George Reader, MD Papers

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Identifier: US-NNCORMA-RGPPM-054

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Scope and Contents

The collection has been broken into ten series: Correspondence, A-Z (1956-1991), Correspondence with CUMC Faculty (1967-1989), Correspondence w/ Universities (1955-1981), General Correspondence (1973-1992), Correspondence (in reverse order) (1975-1991), Letters of Recommendations (1975-1991), Miscellaneous Office Files (1961-1991), Committees (1957-1992), Travel Files (1957-1991), and Papers, Reprints, and Speeches (1948-1998).

Dates

1948 - 1998

Conditions Governing Access

Historical records in the Medical Center Archives are protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), internal policies requiring protection and confidential handling of PHI (protected health information), FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), or other institutional polices regarding internal or confidential records, and may require additional permissions prior to access. Some records in this collection are restricted and require additional permissions prior to access. View the container inventory for more information and visit the Medical Center Archives website for the most updated policies and procedures regarding access to historical materials containing restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials from this collection cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without the advance permission of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine or the copyright holder. In the event that anything from the collection become a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine is required.

Historical records in the Medical Center Archives are protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and internal policies which require protection and confidential handling of all protected health information (PHI). Materials containing PHI, personally identifiable information (PII), and/or student information (protected under FERPA) have been restricted and require additional permissions prior to reproduction and use.

Please visit the Medical Center Archives website for the most updated policies and procedures regarding reproduction and use.

Biographical / Historical

George Reader was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 8, 1919. He married Helen Brown in 1942; and they had four sons: Jonathan, David, Mark, and Peter. He received a BA from Cornell University in 1940 and a MD from Cornell University Medical College in 1943. He was an resident at New York Hospital, when he was called to serve two years in the U.S. Navy.

After the war, Dr. Reader returned to the medical center, where he spent his entire career. Some of his most important positions included: Director of Comprehensive Care and Teaching Program (1952-1969), Professor of Medicine (1957-1992), Attending Physician (1962-1992), Chief of Ambulatory and Community Medicine Division (Department of Medicine) (1969-1972), and Chairmen of Department of Public Health, Livingston Farrand Professor of Public Health and Physician-in-Chief of Public Health (1972-1992).

Dr. Reader served on numerous boards including: American Geriatrics Society, Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Winifred Masterson Burke Relief Foundation, International Sociological Association Medical Sociology Section, Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, New York State Governor's Health Advisory Council, Regional Medical Program of New York City, and Cornell University's Board of Trustees. On the federal level, he served as chairman of the Human Ecology Section of National Institutes of Health (NIH), White House Conference on Aging, and a consultant for the Social Security Administration and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).

He was interested in medical sociology, public health and community medicine, and medical education. In 1952, he developed the Comprehensive Care and Treatment Program for fourth year students at Cornell University Medical College. This program also worked in conjunction with the Bureau of Applied Social Research at Columbia University.

In 1992, he received the Maurice R. Greenberg Distinquished Service Award. He retired that same year. He died on October 13, 2005.

Extent

23.54 Linear Feet (20 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Dr. George Reader donated two boxes of material on aging in 1982. In 1991-1992, the Department of Public Health donated the rest of his papers.

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Processing Information

This collection was processed and finding aid was written by Elizabeth Shepard in 2009. Minor modifications to the finding aid were made during migration to ArchivesSpace in 2024.