The personal
paper collections provide insight into both the professional and
personal lives of these individuals. They are a rich resource for
the study of biomedical scientists and clinical practitioners who
have influenced late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century medicine,
nursing, and public health.
Documentation
found in these collections pertains mainly to careers and professional
life. However, some personal items are also represented. Examples
of career materials include the following: formal correspondence
with institutions and organizations, drafts of manuscripts, financial
records, laboratory notebooks, research data (experimental and
observational), clinical data and documentation, case histories,
student notebooks, and photographs of colleagues, health care delivery
facilities, educational institutions, and research laboratories.
Examples of personal items include the following: Informal correspondence
with colleagues, family, and friends, personal diaries, family
memorabilia, scrapbooks, and family photographs. The date range
of the personal paper collections is from approximately 1800 to
the present. Bulk dates extend from approximately 1900 to the present.
Access
to Collections
The finding
guide includes both processed and unprocessed collections. Our
intention is to make accessible basic information about the scope
of collections. Whenever it is legally and ethically possible,
staff will facilitate reference and research use of collections
that are unprocessed.
Technical Note
The collection descriptions are available for viewing in both Hyper
Text Markup Language (HTML) and Standard Generalized Markup Language
(SGML). The descriptions have been structured using Encoded Archival
Description (EAD). EAD, an SGML document type definition, is now a
standard for presenting archival finding aids on the World Wide Web.
The standard is maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards
Office of the Library of Congress, in partnership
with the Society of American Archivists.
If you wish to view the SGML/EAD versions, you will need an SGML capable
browser. For information about obtaining and configuring software which
can be used with your Web browser to read SGML, visit the SGML/XML Web Page.
Interleaf’s Panorama Viewer Web
page provides information on how to obtain and configure one of the
most widely-used SGML viewers, as well as a free evaluation version
of Panorama (with limited functions).
Acknowledgements
Many individuals deserve recognition for their contributions to the
creation of the personal papers catalog. The Medical Archives staff,
students, and outside experts have collaborated in the research, writing,
and editing of the entries and in the design and technical development
of the Web site. The dedication and teamwork of this group has been
remarkable.
Scott A. Leonard, a student intern from the University of Maryland’s
College of Library and Information Services, created the prototype
for the Web-based catalog project. Following standards of Encoded Archival
Description (EAD), he designed a format and style sheet for catalog
entries and researched and wrote a series of sample entries.
The Medical Archives staff then used Scott A. Leonard’s prototype
to create a full-scale catalog of the repository’s personal papers
collection. The entire staff (Frances Dukissis, Andrew Harrison, Marjorie
W. Kehoe, Nancy McCall, Lisa A. Mix, Gerard Shorb, and volunteer Elizabeth
R. Peterson) worked on various aspects of the project. Other individuals
from Johns Hopkins who were involved with the project include Deborah
McClellan (Welch Medical Library), Frederick DeKuyper and Wesley Blakeslee
(Office of the General Counsel), Lance Wahlert (School of Arts and
Sciences), and Robert Scharpf (Human Genome Project). Warren Chave
and Kay Berney served as outside consultants.
Photographers and painters of the portraits that are displayed deserve
special gratitude for granting permission to reproduce their works.
Credits to these artists appear with the display of the portraits.
Many thanks also go to Aaron Levin for granting permission to reproduce
his photographs of the painted portraits.
The individual contributions of the project team are as follows:
Coordinator
Lisa A. Mix
Research and Writing of Entries
Marjorie Kehoe, Scott A. Leonard, Nancy McCall, Lisa A. Mix, Elizabeth
M. Peterson, Gerard Shorb, and Lance Wahlert
Editing
Nancy McCall, Deborah McClellan, and Lisa A. Mix
Permissions
Andrew Harrison, Nancy McCall, and Lisa A. Mix
Data Entry
Kay Berney, Frances Dukissis, Scott A. Leonard, Robert Scharpf, and
Lance Wahlert
Image Research
Andrew Harrison, Marjorie Kehoe, Nancy McCall, and Lisa A. Mix
Digital Imaging
Marjorie W. Kehoe and Luna Imaging
Web Site Architecture
Marjorie W. Kehoe and Scott A. Leonard
Web Site Design
Marjorie W. Kehoe
Programming
Warren Chave, Marjorie W. Kehoe, and Scott A. Leonard
Copyright Issues
Wesley Blakeslee and Frederick DeKuyper
