Medical Committee for Human Rights records, 1963-2004 (bulk 1963-1981).

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Medical Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)

Contributor:

Lowinger, Paul, 1923-

Wells, Aaron O.

Young, Quentin, 1923-2016

Lear, Walter J. (Walter Jay), 1923- collector.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health insurance.

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

Physicians--Political activity.

Physicians.

Health and race.

United States.

Health and race--United States.

Civil rights movements--United States.

Civil rights movements.

Physicians--Political activity--United States.

Genre:

Manuscripts, American.

Penn Provenance:

Collected by Walter J. Lear, in part from Desmond Callen, June Finer, Alfred Moldovan, Harvey Post, and Bruce Trigg.

Gift of Walter Lear, 2005.

Physical Description:

64 boxes

Arrangement:

Organized into ten series: Administration, 1963-1980 (9 boxes); Papers of Members, 1963-1996 (6 boxes); Financial, 1963-1979 (13 boxes); Program Work, 1962-1994 (15 boxes); Regional, 1963-1981 (9 boxes); Events, 1963-2004 (4 boxes); Publications, 1963-1980 (3.5 boxes); MCHR Publicity, 1963-1984 (1 box); Press Coverage of Health Issues, 1964-1980 (.25 box); Other Organizations, 1962-1977 (3.25 boxes).

Place of Publication:

1963-2004

Summary:

Records of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR), including minutes and other administrative records; correspondence and other papers of members; financial records; records of field work and other programs; subsidiary groups; events; publications; and publicity. Arising in conjunction with the civil rights movement, the MCHR was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health workers dedicated to advancing health among minority groups and equality in the health industry. Working in both southern and northern states, the MCHR also fought for national health insurance, the rights of prisoners, and the end of the Vietnam War.

Notes:

Forms part of: U. S. Health Activism History Collection.

Finding Aid/Index:

Finding aid available through the World Wide Web.

OCLC:

163577036