Mary Lee Bundy Papers

Collection

Identifier: BRL-031

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials on library ethics and medical experimentation on prisoners created by Mary Lee Bundy. It includes an unpublished manuscript titled "Taking the Cut: A Personal Account of a Prison Struggle" that documents Bundy's activism against the medical experimentation program at the Maryland House of Corrections at Jessup in the 1970s. It also contains an unpublished manuscript on library ethics.

Dates

Creation: 1983 - 1988

Creator

Bundy, Mary Lee, 1927- (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.

Biographical Note

Mary Lee Bundy (1927-1987) was a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, College of Library and Information Services. She was also one of the officers of Urban Information Interpreters, Inc., a non-profit organzation that sought to make information services accessible to the urban poor.

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (in 8 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of materials on library ethics and medical experimentation on prisoners created by Mary Lee Bundy. Bundy (1927-1987) was a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, College of Library and Information Services. She was also one of the officers of Urban Information Interpreters, Inc., a non-profit organzation that sought to make information services accessible to the urban poor.

Arrangement

The collection has not been rearranged by an archivist.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William G. Wilson, 1990 and 1992.

Related Materials

The University of Maryland Libraries Special Collections and University Archives also hold Mary Lee Bundy papers.

Processing Information

The collection has been rehoused in archival-quality boxes. Original folders in good condition were retained, while other materials were rehoused in archival-quality folders as needed.