RG XXI: Ethical Aspects of Experimentation on Human Subjects Working Group
Historical Note
The Ethical Aspects of Experimentation in Human Subjects Working Party was officially active from 1966-1969. Led by Paul Freund, its purpose was to examine the ethical and legal problems involved in experimentation with human beings, with a particular focus on medical experimentation. The group met periodically between 1966-1968 and developed two conferences, held in November 1967 and September 1968. The work eventually resulted in a Daedalus publication, "Ethical Aspects of Experimentation with Human Subjects" Vol. 98, No. 2, Spring 1969.
Funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Scope and Content
This collection contains the records of the Working Party on the Ethical Aspects of Experimentation with Human Subjects. This includes minutes of the Working Party’s meetings from 1966-1967. It also contains the compendium for the conference of November 1967, and the unedited speeches and memorandums by the conference participants. Unedited speeches by participants, one unknown, for the September 1968 conference are included, also. No administrative files such as memoranda or correspondence are contained in this collection.
Arrangement
Processing for the series utilized MPLP principles, thus minimum preservation steps were taken, and folder titles listed in the finding aid are as they appear on the actual folders. Records of the Academy Committee were kept by the office of John Voss, Chief Executive Officer of the Academy.
Arranged into two subseries: Subseries 1: Working Party; and Subseries 2: Conference. Subseries 2: Conference is further arranged into two sub-subseries: Sub-subseries 2.1: Conference materials; and Sub-subseries 2.2: Papers. Each grouping is arranged chronologically, with the exception of Sub-subseries 2: Papers, which is arranged alphabetically.
Subseries 2: Conference, 1967-1968
Description: This subseries contains the records of the conferences, held November 3-4, 1967 and September 26-28, 1968.
Arrangement: This subseries is further divided into two sub-subseries, Sub-subseries 1: Conference materials; and Sub-subseries 2: Papers.
Sub-subseries 1: Conference materials contains the collected records of the conferences and is arranged chronologically. Sub-subseries 2: Papers contains drafted and edited papers by authors presenting at the conferences, and is arranged alphabetically.
Sub-subseries 1: Conference materials, 1967-1968
Box 1 (cont.)
| Folder 3 | Compendium - 1967 November 3-4 |
| Folder 4 | Participants and Agenda - 1967 11/3-4, 1968 9/26-28 |
Sub-subseries 2: Papers, 1967-1968
Box 1 (cont.)
| Folder 5 | Memorandum - Arnold, John-Curran, William -1967 11/3-4 |
| Folder 6 | Memorandum - Jaffe, Louis-Ritts, Roy-1967 11/3-4 |
| Folder 7 | Papers - Beecher, Henry-Katz, Jay - 1967 11/3-4 |
| Folder 8 | Papers - Moore, Francis-Quarton, Gardner - 1967 11/3-4 |
| Folder 9 | Papers - Beecher, Henry-Calabresi, Guido - 1968 9/26-28 |
| Folder 10 | Papers - Carvers, David-Freund, Paul - 1968 9/26-28 |
| Folder 11 | Papers - Jaffe, Louis-Katz, Jay - 1968 9/26-28 |
| Folder 12 | Papers - Lasagna, Louis-Moore, Francis - 1968 9/26-28 |
| Folder 13 | Papers - Parsons, Talcott-Unknown author - 1968 9/26-28 |