Overview
The Arnold S. Relman papers, 1953-2011 (inclusive), 1974-2011 (bulk), are the product of Relman’s activities as Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, author and researcher, and chair of the John Mack Inquiry Committee at Harvard Medical School.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-2011 (inclusive),
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1974-2011 .
Creator
- Relman, Arnold S., 1923-2014. (Person)
Language of Materials
Papers are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Access to Harvard University records is restricted for 50 years from the date of creation. These restrictions are noted where they appear in Series I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. Access to personal and patient information is restricted for 80 years from the date of creation. These restrictions appear in Series I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII. Researchers may apply for access to restricted records. Consult Public Services for further information.
The Papers are stored offsite. Researchers are advised to consult Public Services for further information concerning retrieval of material.
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
25.5 cubic feet (25 records center cartons and 1 legal size document box)The Arnold S. Relman papers, 1953-2011 (inclusive), 1974-2011 (bulk), are the product of Relman’s activities as Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, author and researcher, and chair of the John Mack Inquiry Committee at Harvard Medical School. The papers include: Relman’s professional correspondence, including his correspondence as Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine; research subject files maintained by Relman on topics including conflict of interest, for-profit hospitals, health care reform, medical-industrial complex, and medical ethics; and records from his service on committees at Harvard Medical School and at the Massachusetts Medical Society. The papers also contain Relman’s writings, records generated as a product of attending professional meetings and conferences, and a small amount of personal records.
The Arnold S. Relman papers consist of seven series: I. Professional Correspondence, II. Subject Files, III. Committee Records, IV. Writings, V. Events, VI. Personal Records and VII. Slides.
Papers are entirely in English.
Biographical Notes
Chronology of Arnold S. Relman
- 1943
- A.B., 1943, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- 1946
- M.D., 1946, Columbia University, New York, New York
- 1946-1949
- Intern, Assistant Resident, Associate Resident in Medicine, New Haven Hospital
- 1950-1967
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
- 1962-1967
- Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation
- 1964-1965
- Research Associate in Biological Chemistry, Harvard Medical School
- 1967-1968
- Conrad Wesselhoeft Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
- 1968-1977
- Frank Wister Thomas Professor of Medicine, and Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- 1968-1969
- President, American Society for Clinical Investigation
- 1975-1976
- Visiting Scientist, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford; Visiting Member, Merton College, University of Oxford
- 1977-1991
- Editor/Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
- 1977-1991
- Professor of Medicine (Part-Time), Harvard Medical School
- 1991-1993
- Professor of Medicine and of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- 2003
- Winner, with Marcia Angell, George Polk Award in Journalism
- 2014 June 17
- Cambridge, Mass.
- Death
Series and Subseries in the Collection
- I. Professional Correspondence 1957, 1974-2010
- ___ A. Alphabetical Correspondence, 1977-2010
- ___ B. Alphabetical Correspondence, 1957, 1979-2010
- ___ C. New England Journal of Medicine Correspondence, 1974-1987
- II. Subject Files, 1949-2011, undated
- III. Committee Records, 1992-2000
- ___A. Harvard Medical School, 1992-2000
- ______ 1. John Mack Inquiry Committee, 1992-2000
- ______ 2. Human Studies Committee, 1994-1995
- ___ B. Massachusetts Medical Society, 1992-1997
- IV. Writings, 1953-2011, undated
- V. Events, 1970-2010
- VI. Personal Records, 1963-2010
- VII. Slides, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Accession number 2011-018. Arnold S. Relman. 2011 February 03.
- Accession number 2011-024. Arnold S. Relman. 2011 April 07.
Processing Information
Processed by Bryan Sutherland and Katherine Mika, 2014 January.
Processing staff in the Center for the History of Medicine analyzed, arranged, and described the records and created a finding aid to improve access to the collection. To enhance preservation, processing staff re-housed the collection and, where necessary, photocopied documents onto acid-free paper. Duplicate records and records that did not meet the collection policy of the Center for the History of Medicine were discarded. Folder titles were transcribed from the originals.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Acidosis, Lactic
- Alien abduction.
- Chronic renal failure.
- Conflict of Interest
- Conflict of interests.
- Ethics, Medical
- Health Care Reform
- Health care reform.
- Hospitals, Proprietary
- Hospitals, Proprietary.
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Medical ethics.
- Medical-industrial complex.
- Peer review.
- Periodicals as Topic
- The New England journal of medicine--Periodicals.
- Title
- Relman, Arnold S., 1923-2014. Papers, 1953-2011 (inclusive), 1974-2011 (bulk): Finding Aid.
- Author
- Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Center for the History of Medicine.
- Language of description
- und
- Sponsor
- The Arnold S. Relman papers were processed with grant funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as awarded in 2012 and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
- EAD ID
- med00188
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.