Acadia Institute Bioethics Interview Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of transcripts of oral history interviews with prominent bioethicists and other individuals associated with the field conducted by Renée C. Fox and Judith P. Swazey for the Acadia Institute's Project on Bioethics in American Society. Digitized interview transcripts are available via DigitalGeorgetown. A transcript of the project's advisory committee meeting is also available.
The collection includes interviews with the following:
George J. Annas
Margaret Battin
Thomas L. Beauchamp
Baruch Brody
Howard Brody
Daniel Callahan
Arthur L. Caplan
Alexander Morgan Capron
Ronald Carson
James F. Childress
K. Danner Clouser
Bette-Jane Crigger
Norman Daniels
Elliot Dorff
Hugo Tristram ("Tris") Engelhardt Jr. (transcript not digitized)
Ruth R. Faden
John C. Fletcher
Norman C. Fost
Leonard H. Glantz
Albert R. Jonsen
Eric Juengst
Leon Kass
Patricia A. King
Ruth Macklin
Patricia A. Marshall
Glenn McGee
Martin E. Marty
Charles R. McCarthy
Eric Meslin
Barbara Mishkin
Thomas Murray
Warren Reich
Laurence J. O'Connell
Mark Siegler
Robert Streiffer
Robert M. Veatch
LeRoy Walters
James P. Wind
Stuart J. Youngner
Dates
- Creation: 1997 - 2000
Creator
- Fox, Renée C. (Renée Claire), 1928- (Person)
- Swazey, Judith P. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Historical Note
In 1997, the Acadia Institute began a multi-year study of bioethics in American society. As part of this project, Renée C. Fox, a sociologist, and Judith P. Swazey, a historian, conducted interviews with a number of promiment bioethicists and other individuals associated with the field. Their book, Observing Bioethics (Oxford University Press, 2008), is based on these interviews.
Extent
1.4 Cubic Feet (in 4 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Abstract
The collection consists of transcripts of oral history interviews with prominent bioethicists and other individuals associated with the field conducted by Renée C. Fox and Judith P. Swazey for the Acadia Institute's Project on Bioethics in American Society. In 1997, the Acadia Institute began a multi-year study of bioethics in American society. As part of this project, Renée C. Fox, a sociologist, and Judith P. Swazey, a historian, conducted interviews with a number of promiment bioethicists and other individuals associated with the field. Their book, Observing Bioethics, is based on these interviews.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by interview.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Renée C. Fox and Judith P. Swazey, circa 2013.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitized interview transcripts are available via DigitalGeorgetown. A transcript of the project's advisory committee meeting is also available.
Processing Information
Interview transcripts were digitized and made available in 2013. The collection has been rehoused in archival-quality boxes. Original folders have been retained.
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Acadia Institute Bioethics Interview Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Bioethics Research Library Archives Repository