Papers of Dr. Arthur Bernstein, 1947-1948

Collection

Identifier: MS 132

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Dr. Bernstein's papers include project notes, newspaper clippings, medical reports and correspondence with government and health professionals on the survey's recommendations.

Dates

1947-1948

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Historical

In 1947, a team of five doctors was sent to the territory of Alaska for a one-month survey of the health status of the Native population. Dr. Arthur Bernstein, a well-known Chicago internist, was head of the team appointed by the Advisory Committee of the American Medical Association to the Department of the Interior.

Extent

1 boxes : 0.2 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records were donated by Sidney S. Bernstein, M.D. to the Alaska State Archives in December 1987. They were transferred to the Alaska Historical Collections in November 1992.

Processing Information

The collection was re-organized from its original order (correspondence chronologically and publications by author). Duplicate publications were discarded.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Papers of Dr. Arthur Bernstein, 1947-1948
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Marilyn Kwock April 1993 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English