1920); accession logbooks listing the MM series of accessions (1950s); loan agreements (1957-1986); and outgoing loan records (1987-present).

OHA 71

Museum Records: Special Projects Manager, Carroll Office Files, 1989-1993

3 cubic feet, 6 boxes.

No finding aid, part arranged, inactive, restricted.

Office records from Laurie Carroll, a Museum staff member between 1989 and 1993. Carroll worked in or with several divisions including the Registrar's Office, Archives, Human Development Anatomy Center, Rockville warehouse, and Exhibits.

OHA 72

Museum Records: Visitor Logs, 1906-1968

3 cubic feet, 5 boxes.

No finding aid, arranged, inactive, unrestricted.

Signin books for visitors to the Museum. Earlier volumes are at the National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Division.

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