Jewish Institute for Medical Research Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0922

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Content Description

One box of administrative materials, articles, event materials, photographs, and promotional materials document some of the work conducted by the Jewish Institute for Medical Research from 1959-2019.

Dates

Creation: 1959 - 2019

Conditions Governing Access

Materials open for research.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Jewish Institute for Medical Research Records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Through a federal grant and the donations of more than 900 people, the Jewish Institute for Medical Research was established in coordination with the Baylor College of Medicine in 1959. The Institute has conducted research on and gathered support and awareness on a number of medical conditions, notably organizing city-wide screening for Tay-Sachs Disease.

Excerpted from https://blogs.bcm.edu/2013/11/08/commemorating-50th-anniversary-of-jewish-institute-for-medical-research-at-baylor/.

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of one box containing correspondence, meeting materials, photographs, news clippings, etc. pertaining to the history and operations of the Jewish Institute for Medical Research from 1959-2019.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in six series as follows:

Series I: Administrative Materials; Series II: Articles; Series III: Event Materials; Series IV: Photographs; Series V: Promotional Materials; Sereis VI: Baylor College of Medicine