Cornell University Medical College, Division of Human Ecology Records
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Scope and Contents
These records contain manuscripts, reprints, and articles on research conducted by the Division of Human Ecology by Harold Wolff, Lawrence Hinkle, Jr. and others. One of the most famous studies was the heart research conducted on employees of the Bell Company.
Dates
- 1956 - 1974
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
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.
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Biographical / Historical
The human ecology program was established in 1954 as a joint program of the Departments of Medicine, Division of Neurology and Psychiatry. Dr. Harold Wolff was the head of the program, which studied the interaction of people and their environment and its impact on their health. Some of the research was funded by the Society for the Investigation of Human Ecology, which had connections to the CIA. After Dr. Wolff's death in 1962, Dr. Lawrence Hinkle, Jr. took over the program, which became a separate division in 1963. One major project, led by Dr. Lawrence Hinkle, Jr. was the heart study in which male telephone employees were studied. The program was disbanded in 1988 when Dr. Hinkle retired.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The donor of these records is unknown.
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 2025.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Repository