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Physicians for Social Repsonsibility Records, 1970 - date
Collection: DG 175
Contact Information
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
500 College Avenue,
Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
U.S.A.
Telephone: (610) 328-8557 (Curator);
Fax: (610) 328-8544
Email: wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu (Curator);
URL: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/
Descriptive Summary
Repository
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Creator
Physicians for Social Repsonsibility
Title
Physicians for Social Repsonsibility Records
Inclusive Dates
1970-date
Call Number
DG 175
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
238.75 linear feet [papers only]
Abstract
Founded in 1961 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by a group of
physicians. PSR is an organization, and association of doctors
concerned with the challenge of the nuclear age: "man's scientific
knowledge now provides an unprecedented opportunity for medical and
social advance; yet thermonuclear war poses a supreme threat to the
health and survival of mankind." Since prevention is the only
effective remedy, and therapy, these physicians are attempting to
explore a new area of preventive medicine: the prevention of nuclear
war. Their aims are to "provide for the medical community the
scientific data on which political decisions must in part be based;
to alert physicians to the dangerous implication of the arms race; to
involve physicians in serious exploration of peaceful
alternatives..."
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
None
Usage Restrictions
None
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Physcians for Social Responsbility, 1994 [Acc. 94A-073]; 1997 [Acc. 97A-003]; 2000 [Acc. 00A-037]; 2001 [Acc. 01A-007, Acc. 01A-034, Acc. 01A-044]; 2003 [Acc. 03A-009, Acc. 03A-068]
Processing Information
This collection remains unprocessed.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Physicians for Social Repsonsibility Records (DG 175), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
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Online Catalog Headings
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See tripod record
Historical Background
Founded in 1961 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by a group of physicians. PSR is an organization, and association of doctors concerned with the challenge of the nuclear age: "man's scientific knowledge now provides an unprecedented opportunity for medical and social advance; yet thermonuclear war poses a supreme threat to the health and survival of mankind." Since prevention is the only effective remedy, and therapy, these physicians are attempting to explore a new area of preventive medicine: the prevention of nuclear war. Their aims are to "provide for the medical community the scientific data on which political decisions must in part be based; to alert physicians to the dangerous implication of the arms race; to involve physicians in serious exploration of peaceful alternatives..."
Collection Overview
Includes correspondence, financial files, memoranda, newsletters, legislative files, publicity materials, and videocassettes.